London | Reuters — Some of Britain’s meat processors will run out of carbon dioxide (CO2) within five days, forcing them to halt production and impacting supplies to food retailers, the head of the industry’s lobby group warned on Monday. A jump in gas prices has forced several domestic energy suppliers out of business and […] Read more
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U.K. meat industry warns of threat to supplies from CO2 crisis
CO2 shortage is caused by closure of fertilizer plants
Feds halt funds to offset TFW quarantine costs
Agriculture organizations wanted extension to end of season
Producers will bear the total cost of quarantining temporary foreign workers (TFWs) and seasonal workers in Ontario after Aug. 31. “As long as the quarantine act is in place, we expected the funding to be in place,” said Bill George, chair of the Ontario Fruits and Vegetable Growers’ Association (OFVGA). “And it’s going to affect […] Read more
Opinion: Extra attention to food doesn’t make it an election issue
Agriculture has received little mention in the general election campaign
As COVID-19 emerged, Canadians paid more attention to where their food was coming from. For some city dwellers, it was the first time they experienced a grocery store lacking supplies. But while food security may have received attention during the early days of the pandemic, any momentum to translate those sentiments into wins for agriculture […] Read more
Baltic Dry Index hits 12-year high
Canadian grain exports slow either way
MarketsFarm — Strong demand to move cargo coupled with weather-related shipping constraints in a number of key corridors has helped take ocean freight rates to their highest levels in more than a decade. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI), a major indicator of shipping rates, settled Friday at 4,275 points, marking its highest level since November […] Read more
Libro invests in ag-venture capital fund Emmertech
Innovation investment in southwestern Ontario aims to drive agriculture technology growth
The nexus where agriculture, agribusiness and technological innovation meet has financial support in Emmertech, a Canadian agriculture tech capital venture fund. “The Canadian venture capital playbook doesn’t work within the ag-tech industry as it does other industries,” said Sean O’Connor, managing director, Conexus Venture Capital Inc. (CVC). “So we’ve thrown it out and are building […] Read more
Agriculture unlikely to get much election focus
Conservatives to continue dominance of rural ridings
Agriculture is not expected to feature heavily in political debates held in advance of Canada’s Sept. 20 federal vote. Since taking office in 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has had plenty of opportunity to demonstrate to farmers that his version of the Liberal party can work for them. He has failed to convince farmers, however, […] Read more
Opinion: Glyphosate a tool for farmers, not a politician’s tactic
Glyphosate review aimed to bring Canada’s limits in line with international norms
Glacier FarmMedia – Ahead of a federal election call, three federal ministers called a halt to a process that would likely have yielded quick results on increasing the maximum residue limits for glyphosate applied to dry beans, lentils and peas. Regular reviews of the scientific data for safe levels of pesticides on food products and […] Read more
Pot producer Jushi acquires U.S. retailer in cheaper deal
Lack of movement on legalization drops valuations
Reuters — Cannabis producer Jushi Holdings acquired Massachusetts-based retailer Nature’s Remedy at a cheaper price than initially offered, as valuation of weed companies across North America has dramatically dropped lately. The decline in valuations over the last few months has been largely due to a lack of progress on anticipated federal marijuana reforms in the […] Read more
OFA elections mark end of era for retiring directors
They reflect on their tenure and the essential nature of member involvement
Keith Currie is no shrinking violet and although he is stepping back from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), his advocacy for agriculture will continue. During his tenure as an OFA board member and president, Currie said he made it a personal mission to bring the agricultural lens to every committee, political and board table […] Read more
Canadian food security doesn’t look like it does in other countries
Accessibility to food is one thing — but resilience in production and processing is another
As some countries stockpile agricultural products, Canada continues to ship them out despite feed affordability concerns in parts of the country. Would investments in a stockpiled grain supply have helped what appears to be a developing food production crisis? As a leading exporter, however, the question for Canada should be different. A true food security […] Read more
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