The executive director at Soy Canada says exporters are reporting that China is holding shipments of soybeans on arrival while the country conducts tests for "some normal plant pathogens." "We haven't heard of this happening before, so it seems to be new," Ron Davidson says. The delay has not yet been confirmed to RealAgriculture by... Read More
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After almost a year of tariffs on steel and aluminum, Canada and the United States have reached an agreement to eliminate associated tariffs on both sides of the border. The agreement, released Friday, May 17, states: The United States and Canada agree to eliminate, no later than two days from the issuance of this statement:... Read More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it will be implementing a surveillance plan in an effort to be prepared when it comes to African swine fever (ASF). The program will function in full force spring of 2019. ASF is a highly contagious and deadly disease affecting both domestic and feral (wild) pigs. It... Read More
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit has announced the winners for this year's Agriculture Student Scholarship Program. The top prize winner receives a $4,000 scholarship towards agriculture-related post-secondary studies, while three runners up receive a $2,000 scholarship. This year's grand prize winner is Caylee Dorval of Glaslyn. Dorval created a three-minute long video describing and showing... Read More
Twelve Manitobans will receive the Order of Manitoba come July, with one of them having ties to agriculture. The Order of Manitoba was created in 1999 to honour Manitobans who have demonstrated excellence and achievement, thereby enriching the social, cultural or economic well-being of the province and its residents. “The 2019 Order of Manitoba members... Read More
Len Siemens, one of the founding members of Canadian Foodgrains Bank, passed away on April 25, 2019, at the age of 93. Back in the mid-1970s, Len Siemens was part of a small group who created the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Food Bank into which farmers could donate grain for shipment overseas. In the early... Read More
Quebec's farmer union and its beef producers are calling on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to stop Beyond Meat from using the word "meat" when referring to its plant-based products, such as burgers and sausages, Quebec's TVA Nouvelles reports. Beyond Meat launched its meat-alternative product line in Canada on May 1, 2019. L'Union des producteurs... Read More
Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) is consolidating its six feed production facilities in the Prairies into three. The three that are on the chopping block are the plants located in Brandon, Man., Melfort, Sask., and Edmonton, Alta. “While we don’t make these decisions lightly, by consolidating manufacturing and taking measures to refocus our resources in the... Read More
Canada's Agriculture and Agri-food minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau says she met with China's Agriculture Minister Han Changfu while at the G20 agricultural ministers' meeting held at Niigata, Japan, last week. When speaking to Minister Han, she expressed Canada is "increasingly troubled" by the lack of evidence provided to Canada regarding the pests of concern in relation... Read More
The former Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, and Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development of Prince Edward Island will lead the the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI). John Jamieson has been hired by CCFI's board of directors to replace Crystal Mackay who led the team for nearly 10 years. “We are delighted... Read More