Fertilizer firm Agrium, riding the rise in demand due to high crop prices, has posted a record US$195 million net profit for what’s usually a “seasonally slow” first quarter. The […] Read more
Demand spurs record Q1 for Agrium
Untying food aid may short farmers: NFU
Canada’s decision to completely decouple its food aid from requirements to source that aid domestically could short farmers both in developing countries and here at home, the National Farmers Union […] Read more
Prairie bee expert Cam Jay, 79
Memorial services were held Thursday for University of Manitoba entomologist Cameron Jay, whose work helped western beekeepers retain their colonies over Prairie winters. Jay, who was born at Lauder in […] Read more
P.E.I. launches commission on farming’s future
Prince Edward Island expects to draft a long-term vision for its agriculture industry through a new commission on the future of agriculture and agri-food in the province. “It is apparent […] Read more
Agrium’s UAP bid clears U.S. regulators
An agreement between fertilizer firm Agrium and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission will allow the Calgary company to go ahead and take up shares tendered to its bid for U.S. […] Read more
SW Sask. program focuses on secure water supply
A new water infrastructure program for farmers and ranchers in Saskatchewan’s dry southwest will focus on cutting the impact of drought by securing water supplies for the future. The $6 […] Read more
Lakeside losses bite into Tyson’s Q2
Higher operating costs and losses at its Lakeside Packers plant at Brooks, Alta., have hit U.S. meat packer Tyson Foods in its second-quarter results, the company reported Monday. The company […] Read more
Que. moves on new terms for farm supports
Quebec’s provincial cabinet has tapped Deputy Ag Minister Michel Saint-Pierre as the government’s point man on reworking income security programming for Quebec farmers. Saint-Pierre was appointed Thursday as associate general […] Read more
Sow cull already halfway to goal: CPC
Two weeks after opening for business, the federal cull breeding swine program has had enough uptake to get it over halfway to its target. The Canadian Pork Council, which is […] Read more
Viterra names new chairman
Montreal banker Thomas Birks has been elected the new chairman of the board at Canada’s largest grain company. Birks joined the board of what was then Saskatchewan Wheat Pool in […] Read more
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