Three small-group meetings are planned in November for pork producers in southwestern Ontario to learn about applying to hire staff under the federally regulated Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). Why […] Read more
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Attention to details helps foreign worker application process
Producers must be aware of the myriad regulations they must comply with to be eligible to seek foreign labour
Sorting out new seed brands
Corteva has solidified how its Pioneer and Brevant seed companies will work in the market
Corteva, the new agriculture brand of DowDupont, is maintaining two seed brands in the Canadian marketplace to fill two sales routes to farmers — through agriculture retailers and direct to […] Read more
New pickle plant coming to Wallaceburg
Whyte’s Foods will create 100 jobs and use Ontario cucumbers and peppers in a refurbished plant
Pickles will once again be processed in Ontario. A large crowd of farmers, politicians, community members and local officials gathered in Wallaceburg on Aug. 23 to hear representatives from Whyte’s […] Read more
Foreign control in Canadian ag sector still relatively low
CNS Canada – The percentage of foreign control, as a percentage of total assets, in the Canadian agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sector was 1.6 per cent in 2016, according […] Read more
DowDuPont sees higher raw material costs, shares fall
Reuters – DowDuPont Inc said it expects higher raw material costs to hit all its units for the rest of the year even as an uptick in its agriculture business helped […] Read more
Bunge posts surprise loss on trade-related soy hedges
Chicago | Reuters – Global grains merchant Bunge Ltd reported a surprise quarterly loss on Wednesday as its agribusiness unit took a $125 million hit from soybean hedges tied to […] Read more
ADM earnings double, helped by U.S.-China trade row
Chicago | Reuters – Archer Daniels Midland Co’s net profits doubled in the second quarter and beat Wall Street estimates, after a drought in Argentina and the U.S.-China trade spat […] Read more
Asking the right questions: AMI guide designed to assist farm and food entrepreneurs
Farmers trying to grow a direct-sale food business from the farmers’ market or roadside stand to a retail level face an imposing regulatory system. Navigating this system without help can […] Read more
La Coop fédérée and Maizex Seeds create partnership
La Coop fédérée has entered into a joint venture partnership with Maizex Seeds, a corn and soybean company based in Tilbury, ON. The partnership will have a broad, national presence, […] Read more
Fertilizer producer Nutrien to keep Saskatchewan base, says Wall
Winnipeg | Reuters – Nutrien Ltd, the fertilizer company formed this week by a merger of Potash Corp of Saskatchewan and Agrium, has committed to establishing its head office in […] Read more
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