A processing project to get industrial acid out of Alberta sugar beets has picked up a $1 million investment from Ottawa. The federal government, through its Agri-Opportunities program, said Friday it will put up the repayable funding for Flexible Solutions Ltd. to renovate an existing processing plant at Taber, Alta., and install new equipment to […] Read more
Alta. beet-based cleanser project funded
Ottawa to fund P.E.I. value chain office
A value chain co-ordinator to help farmers, processors and retailers connect on Prince Edward Island will get over $61,000 as one of four ag innovation projects funded Friday. The federal government announced over $155,000 in funding from the federal Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food (ACAAF) program for the co-ordinator and three other projects, including: $40,000 […] Read more
JRI crush plant up for “immediate” construction
The rising cost to build a new canola crush plant at Yorkton, Sask. won’t stop James Richardson International (JRI) from doing so after all. The Winnipeg grain company announced Friday that its board has approved “immediate construction” of the canola processing plant it announced for Yorkton in September 2006. JRI never formally shelved its plans, […] Read more
N.B. hog farmers get AgriStability TAP
Hog farmers in New Brunswick will be offered early access to their expected AgriStability payout for 2008, under a Targeted Advance Payment (TAP) program announced Thursday. Letters are in the mail to eligible producers with information about the amount of their advance and how to receive a payment, the federal and provincial governments said in […] Read more
Que. court approves Ridley BSE settlement
The Quebec Superior Court has approved Winnipeg feed maker Ridley Inc.’s proposed $6 million settlement of four proposed class-action lawsuits by cattle producers. “While affecting only the Quebec lawsuit, the Quebec court’s order is a significant step toward final resolution of the pending BSE cases against Ridley,” the company wrote in a release Thursday. Ridley […] Read more
Sask. utilities to finance rural hookup costs
Crown-owned utilities SaskPower and SaskTel will offer new financing programs for what could otherwise be cost-prohibitive new connections to electricity and phone service. Starting June 1, SaskPower will finance new residential and farm customers whose electricity connection costs are over $1,000, and commercial customers where such costs are over $5,000. SaskPower’s “New Connects” program will […] Read more
Alta., Sask. urge export focus at WTO
The Saskatchewan and Alberta governments are asking Ottawa to take a “more progressive stance” on opening up market access for Canadian farmers at global trade talks. Bob Bjornerud and George Groeneveld, the two provinces’ respective ag ministers, on Wednesday jointly urged the federal government and the other provinces to support a World Trade Organization position […] Read more
Ex-Imperial Oil CEO joins Viterra board
Canada’s largest grain handling company has named the now-retired CEO of Imperial Oil to its board of directors. Tim Hearn, who had been the oil company’s CEO from 2002 until earlier this year, joins Viterra’s board effective immediately and will also sit on its audit committee, Regina-based Viterra announced Thursday. Hearn, who was born in […] Read more
Corn-fed beef group to boost traceability
The Ontario Cattle Feeders’ Association’s corn-fed beef program will add a new layer of traceability to its product through a deal with OnTrace. OnTrace, an Ontario industry-led food traceability corporation, will provide premises identification validation and technical support services for producers affiliated with Ontario Corn Fed Beef Inc. (OCFB). Premises identification has been described as […] Read more
N.S. adopts “Queens Soil” as symbol
One of Nova Scotia’s official symbols will now be its reddish-brown clay loam soil. The province announced Wednesday that Queens Soil, developed from reddish brown clay loam till derived from red shales and mudstones, and significant to the province’s agriculture and forestry sectors, will be its official soil. The decision followed lobbying and research by […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
