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Pfizer to cut jobs at Manitoba PMU plant

thumb Drugmaker Pfizer's restructuring of its estrogen extraction plant...
May 15, 2012 7:03PM


West's hog herd expansion unlikely for now

thumb The prospect of cheaper feed grain costs is unlikely to lead to h...
May 15, 2012 6:23PM


Fundamentals seen holding canola cash bids firm

thumb With canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada platform undergoing...
May 14, 2012 5:27PM


Drozd: Reversal patterns signal a downturn in cattle prices

thumb Markets can and often do change direction on a moment's notice. C...
May 14, 2012 8:23AM


Klassen: Demand for grass cattle supports feeder market

thumb The feeder cattle market showed a mixed tone this past week. Repl...
May 14, 2012 8:00AM


Canada asked to address 'reality' of food insecurity

A United Nations expert sees Canada's "export-led" agricultural and trade policies hampering the farming sector's ability to move to "sustainable and decentralized" food systems.

Ritz predicts AgriRecovery for Ont. fruit growers

An AgriRecovery program is likely for Ontario's frostbitten apple and tender fruit growers, according to federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.

Regina pasta plant project put off to 2013

An international pulse packing and export firm's plans to build and open a major pasta and pulse processing plant in Regina by mid-2012 will now wait until next year at the earliest.




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Viterra rolls out mobile crop pricing app

thumb Qualifying customers of the Prairies' biggest grain handler will be able to get elevator-level pricing information through a new mobile app.
May 14, 2012 12:01AM


Cattle genetics pioneer Roy Berg, 85

thumb Alberta's beef cattle industry is mourning a renowned livestock geneticist credited with "revolutionizing" the business by pioneering selective cross-breeding of cattle.
May 11, 2012 7:53PM


Farmers 'likely to benefit' in Viterra carve-up: Sask. study

thumb A report on the proposed sale and split-up of Canada's largest grain handler predicts Saskatchewan's farmers are "likely to benefit."
May 11, 2012 6:38PM


Canada blocks horses coming from New Mexico

thumb An outbreak of vesicular stomatitis (VS) in livestock in New Mexico has prompted Canada to block the entry of horses from that state.
May 11, 2012 5:38AM


Prairie wheat commissions under construction

thumb Efforts are underway to create provincial wheat associations in all three Prairie provinces, to focus on research and market development as the looming end of the Canadian Wheat Board's single desk will result in a void on that front.
May 10, 2012 2:48AM


CWB halts organic marketing

thumb A restructured CWB has no plans to initiate any further sales of organic grains.
May 9, 2012 8:15PM


P.E.I. grain elevators to expand capacity

thumb The Prince Edward Island Grain Elevator Corp. plans to boost its grain storage capacity in the three communities where it operates.
May 9, 2012 6:00PM


NSAC, Dal formal merger pushed to Sept. 1

thumb Provincial legislation formalizing the merger of Nova Scotia Agricultural College into Dalhousie University pushes the official merger date back to Sept. 1.
May 9, 2012 2:36PM


Alberta justice minister shuffled to ag file

thumb Alberta Premier Alison Redford's returning cabinet will include her previous attorney general and justice minister as her new minister for agriculture and rural development.
May 9, 2012 10:27AM


Dairy co-ops to keep making Yoplait for Canada

thumb The dairy farmer co-operatives now making Yoplait for the Canadian market will do so for at least six more years but will also launch their own new yogurt and dairy goods line this summer.
May 8, 2012 7:19PM


Safeway to aim for 'stall-free' pork supply

thumb The Safeway grocery store chain, one of North America's biggest by sales, says it will start "formulating plans" to cut out the use of gestation stalls for breeding sows in its pork supply chains.
May 8, 2012 7:19AM


Stocks report confirms strong canola, wheat usage

thumb The stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada on Monday was generally within expected pre-report parameters, but confirmed usage of canola and wheat were stronger than anticipated, industry analysts said.
May 8, 2012 5:59AM


Klassen: Feeder cattle prices stabilize

thumb May 7, 2012 5:28PM


Glencore/Viterra marriage clears regulators

thumb May 5, 2012 12:05AM