Cody Easterday of Mesa, Washington, recently pleaded guilty in federal court to defrauding a Tyson Foods, Inc. company out of approximately US$244 million. Easterday charged the company for the costs of buying and feeding as many as 200,000 cattle that didn't exist — a ghost-herd. Greg Henderson, editor at Drovers, says that there are other... Read More
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Ag Growth International (AGI) has reached a deal to acquire all the outstanding shares of Farmobile, Inc., after buying a minority stake in the Kansas-based farm equipment data company in 2019. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Farmobile provides farms with hardware and software for real-time collection and analysis of farm machinery... Read More
The state of Colorado is similar to Alberta in many ways: beautiful vistas and mountains, and a rich history in the cattle business. Colorado also holds a significant portion of the cattle market in the U.S., much like Alberta prides itself on being Canada's beef capital. While Colorado Governor Jared Polis isn't advocating for a... Read More
Canadians generally like their steaks less well done than Americans, according to new survey results released by Abacus Data. With grilling season around the corner, the polling firm Abacus Data, which is known for its political research, asked 1,500 Canadians how they like their steak in a survey conducted in late March. The majority of... Read More
Dairy processor Agropur Cooperative says it will be closing its fluid milk plant at Winnipeg, Man., later this year, consolidating production at other Agropur facilities in Western Canada. "Unfortunately, the level of investment required to maintain the plant's competitiveness in the coming years was becoming too high. We are making this strategic decision to optimize... Read More
Conservative Party of Canada leader Erin O'Toole unveiled the party's climate plan on Thursday (April 15). The party says independent analysis, conducted by Navius Research, found the plan would be expected to achieve substantially the same emissions reductions by 2030 as the Liberal government's current plan, with the intention of creating jobs and growing the... Read More
Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) and Bioenterprise, Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together to advance Ontario innovation in the agri-food industry. The MOU means the organizations will collaborate on information sharing, finding solutions to critical grain industry problems, and impact assessment and viability analysis of new... Read More
FMC Corporation has obtained a new mode of action classification for its proprietary herbicide molecule, tetflupyrolimet. It is the first active ingredient in the Herbicide Resistance Action Committee and Weed Science Society of America Group 28. As well, it is first new herbicide with a novel mode of action in the crop protection industry in... Read More
The Canadian Seed Growers' Association (CSGA) has released their latest strategic plan, the first since the organization's decision in late 2020 to not join Seeds Canada. The business plan, developed by six working groups and led by the board of directors, identifies three main priorities for CSGA. These priorities are: Assuming additional responsibility in delivering... Read More
A large commercial company has a year to make good on a purchase of over 600 city-owned acres just north of Regina, Sask. Though the potential buyer is not officially named in city documents, a source close to the matter has confirmed it is Viterra. They indicate the plan is to use the site for... Read More