Reading Time: 4 minutes Just keeping track of the offers of help would likely keep the eight members of the Taber Foodgrains Project’s organizing committee busy. “There’s probably close to 100 organizations that help out in some way, shape or form,” said Jeremy Wind, the group’s chair. “We had no challenges getting people to help out. There’s always a […] Read more
Once again, supporters of growing projects are making a difference
French insect-based ingredients maker Ynsect to expand in North America
U.S. plant would use Ardent Mills' flour milling byproducts
Paris | Reuters — French company Ynsect said on Tuesday it had signed deals to build insect ingredient production sites in the United States and in Mexico as the firm kicks off what it says will be the world’s largest insect farm. Ynsect breeds mealworms that produce proteins for aquaculture, livestock, pet food, fertilizers and […] Read more
Commodity merchant Louis Dreyfus creates food solutions unit
Company to draw on existing oilseeds processing portfolio
Paris | Reuters — Agricultural commodity merchant Louis Dreyfus Co. (LDC) has created a food and feed solutions business line as part of efforts to diversify its activities in step with consumer trends, the company said on Tuesday. The new unit will focus on developing LDC’s presence in the lecithin, glycerine and specialty feed protein […] Read more
Alberta cattleman right at home at UN climate change conference
Many anti-meat critics have no idea how cattle are raised, but Bob Lowe is always willing to explain
Reading Time: 4 minutes Bob Lowe, a cattle feeder from Nanton, isn’t afraid to enter a conference hall full of vegans — and there was a sizeable contingent of people opposed to meat production at this year’s global climate conference. As part of his trip to COP27 in Egypt last month, the veteran cattle producer paid a visit to […] Read more
U.S. lawmakers call for action over Mexico’s GM corn ban
Mexico says it's working on revisions
Mexico City | Reuters — A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers called on Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Friday to start consultations under the Canada-U.S.Mexico trade agreement (CUSMA) over Mexico’s ban on genetically modified (GM) corn and the herbicide glyphosate. The letter signed by 24 members of Congress and led by Republican Representative Adrian Smith […] Read more
Former Mission, B.C. mayor named province’s ag minister
Pam Alexis handling agriculture; Lana Popham moves to tourism file
A rookie MLA and former city mayor from British Columbia’s farming-rich Fraser Valley has been named as the province’s new minister of agriculture and food. Premier David Eby, who assumed the post last month following John Horgan’s resignation, on Wednesday shuffled the provincial cabinet and named Abbotsford-Mission MLA Pam Alexis to handle the ag and […] Read more
Change is coming, but the options are many, say food experts
Forum on the future of food offers interesting takes on what’s coming down the road
Reading Time: 3 minutes What does the future of food look like? An eclectic panel of experts offered very different answers to that question at a recent forum hosted by the University of Alberta. How we grow food and even what we eat is probably going to change, but the solutions to today’s problems will require creative thinking and […] Read more
Art Froehlich: A passion for promoting farming — and helping others
Reading Time: 4 minutes Being awarded the Alberta Order of Excellence was something that had never occurred to Art Froehlich. “I’m very private. I never spend a lot of time in the front of the parade. I’m always at the back of the parade or in the parade somewhere,” said the Calgary resident. And while his name may not […] Read more
The door is open and young women should walk through it
That’s the message of Feed Your Future, an initiative aimed at showcasing ag career opportunities
Reading Time: 3 minutes What Kassi Rinas does for a living is commonplace, but the agronomist also represents the changing face of a sector where men once had all the leading roles. “My favourite part of the job is being a part of the farmer’s operation from crop planning all winter to putting seed in the ground, spraying it […] Read more
Rural food banks see huge jump in visits
Inflation is hitting thousands of Albertans very hard
Reading Time: 6 minutes Food banks across the province, including those in rural communities, are seeing soaring demand. “Food bank use in Alberta has gone up 73 per cent since 2019,” said Arianna Scott, CEO of Food Banks Alberta. That’s more than double the 35 per cent rise seen nationally over the same period, but it is no surprise […] Read more
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