Canada’s biggest grain handler plans a share sale worth an expected $400.4 million, partly to finance “future acquisitions.” Viterra said Monday it will sell 28.6 million common shares at $14 […] Read more
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Atlantic Beef cuts weekly slaughter: CBC
About 30 workers at Prince Edward Island’s Atlantic Beef Products have been laid off as the plant cuts back its weekly slaughter, CBC reported Friday. The weekly slaughter has been […] Read more
CN takes slight drop in Q1 net
A 10 per cent rise in grain freight revenue over 2007 levels helped offset Canadian National Railway’s (CN) first-quarter costs from the rising loonie, poor winter weather, reorganization and a […] Read more
Public partners back Que. organic packer
Capital Financiere agricole, the investment branch of Quebec’s provincial ag lending agency, plans to invest $300,000 in a new organic meat plant. Viandes biologiques de Charlevoix, which raises and markets […] Read more
New mode of bug-killing action registered
Coragen and Altacor, two new insecticides for the potato and fruit markets, have picked up federal registration for their shared new chemistry. The two products, both owned by DuPont Canada, […] Read more
Sask. to process cull pork for food banks
The Saskatchewan government will pay up to $440,000 to process animals from the federal cull breeding swine program and donate the pork to food banks throughout the province. Sask Pork, […] Read more
Agrium, UAP move to shed retail outlets
Fertilizer firm Agrium has extended its offer for U.S. ag retailer UAP for a fifth time for an extra two days’ grace after coming to terms with U.S. antitrust regulators. […] Read more
Atlantic Vet College names new dean
The University of Prince Edward Island has named Donald Reynolds, a U.S. professor and veterinarian, as dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College. Reynolds, whose appointment was announced Thursday, will officially […] Read more
Ont. biofuel projects get BOPI cash
A farmer-backed feasibility study on sorghum-based biofuel is among four projects in Ontario to share over $600,000 in federal biofuels funding. Sweet Sorghum Initiative for Biofuels in Port Lambton, about […] Read more
B.C. tops up fund for small slaughterhouses
Small-scale meat producers in British Columbia will get another $3.8 million in available funding to help with upgrades that comply with the province’s new meat inspection regulations and build the […] Read more
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