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Donald Martel in 2018. Photo: Coalitionavenirquebec.org
News

New Quebec ag minister named in shuffle

Farmers in Quebec get a new representative at the provincial cabinet table as Premier Francois Legault names Donald Martel the new minister of agriculture, replacing Andre Lamontagne.
Canterra buys pedigreed seed firm Alliance Seed
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Canterra buys pedigreed seed firm Alliance Seed

Alliance will remain a ‘standalone’ brand under Canterra

Canterra Seeds announced May 1 it has acquired Alliance Seed for an undisclosed amount, and will continue to operate Alliance as “a standalone brand under Canterra Seeds’ umbrella.”
A close-up of liquid coming out in a fan-shaped pattern from a red sprayer nozzle.
Crop Management, News

Pest Management Regulatory Agency plans to reinstate lambda-cy use in feed grain crops

PMRA to update guidance, cancel some uses in fruit

Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian grain and oilseed growers who’d had to stop using insecticides such as Matador, Silencer and Voliam in 2023 for feed grain crops can expect to be able to use them again starting this spring. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) on Monday (Feb. 3) announced a round of public consultations […] Read more
Darwin Sobkow (left) and Curt Vossen. | Richardson International photo
News

New Richardson CEO steps in

Glacier FarmMedia – Succession takes effect today in the corner office at Richardson International, one of Canada’s biggest grain handlers and processors. Darwin Sobkow was announced Jan. 6 as the company’s new chief executive officer, effective Jan. 10 with the formal retirement of Curt Vossen, the company’s CEO since 1995. Sobkow served as chief operations […] Read more
If you know of farmers, young or otherwise, who are adapting to new realities, drop us a line and tell us more. | Screencap via oyfcanada.com
Opinion

Outstanding Young Farmers program invests in adaptation

After reading through all the stories about Canada’s latest crop of Outstanding Young Farmers earlier this year, I’m more convinced than ever of the OYF program’s value — not just to its immediate participants and alumni but to other farmers and everyone else. The program’s organizers say it’s meant to recognize young farmers (ages 18-39) […] Read more
Federal agriculture minister Chuck Strahl, then the federal agriculture, announces a new program to compensate farmers for flooded farmland on a farm near Ste. Adolphe, Man., in the spring of 2006. | File photo
News

Former federal ag minister had key policy roles

Chuck Strahl, who managed several portfolios in former prime minister Stephen Harper’s cabinet, has died at age 67

Glacier FarmMedia – Chuck Strahl, the logger turned politician who served about a year and a half as federal agriculture minister in former prime minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government, has died at the age of 67. Strahl, who died Aug. 13 in Chilliwack, helped carry several of the Harper government’s policy plans through to completion. […] Read more
Dave Bedard of Grainews speaks with AGI's Ron Kleuskens about the new system for extracting beeswings, fines and chaff before grain goes into the dryer, improving the mixed-flow unit's efficiency. | Screencap via Dave Bedard
Crop Management, News, Video

VIDEO: Pre-cleaner available to top AGI mixed-flow dryers

Glacier FarmMedia – Grain handling and storage equipment maker AGI’s new offerings at Ag in Motion include a new optional pre-cleaner system to work with AGI, Neco and Vertec mixed-flow grain dryers. Dave Bedard of Grainews speaks with AGI’s Ron Kleuskens about the new system for extracting beeswings, fines and chaff before grain goes into […] Read more

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