Getting handy access to unpasteurized or “raw” milk in Ontario will take a legal challenge by its consumers, not by a dairyman whose cows provide it, a recent court ruling finds. Judge Peter Tetley of the Ontario Court of Justice so ruled Sept. 28 in overturning most of last year’s acquittals on 19 charges against […] Read more
Raw milk access a matter for consumers, not dairyman: Ruling
Manitoba to defend CWB status quo in ad campaign
Revised, June 13 — Manitoba’s provincial government has launched a three-week multimedia ad campaign urging Ottawa to reconsider its deregulation plans for the Canadian Wheat Board. Premier Greg Selinger announced the campaign Monday morning in Winnipeg, urging that the right to decide the board’s future be reserved for Prairie farmers — but also warning of […] Read more
Are you seeding yet? Let us know
Seeding still appears to be off to a flying stop in some cropland on the Prairies, while field reports in Eastern Canada suggest much better luck with planting. The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) on Monday (May 16) reported “favourable weather” last week had allowed a “dramatic” increase in seeding progress, especially in Alberta, western Saskatchewan […] Read more
Following the funding, March 16-31
AGCanada.com here delivers a quick wrapup of 15 federal and federal/provincial ag-related funding announcements across Canada during the second half of March, up until the federal election call on Saturday. March 25 Pumped-up packer, Manitoba: The federal Slaughter Improvement Program has pledged a repayable contribution of up to $2.8 million for packing plant upgrades at […] Read more
Following the funding, March 1-15
AGCanada.com here delivers a quick wrapup of a dozen federal and federal/provincial ag-related funding announcements across Canada during the first half of March. March 15 Functional foods, Manitoba: The Manitoba Agri-Health Research Network, a brain trust made up of several research centres meant to “link the health benefits of Prairie-grown and -made foods to diets […] Read more
Editors’ Picks: Cockfighting rooster stabs Calif. man
A central California man fleeing a broken-up cockfight died last week of a stab wound believed to have been made by one of the fighting birds. The Associated Press news service on Monday quoted the coroner’s office in Kern County, in the Bakersfield area north of Los Angeles, as saying Jose Luis Ochoa died about […] Read more
Viterra eyes Montreal grain terminal
Viterra is in talks with the Montreal Port Authority to become the operator of the St. Lawrence Seaway port’s grain terminal. The Regina firm, Canada’s largest grain handler, emphasized in a release Wednesday that “no transaction has been finalized” with the port authority and discussions are ongoing. Viterra’s proposal calls for it to lease the […] Read more
Producer car loader’s CN complaint dismissed by CTA
CN isn’t bound by law to keep or operate a producer car site wherever one exists or a farmer wants one, Canada’s transport regulator has ruled. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) on Wednesday dismissed a level-of-service complaint filed late last year by Cam Goff, a central Saskatchewan farmer and farmer-elected Canadian Wheat Board director. Goff’s […] Read more
Editors’ Picks: Big pickups rise on U.S. theft list
A thirst among vehicle thieves for horsepower and hemis has made pickup trucks a “group to watch” in an annual list of vehicle theft losses and theft rates, as compiled by a U.S. insurers’ group. “In many cases it’s tough to pinpoint exactly why a vehicle becomes a theft target,” Kim Hazelbaker, senior vice-president of […] Read more
Planned biodiesel crusher gets needed Alta. permit
B.C. biofuel maker BioStreet Canada says it’s been granted the provincial environmental permit it needs to move ahead on its planned biodiesel crusher and refinery at Vegreville, Alta. Company president Darrell Michaels described the province’s approval in a release Wednesday as a “significant milestone” for the $210 million project, dubbed Vegreville Energy. BioStreet bills its […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
