REUTERS — Poet LLC, the world’s largest ethanol producer, says it will partner with Summit Carbon Solutions to capture carbon dioxide emissions at 17 of its U.S. Midwest ethanol plants as part of Summit’s multi-state pipeline project. Poet previously partnered with another carbon pipeline project proposed by Navigator CO2 Ventures to use carbon capture and […] Read more
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Food processor hires new CEO
Hugo Boisvert will take over as the new chief executive officer of Nortera starting Feb. 13. He replaces Daniel Vielfaure, who will step down in June. Boisvert had until recently been president of Perdue Farms’ prepared foods division in the United States. Before that, he was CEO of Maxi Canada and vice-president and general manager […] Read more
January took us on a wild weather ride
If January was an indication of weather for the rest of 2024, it is going to be one wild year! It started off warm. Then winter showed up in full force, bringing record-breaking cold weather, especially over the western half of the Prairies. Luckily it didn’t last that long as we saw an about-face during […] Read more
U.S. court cancels dicamba approval
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — A U.S. court has nullified the government’s latest approvals of certain agricultural herbicides sold by Bayer, BASF and Syngenta, fueling uncertainty among farmers who spray the products on soybeans and cotton genetically modified to resist them. Environmental activists cheered the court for halting use of the dicamba-based herbicides, which are known […] Read more
Alberta forms drought advisory committee
MEDICINE HAT — Alberta has struck a new drought advisory committee as some provincial rivers reach record low levels, reservoirs remain below capacity and mountain snowpacks continue to be under historical averages. The province says at least parts of the province are facing risks of severe drought conditions in part due to warm and dry […] Read more
Louis Dreyfus plans pea protein plant in Sask.
PARIS, France (Reuters) — Louis Dreyfus Co. will build a pea protein production facility in Yorkton, Sask., as it invests in plant-based protein as part of a push to diversify its agricultural commodity activities. The company will build the facility at its existing industrial complex in Yorkton and aims for it to be ready by […] Read more
Protein sector faces labour crunch: report
SASKATOON — Government, industry and educational institutes must act now to address the labour challenges confronting the emerging plant-based protein industry in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, according to a new report. “The danger here might be that the sector might not live up to its potential,” said Nicholas Renzetti, research associate with Smart Property Institute, the […] Read more
Feds plan to invest in processing projects
The money comes from a fund earmarked to help supply managed sectors hurt by trade deal
REGINA — The federal government will invest $89 million in 49 processing projects in the supply managed sector. Agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay was in Ingleside, Ont., at the Lactalis Canada cheese plant to make the Feb. 5 announcement. The projects are through the six-year, $397.5-million Supply Management Processing Investment Fund, which is part of Ottawa’s […] Read more
EPA underestimated U.S. biodiesel production
The low Renewable Fuel Standards assumptions made by the agency threw a monkey wrench into the industry's plans
SASKATOON — Biofuel promoters are feeling simultaneously vindicated and frustrated by new numbers released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Those numbers show U.S. biomass-based diesel production, which includes biodiesel, renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and heating oil, reached four billion gallons in 2023. Related stories: Carbon intensity is ‘game changer’ Renewable diesel plans […] Read more
Farmers like Canadian response to U.K.
WINNIPEG — Canada is sticking to its guns following the United Kingdom’s retreat from bilateral trade talks, refusing to provide extra access to Canada’s protected cheese market and insisting the U.K. stop discriminating against Canadian meat. “The one thing we won’t do is be snookered or get intimidated into signing a bad deal. That’s not […] Read more
