McGill University is taking a leading role in efforts to improve food safety. The Montreal university is establishing a chair in food safety, the first in Canada. The Ian and Jayne Munro Chair in Food Safety is being created with help from a donation from leading food scientist and former McGill professor Ian Munro and […] Read more
Stories by Adrian Ewins
Viterra moves head office jobs to Calgary
Viterra has transferred an estimated 21 jobs from its longtime head office in Regina and from Winnipeg to its offices in Calgary. Viterra president Mayo Schmidt, who along with a number of other senior executives has worked in Calgar y for a couple of years, sent a notice to staff this week informing them of […] Read more
Grain terminals call for support of CGC services
Grain terminals in Western Canada are calling on government and opposition parties to pledge financial support for Canadian Grain Commission services. The 11 members of the Inland Terminal Association of Canada, each of which is at least 50 percent owned by farmers and together represent about 5,000 shareholders, say the funds required to ensure the […] Read more
Sask. farm, CWB debate trial location
A legal dispute between the Canadian Wheat Board and Huyde Farms continues 18 months after it began as the two sides tussle over where the trial should be held. Hudye Farms near Norquay, Sask., wants the case to be heard in Yorkton, Sask., while the Canadian Wheat Board wants it heard in Winnipeg. The lawsuit […] Read more
CWB group sees partial win
A Federal Court judge has issued a split decision on a legal challenge launched by a group of farmers against the federal government. In a March 16 ruling, the federal justice found that the farm group Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board has the right to go to court against the federal government on issues […] Read more
Viterra to expand capacity at two elevators
Viterra is upgrading two elevators in northwestern Saskatchewan. The company will expand storage at its North Battleford facility by 8,000 tonnes, boosting its overall capacity to 33,800 tonnes. At Lloydminster, the elevator’ storage will be expanded by 12,000 tonnes for total capacity of 27,000 tonnes. Viterra will also double its loading capacity at Lloydminster to […] Read more
New grain variety recommendations issued for 2011
The committee that recommends new varieties has approved 39 cereal grain, oilseed, pulse and special crop varieties for registration. The 2011 list includes 14 wheat varieties, five oat and barley, two oilseeds and 18 pulses and special crops. The varieties were approved last month during the annual meeting of the Prairie Grain Development Committee in […] Read more
Carbon offset policy changes coming for Alberta farmers
Alberta farmers should be preparing themselves for new carbon offset regulations, but details about similar policies in Saskatchewan are unclear. There has been no word from the Saskatchewan government about what it plans to do about carbon offsets. However, the head of a carbon company based in Calgary advises Saskatchewan farmers to remain patient and […] Read more
Legal dispute over CWB deliveries stalled pending location decision
Two sides in a legal dispute over deliveries to the Canadian Wheat Board are still battling over where the trial should be held, 18 months after the case was filed. Hudye Farms near Norquay, Sask., wants it to be heard in Yorkton, Sask., while the Canadian Wheat Board wants it heard in Winnipeg. The lawsuit […] Read more
NFU says export, domestic markets should get equal attention
The debate over future agricultural policy has focused too much on developing export markets and not enough on domestic food markets, says the National Farmers Union. “There is almost no opportunity to discuss domestic food markets in these consultations,” said NFU board member Ann Slater of St. Mary’s, Ont. The current round of consultations is […] Read more
