For nearly as long as there have been farmers in Canada, there have been distillers crafting whisky and other spirits. In Ontario, the spirits industry is the fourth largest purchaser of corn each year, buying up 200,000 to 250,000 tonnes of high quality corn, in addition to purchases of wheat, barley, and rye. In 2015,... Read More
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A total of five, $15,000 scholarships are up for grabs through the Canadian Nuffield Scholar program for 2019. Scholarships are awarded to Canadians from any aspect of agriculture and agribusiness, with a "desire to expand their knowledge, pursue new ideas, and share their findings with others for the betterment of Canadian agriculture," according to Nuffield... Read More
G3 Canada has confirmed plans to build two new elevators, including the company's first grain terminal in Alberta. Construction is expected to begin next month on 42,000 tonne facilities south of Wetaskiwin in central Alberta, and near Maidstone, Saskatchewan. "We're excited to be able to show farmers in the Wetaskiwin and Maidstone areas what G3... Read More
United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) held its annual general meeting March 16 and, at it, approved a $12.5 million payment of patronage dividend to membership. “We are turning a corner," says Carol Kitchen, president and CEO, in a press release. "While we still have more work to do, the work that we have done is... Read More
Two provincial Crown corporations that administer crop insurance and other financial services for the agriculture sector have named new chief executive officers in the last week. Alberta's Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) and Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) and have appointed Steve Blakely and Jared Munro as CEOs, respectively. Agriculture Financial Services Corporation: “AFSC is... Read More
Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay visited a dairy farm near St-Eugene, Ontario on Monday morning to announce $25 million for the "Agricultural Clean Technology Program." “This investment will help Canadian farmers stay on the cutting edge of clean technology by targeting developments in bioproducts and precision agriculture," said the minister. "Our government has made both... Read More
The former University of Guelph Kemptville Campus will begin its transformation into a community education hub following a purchase agreement by the municipality of North Grenville facilitated by the province. According to a release by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the agreement will see the majority of the Kemptville campus converted... Read More
Livestock trucks headed south will be exempt from new electronic logging rules in the U.S. for another 90-days, as the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) wrestles with how to apply the new legislation to perishable commodities, which include hogs and cattle coming from Canada. The U.S. DOT initially granted a 90-day waiver for agriculture when... Read More
The Manitoba government says it's going to give the revenue from the federally-mandated carbon tax back to Manitobans through tax reductions elsewhere. Several farm groups questioned how agriculture will be impacted by the carbon plan following the release of the provincial budget on Monday by Manitoba Finance Minister Cameron Friesen. “Farmers don’t have the option... Read More
In February, the Government of Canada announced it would launch consultations on front-of-package (FOP) labelling, as part of the Healthy Eating Strategy announced in late 2016. The labelling, according to a press release, would use a symbol to "provide a clear visual cue that a food is high in nutrients of public health concern." The... Read More