Dow AgroSciences hasn’t scrapped plans for a limited launch of its 2,4-D/glyphosate-tolerant Enlist corn in Canada this spring, but now grants that it may have to wait. Canadian regulators have already approved the Enlist herbicide tolerance trait for launch, in both corn and soybeans. However, Dow’s Enlist seed-and-chemical package for corn growers also calls for […] Read more
Dow may hold back Enlist corn in Canada
TOP 10 of ’12: Single desk out, beef packer down, tractor in deep
If you’d put down bets in late 2011 to predict the most-viewed Daily News stories of 2012 on AGCanada.com, you likely wouldn’t have lost money on what turned out to be the No. 1 story. But let’s be honest: in the second spot, who here expected to see quite so much No. 2? One of […] Read more
Richardson cleared to buy into Viterra’s handle
Canada’s second-biggest grain handler now has all the approvals it needs to buy a substantial chunk of the No. 1 player. Winnipeg’s Richardson International said Thursday it’s received confirmation from the Competition Bureau of Canada to go ahead and seal its deal with Glencore International. The Swiss commodity firm on Monday became Canada’s No. 1 […] Read more
Ont. shepherd charged over alleged CFIA quarantine breach
A vanishing act in April involving 31 sheep from an eastern Ontario farm under federal quarantine has now led to criminal charges against the animals’ owner and three other people. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Wednesday announced it has laid criminal charges against Hastings, Ont. farmer Linda Montana Jones and three other people — […] Read more
Shell scrubs plans for Man. straw ethanol plant
Reading Time: < 1 minute Shell Canada says it will not pursue its plans for a straw-based ethanol plant in southern Manitoba. Shell’s Calgary-based Canadian arm and Ottawa-based biotech and biofuel firm Iogen Corp. said in a statement Apr. 30 that they will “refocus (the) strategy and activities” of their joint venture, Iogen Energy Corp. The refocusing, they said, would […] Read more
Quebec ag minister unseated in PQ minority win
Quebec’s agriculture minister was among the Liberals defeated Tuesday in a squeaker of a provincial election, out of which the Parti Quebecois returns to power — but at a low wattage. Pierre Corbeil, the Liberal MNA for the southwestern riding of Abitibi-Est from 2003 to 2007 and 2008 until now, had been Quebec’s minister of […] Read more
Go-ahead for BHP’s potash plan not expected in 2013
Mining giant BHP Billiton, in the midst of putting various other projects on hold, now doesn’t expect to seek the final blessing from its board for its potash play in Saskatchewan anytime in fiscal 2013. The Australian/British mining firm on Wednesday released its results for the year ending June 30, logging overall profit of US$15.42 […] Read more
Baskin-Robbins to shut Peterborough ice cream plant
A Nova Scotia dairy processor’s gain will be a loss in central Ontario as retail ice cream giant Baskin-Robbins moves to close the last of its company-owned plants. Baskin-Robbins, the world’s biggest chain of ice cream specialty stores, said Wednesday it will permanently shut its facility at Peterborough, Ont. by mid-October, lay off its 80 […] Read more
WTO appeal body upholds ruling against COOL
Updated, June 29 — The U.S. government plans to comply with a new world trade ruling against its country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law, which since 2008 has added hassles for would-be importers of Canadian meat and livestock. The Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday upheld a November 2011 ruling on COOL from […] Read more
Asian/U.S. j.v. seeks post-CWB market share
A Southeast Asian agrifood processor and a U.S. commodity trading firm plan to pair up to stake a new claim in the deregulated Prairie grain and oilseed supply chain. Singapore-based Olam International and Kansas City’s Lansing Trade Group last week announced a new 50/50 joint venture, Lansing Olam Canada, to "originate and merchandise Canadian grains […] Read more