A former top agriculture bureaucrat in the Saskatchewan government will take up a new deputy minister’s post this summer in the Yukon. Harvey Brooks, who was Saskatchewan’s deputy minister of […] Read more
Ex-Sask. ag deputy heads north
Ritz rips draft WTO text over SM goods
While a new draft modalities text for agriculture negotiations at the World Trade Organization has much for Canadian crop and livestock exporters to like, Canada has “serious concerns” over what’s […] Read more
Winds a setback in Man., Sask.
Strong wind last week helped deplete soil moisture in Saskatchewan and took the soil with it in some fields in Manitoba. Saskatchewan’s ag ministry on Tuesday reported that province’s seeding […] Read more
Sask. to back shortline rail improvements
The Saskatchewan government will support shortline rail companies’ infrastructure projects with a new program announced Tuesday. The provincial highways and infrastructure department will put up $500,000 this fiscal year to […] Read more
Diageo to buy Constellation’s Que. distillery
The makers of Black Velvet whisky are selling their Quebec distillery and consolidating their Canadian production in Alberta. New York-based Constellation Spirits announced Tuesday that it will sell its Schenley […] Read more
P.E.I. fund to support ag, rural jobs
The Prince Edward Island government has put up $1.25 million over three years to help rural businesses and agencies hire additional staff, including businesses in ag-related processing. The rural jobs […] Read more
Que. research eyes veg oil in transformers
The Quebec government will put up $430,000 for research on the use of both vegetable and animal oils as insulators in electrical transformers. The provincial agriculture ministry (MAPAQ) said Friday […] Read more
2,4-D passes PMRA re-evaluation
Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) will allow continued registration of the Group 4 herbicide 2,4-D with only minor changes to the chemical’s label. The agency had taken on […] Read more
Former FCC CEO joins Rabo AgriFinance
Former Farm Credit Canada CEO John Ryan has been named CEO of Rabobank International’s U.S. ag lending arm. Ryan will assume the post of president and CEO of Rabo AgriFinance […] Read more
Premium Brands CEO Fred Knoedler, 62
Fred Knoedler, who as CEO of what’s now Premium Brands oversaw the company’s move out of meat packing and into specialty foods, died last week of cancer in White Rock, […] Read more
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