SPG Chair Optimistic for Spring Seeding
Pulse seeding in Saskatchewan is expected to start on time this spring if the weather co-operates. Saskatchewan Pulse Growers executive director Carl Potts anticipates a 10 per cent decline in seeded area for peas, as well as a five per cent reduction for…
WGRF Elects New Chair
There’s a new chair at the Western Grains Research Foundation. Radisson, Saskatchewan farmer Laura Reiter was elected to the post at the first meeting of the new board following the organization’s 2023 annual general meeting. Reiter is a producer and trained agrologist…
Saskatchewan Government Reacts to Expansion at LDC Yorkton Canola Crushing Plant
The Government of Saskatchewan welcomes the announcement that Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) will expand its canola crushing facility at Yorkton. “This major investment by LDC is good news for Saskatchewan canola growers and good news for workers and the economy…
LDC Yorkton to Double its Canola Crushing Capacity
Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a leading global merchant and processor of agricultural goods, announced today the expansion of its canola processing complex in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada, reinforcing its capacity to supply food, feed and energy customers. “This investment supports the…
Prospective Buyers Looking Into Merit Functional Foods
We won’t know until the end of April at the earliest, what will become of Winnipeg pea- and canola-based protein processor Merit Functional Foods. Merit, whose major shareholders include Vancouver plant-based protein firm Burcon NutraScience, U.S. agrifood firm Bunge and…