Ontario’s provincial government will put up $500,000 for a new equine and agricultural centre in the southwestern municipality of Central Huron. The funding, announced Wednesday, goes to what will be called the Regional Equine and Agricultural Centre of Huron. The facility, to be built in an existing school building, will be used for education and […] Read more
Ont. backs horse centre project
New functional food research labs funded
Federal, provincial and city funding will support new Winnipeg laboratories and equipment for research on functional foods, nutraceuticals and other health products. The Winnipeg Partnership Agreement this week granted $800,000 to the Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM) at St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre. “The enhanced facility will enable CCARM […] Read more
Wheat drops back in 2008-09 PRO
Wheat values have retreated in the new 2008-09 pool return outlooks (PROs) from the Canadian Wheat Board as wheat harvests get underway on the northern half of the globe. The CWB, in its 2008-09 PROs released Thursday, show nearly all wheat values down by $11 per tonne compared to June levels, putting No. 1 Canada […] Read more
Hort food safety program set for Sept. 1
The Canadian Horticultural Council’s on-farm food safety certification program for growers of fresh fruit and vegetables will launch Sept. 1, the council announced Thursday. In a release, the CHC noted that growers’ customers may then request that the growers have program certification, to ensure that the council’s on-farm food safety (OFFS) manuals are being followed. […] Read more
PotashCorp faces strike as sales bust records
A possible potash miners’ strike now looms over PotashCorp as the Saskatchewan fertilizer firm posts its highest quarterly earnings ever. Saskatoon-based Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan on Thursday racked up net income of $905.1 million (all figures US$) on $2.62 billion in sales in the second quarter (Q2) ending June 30, up from $285.7 million on […] Read more
Maple Leaf faces $9M loss in Q2
Further price hikes and benefits from the restructuring of its meat business are expected to help Maple Leaf Foods recover from what’s so far been a cash-losing year. The Toronto food processing giant on Thursday posted a loss of $9.35 million on $1.36 billion in sales in its second quarter (Q2) ending June 30, down […] Read more
JRI backs work on Sask. landmark barn
Winnipeg grain company James Richardson International (JRI) has put up a major pledge to rebuild the oldest major farm structure in Saskatchewan. JRI on Wednesday pledged $50,000 toward the Bell Barn Society of Indian Head‘s $1 million reconstruction and site development project, and will pledge a further 50 cents for every dollar pledged by other […] Read more
Sask. pulse processor expands south
Alliance Grain Traders, a Regina income fund that owns pulse processing operations in three countries, has inked a deal to buy another fellow processor close to home. Tradewind Commodities, which AGT describes as a “leading pulse and special crops processor” at Milestone, Sask., about 60 km due south of Regina, has signed a memorandum of […] Read more
Monsanto Canada names new president
U.S. seed and chemical giant Monsanto has named one of its U.S. regional directors to lead the company’s Canadian business operations. Lisa Safarian, currently the parent company’s regional business director for its north/central region based in St. Louis, Mo., will move to Winnipeg next month to become president and general manager of Monsanto Canada. Safarian, […] Read more
Editors’ Picks: Corn land rents for US$450
One of the “most aggressive farmers” in central Illinois will pay a record cash rent of US$450 per acre for 800 acres of corn and soybean land southeast of Springfield, AgriMarketing magazine reports. The Missouri-based magazine for marketers and communicators in the North American ag industry on Monday quoted a “prominent professional farm manager” in […] Read more
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