A Montreal-based coffee maker will be among the beneficiaries of a fund aimed to boost the agrifood processing sector nationwide. Van Houtte Inc., whose business lines include roasting, retail coffees, coffee services, coffee equipment and a chain of cafe-bistros, will get a $1.813 million loan from the AgriProcessing Initiative for its facilities. The company has […] Read more
AgriProcessing funds flow to coffee company
Manitoba to see hot, dry July, forecaster says
Swamped by well-above average rainfall throughout the spring, the wet areas of Manitoba have been able to dry out — for the most part — over the past month or so. Drew Lerner, president of World Weather Inc. in Kansas City, said a drying bias is underway in the keystone province, and it should continue […] Read more
AgriRecovery pledged following “extreme” B.C. weather
Cattle, bison and vegetable producers in parts of British Columbia can expect up to $5 million from two AgriRecovery programs in the wake of floods, droughts and wildfires during 2010 through to this spring. The joint federal/provincial programs, pledged Tuesday in Vancouver, are to include a feed assistance and pasture restoration initiative for cattle and […] Read more
Richardson to boost port throughput at Hamilton
A second shipping tower for lakers and a third receiving pit for grain trucks are on the to-build list at grain handler Richardson International’s Lake Ontario terminal in Hamilton. The Winnipeg company said Wednesday it has budgeted $5.5 million in total for expansions at the Hamilton port terminal to meet what it described as “growing […] Read more
Canada to set new canola oil export record
Canadian canola oil exports are projected to have more than doubled over the past six years, as Canada’s domestic crush has increased, and demand continues to grow. Back in 2004-05, Canada exported 900,000 tonnes of canola oil, while in 2010-11 the country is pegged to export 2.34 million tonnes, which would be a new record. […] Read more
Ont. backs Manitoulin Island slaughter plant
Livestock producers on southern Ontario’s Manitoulin Island will get provincial funding toward a community abattoir to supply local-level processors. The province on Tuesday pledged $129,168 in funding from its Rural Economic Development program for the $1.58 million project, spearheaded by the Manitoulin Island Community Abattoir (MICA) group. “The new abattoir will give farmers the opportunity […] Read more
Canola exports to decline as supplies tighten
Canadian exports of canola are projected to decline for a third consecutive year in 2010-11 and a fourth straight year in 2011-12, according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. However, the lower export numbers are not for lack of demand. Canada is forecast to export 7.1 million tonnes of canola seed in 2010-11, and seven million […] Read more
EQuipTV: New Zealand seeding technology heads north
Growers in North Dakota were recently treated to a demonstration of New Zealand seed drill technology at work in Prairie growing conditions. Baker No-Tillage, the New Zealand manufacturer of the Cross Slot drill, has partnered with North American manufacturers to build units on this continent for farmers in the zero-till market. Grainews machinery editor Scott[...]
Ballots due out next week for CWB plebiscite
Ballots are to be mailed to over 68,000 identified wheat and barley growers on the Prairies next week as the Canadian Wheat Board kicks off its non-binding plebiscite on its own future. The board, which now operates the single marketing desk for wheat and barley grown on Canada’s Prairies, is scheduled to lose its mandatory […] Read more
Viterra to broker donations from odd-lot shareholders
A well-known provincewide telethon in Saskatchewan will be the beneficiary of a new program for odd-lot owners of shares in Canada’s biggest grain company. Viterra on Thursday announced a new small shareholder charity program, under which owners of 99 or fewer of the company’s publicly traded shares can donate them to the Kinsmen Telemiracle Foundation […] Read more
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