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…
Grain Train Derails in Alberta
A CN train loaded with grain derailed near Edmonton last week. The derailment occurred early Wednesday morning, just east of Sherwood Park. In all, seventeen cars derailed, and all were carrying grain. If all 17 derailed cars spilled all their grain, that’s…
Manitoba Signs on to Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership
Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced $221 million for strategic agricultural initiatives in Manitoba under the new the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP). The Sustainable CAP is a five-year, $3.5-billion investment…
Canada in a Great Position to Feed the World: Nutrien
Canada is poised to play a big role in global food production as climate change makes farming more difficult and the world’s food supply chain is rendered fragile by political and economic uncertainty. That’s according to Nutrien CEO Ken Seitz.…
UK Calls for Canada to Change the Way We Raise Cattle
Britain’s envoy to Canada says an uproar on the Prairies over an expanded trade deal could be overcome by ranchers rejigging their beef operations to meet U.K. standards. British High Commissioner to Canada Susannah Goshko says Brits don’t want their…