Canadian cattle and hog producer groups report a “noteworthy” admission from U.S. officials on the effects of Washington’s revised country-of-origin labelling (COOL) rules, during Canada’s latest challenge against COOL at […] Read more
WTO hears new COOL didn’t reduce grief for Canadian producers
CFIA testing piglet feed for PEDv infectiveness
The accepted wisdom about the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv), and its ability to survive in hog blood products used in piglet feed, is being tested this week in Winnipeg. […] Read more
Ben + Jerry’s to go full non-GMO by mid-year
Premium ice cream maker Ben + Jerry’s plans to soon pull any genetically modified (GMO) ingredients from its supply lines in both Canada and the U.S. The Vermont-based company, which […] Read more
Landmark to test feed ingredient for PEDv
Livestock and poultry feed processing firm Landmark Feeds is tightening its feed ingredient sourcing as suspicion falls on feed ingredients as possible sources of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv). […] Read more
PEDv suspected on Manitoba hog farm
Winnipeg’s National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease is testing samples from a Manitoba wean-to-finish hog operation suspected of having the province’s first case of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv). The […] Read more
Co-op, Overwaitea to buy 29 grocery stores in West
Thirty grocery stores across Western Canada are set to change hands in the wake of Sobeys’ takeover of Canada Safeway. Sobeys Inc. on Thursday announced it has reached separate deals […] Read more
Scoular frozen out of Sask. grain handling plan
A Toronto company building a commodity logistics hub in Saskatchewan’s southeast corner has cut its ties with the U.S. agrifood firm set to bankroll the hub’s planned grain elevator. Toronto’s […] Read more
New standard to define icewine in Canada
If it’s not made only with grapes naturally frozen on the vine, it can’t be called icewine. As obvious as it may seem, a new move to enshrine that notion […] Read more
Mexican bakery giant to buy Canada Bread
The reported frontrunner to buy Canada Bread is now officially the Canadian bakery firm’s buyer of choice. Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo on Wednesday announced a cash deal to buy all shares […] Read more
Flaherty’s budget to expand livestock tax deferrals to bees
Plans to bring beekeepers in on income deferrals available to certain livestock breeders, and to further expand rural broadband, are among the pre-Valentine’s Day candies for farmers in Tuesday’s federal […] Read more
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