Agrifood firm Richardson International plans to put up $120 million to dial up the processing capacity of its canola crushing plant in southern Alberta by over 55 per cent. Privately-held, Winnipeg-based Richardson said Wednesday the new upgrades at its Lethbridge plant are expected to boost its peak annual crush to over 700,000 tonnes of canola per year, […] Read more
Richardson cranking up canola crush, throughput at Lethbridge
Fletcher’s brand returns to Premium Brands
The Vancouver food processing firm formerly known as Fletcher’s Fine Foods is set to buy back the namesake brand it sold in 2004. Premium Brands, which rebranded in 2000 and sold its U.S.-based Fletcher’s Fine Foods bacon and sausage business to Sofina Foods, announced Monday it will buy the Fletcher’s U.S. business and assets for […] Read more
TESA award for environmental stewardship awarded
Newsmakers from the August 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Miles Anderson walked away from the Saskatchewan Stock Growers annual convention with two memorable souvenirs, the provincial environmental stewardship award (TESA) won by him and his wife Sheri and an autographed copy of Dr. Temple Grandin’s book, Humane Animal Handling, auctioned off during the annual fundraiser. The TESA award recognizes the efforts Miles and Sheri and their family put into managing their native […] Read more
ALUS program expands to Quebec
The Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) program has made its move into a sixth province with a new project in Quebec’s Monteregie. ALUS Canada, working with the Monteregie branch of Quebec’s Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA), formally launched the program Wednesday at its first Quebec location, a farm near St-Jean-Baptiste, south of St-Hyacinthe. ALUS, in […] Read more
Livestock water supplies still a concern after oil spill
While cleanup and water testing continue on the North Saskatchewan River, livestock producers with river access are still advised to find alternate water sources. Jenifer Heyden, livestock specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture in North Battleford, said ministry staffers and Husky Energy did work with a few producers who were having trouble accessing alternate water sources, to […] Read more
History: Association’s 54th Convention Historic
Reprinted from the March 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Association’s 54th Convention Historic By Lorne Stout, Calgary, Alta. ‘Giving a display of independence and individuality for which they have long been noted, members of the Western Stock Growers’ Association, pioneer agricultural organization in Western Canada, voted all but unanimously at their 54th annual convention in Calgary against government intervention in their business. The ranchers […] Read more
Bunge crush plant taking deliveries after fire
U.S. agrifood firm Bunge’s canola crushing plant at Nipawin in northeastern Saskatchewan is taking deliveries from farmers following an Aug. 2 fire. Bunge spokesperson Deb Seidel said via email Tuesday the plant is “partially operational” and the company expects it to be fully operational in about a month. Local media last week quoted fire officials […] Read more
Olymel to pool Quebec hog processing partnerships
A pair of hog packing and processing plants in Quebec’s Mauricie region are set to join forces through their common business partner for a major expansion. Olymel, the meat packing and processing arm of Quebec’s Coop Federee, announced Tuesday it has sealed a partnership deal with livestock producer and processor Groupe Robitaille. That deal, first […] Read more
Olymel to consolidate ham work next fall
The meat packing arm of Quebec’s La Coop federee plans to shut down major ham lines at one of its further-processing plants in the province next year, cutting up to 340 jobs. Olymel said Friday it will halt ham deboning at its St-Hyacinthe plant in September 2017, eliminating 340 positions. Ham deboning work, until now […] Read more
Wendy’s aims for antibiotic-free chicken by next year
U.S. fast food chain Wendy’s aims to source all of its chicken products from birds raised without the use of antibiotics “important to human medicine” by 2017. Columbus, Ohio-based Wendy’s, the world’s No. 3 burger chain behind McDonald’s and Burger King, said in a blog post Wednesday about 50 per cent of its chicken supply […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
