New Brunswick’s incumbent agriculture minister is among the election-night casualties for Premier David Alward’s Tories as the provincial Liberals get set to return to government. Michael Olscamp, the Tories’ minister […] Read more
N.B. ag minister among unseated Tories in election loss
Canada/Korea trade pact’s final text signed
Now signed and sealed, a trade pact that’s expected to level the playing field for Canada’s agrifood export sectors in South Korea is waiting on implementation. Prime Minister Stephen Harper […] Read more
Deere chain to pick up four S. Alta. dealerships
A southern Alberta group of John Deere farm equipment dealerships is set to become part of the Cervus Equipment chain. Calgary-based Cervus, which owns the largest group of Deere farm […] Read more
CP challenging extended rail interswitching rules
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) wants the courts to shoot down new federal rules that allow more Prairie elevators to move loaded grain cars on more than one railway, the Manitoba […] Read more
Incoming Alta. premier taps ex-MPs to push for market access
Boosting market access for Alberta’s agricultural wares and other exports is expected to loom large on the new provincial premier’s radar. Jim Prentice, sworn in Monday as premier, kept Wetaskiwin-Camrose […] Read more
Man sought on alleged ag equipment scams
Police in Alberta and Saskatchewan are looking for a 31-year-old man wanted on fraud charges stemming from allegedly unfulfilled online ads for farm equipment. Bradly Barry Kowalczyk is wanted on […] Read more
CN to be fined for under-hauling grain
Canadian National Railway (CN) is set to be fined for allegedly failing to meet its now-mandatory minimum weekly grain handle. The as-yet unspecified penalty would be the first under the federal […] Read more
Meat industry groups seek rehearing of COOL court case
Canadian, U.S. and Mexican livestock and meat industry groups want a rehearing from a U.S. court that so far has shot down their challenges of U.S. mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) […] Read more
Rogers Sugar plans layoffs at Montreal refinery
As a cost-cutting measure in a “very competitive” domestic sugar market, Rogers Sugar plans to cut back its Montreal refinery’s workforce by 59 employees. The Montreal plant, run by Rogers […] Read more
Sask. wolf hunting pilot starts next week
A provincial pilot project allowing licensed hunters to help thin out the wolf packs on behalf of livestock producers in predator-ridden northeastern Saskatchewan will get underway Monday (Sept. 15). Saskatchewan’s […] Read more
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