Wendy's Canada has announced plans to source 100 per cent of its lettuce for salads and sandwiches from one Canadian greenhouse, Whole Leaf, based at Coaldale, Alta. "The move to greenhouse-grown lettuce is part of our ongoing commitment to offer Canadians the highest quality, best-tasting ingredients," says Lisa Deletroz, senior director of marketing for Wendy's... Read More
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CN Rail has announced plans to acquire 1,500 new generation, high-capacity grain hopper cars with delivery starting in January of 2021. These new railcars will encourage economic recovery through job creation in the North American manufacturing sector, as well as help CN continue to meet the growing needs of grain farmers and grain customers, the... Read More
As events have been cancelled or postponed because of COVID-19, some event organizers have chosen to move to an online or virtual platform. Farm Progress Show was one such event to be postponed, originally slated to run in early September at Boone, Iowa this year. The company that hosts both it and Husker Harvest Days... Read More
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, the company behind the well-known small engine brand, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S., but it appears the brand will survive. The Wisconsin-based engine manufacturer reported debt exceeding $1 billion in a St. Louis bankruptcy court on Monday. Coinciding with the filing, Briggs & Stratton announced a stock... Read More
Canada's longest-running fresh mushroom farm has been acquired by one of North America's largest mushroom producers. Loveday Mushroom Farms, based in Winnipeg, Man. since 1932, says it is joining forces with South Mill Champs, headquartered out of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. "We're very happy to join the South... Read More
AGCO, which carries brands such as Fendt, Massey Ferguson, Gleaner, and Challenger, has released initial data readings showing how tractor and planter tires compact soil. As we are becoming more and more aware, soil compacted at planting can reduce yields by restricting root growth and reducing nutrient and water availability, making the topic an increasing... Read More
The federal and Manitoba governments have announced a new $3 million cost-shared program to help agricultural processors in the province mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Agri-food and agri-product processors, food distributors, and agri-food industry organizations can apply for up to $25,000 for the following: • personal protective equipment and sanitation supplies; • business continuity practices,... Read More
Aspire Food Group has announced it is moving forward with plans to create a 100,000 sq ft cricket farm at London, Ont. The company plans to commercialize insects-as-protein for the North American market. The plant will hatch, raise, and process crickets into a protein powder. "This first-of-its-kind commercial facility will enable not just Aspire Food... Read More
Elanco Animal Health has received regulatory approval of its acquisition of Bayer Animal Health after agreeing to several anti-trust related conditions. The US$7.6 billion deal was announced in August 2019. As part of its review, Canada's Competition Bureau found Elanco and Bayer Animal Health are each other's closest competitors in several markets, specifically in poultry... Read More
Premier Doug Ford set up at Lambton-Kent-Middlesex-area Carven Farms to announce not only the province's $7 billion share of the federal $19 billion "safe re-start" of the economy, but also to announce the planned bump to Ontario's risk management programs would go ahead a year early. The federal transfer payment is to cover health care,... Read More