Cargill’s Canadian arm has announced plans to get out of the livestock feed milling business in Manitoba. The U.S. agrifood firm’s Winnipeg-based Canadian office announced Thursday it will close its feed mill at Brandon, Man. It will also sell its feed mill in Winnipeg’s St. Boniface district to U.S. feed company Standard Nutrition for an […] Read more
Cargill to sell, shut Manitoba feed mills
Cargill to close Man. grain facility
Reuters – Cargill Ltd. said on Thursday that it will close its Swan River, Manitoba grain facility, which includes two elevators, as of May 31, 2015. The facility would require costly upgrades if it remained open, Jeff Wildeman, regional manager of Cargill AgHorizons said in a statement. Cargill’s crop inputs facility in Swan River will remain open. The decision comes as Cargill […] Read more
Ex-Cargill beef plant worker fined in Alta. court
Reuters — A former worker at Cargill’s High River, Alta. beef plant has been fined for tampering with wastewater samples required by the province, Alberta officials said Wednesday. Cargill Ltd., the Canadian division of the privately held U.S. company, was required by Alberta to study the plant’s wastewater, and limit the amount of phosphorus discharged […] Read more
Cargill loses bid to stop ex-manager from working for rival
Reuters — A federal judge has denied Cargill’s attempt to block a former executive of its meat-packing unit from working for rival JBS to prevent the potential loss of trade secrets. U.S. Judge Raymond Moore in Denver ruled on Monday that although Jason Kuan “did once have specific knowledge of Cargill’s trade secrets, his knowledge […] Read more
Ex-Cargill beef manager fights bid to keep him from rival
Chicago | Reuters — Valuable trade secrets that Cargill claims were stolen by a longtime manager in its meatpacking division who quit for rival JBS SA are nothing more than basic butchery, lawyers for the employee said in court documents. Privately-held Cargill, one of the top U.S. meat producers, is asking a federal judge in […] Read more
‘Sustainable’ beef a golden opportunity
Roundtable president says sustainability initiative can counter
Reading Time: 4 minutes They’re still trying to nail down what it means, but Canada is at the forefront when it comes to the global effort to create “sustainable” beef, according to the head of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. “You guys are rocking when it comes to sustainability,” said Cameron Bruett. “You’re doing a fantastic job.” Bruett […] Read more
Increased grain production in Viking area prompts elevator expansion
Decision to expand based on two-year market analysis of crop availability
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cargill is undertaking a major expansion of its Viking elevator. Storage will nearly double — from 13,640 tonnes to 23,400 tonnes — and the railspot capacity will be increased to 100 cars from the current 52, said Ryan Dechief, general manager of the facility. “Compared to Pioneer or Viterra, we have one of the smaller […] Read more