The Compliments brand of smoked beef pastrami is the subject of a recall due to possible listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Nov. 22 that Levitts Foods Canada Inc. is voluntarily recalling the product, which is the 175-gram size with a best-before date of Dec. 25. No one has reported illness in connection […] Read more
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GFI not part of Canpulse trouble
At the end of October, the Canadian Grain Commission suspended the licence of Canpulse Foods, a pulse buyer and processor with an elevator in Kindersley, Sask. The CGC decision caused a headache for an unrelated company that didn’t lose its CGC licence. Some farmers in Saskatchewan have been contacting Global Food and Ingredients (GFI), a […] Read more
Crop quality looks great
There is a big story in Canada’s grain sector that nobody is talking about this year, says MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett. “This may go down on record as one of the best quality crops that we’ve seen in western Canadian history,” he said during a recent Farm Forum Event presentation. It is the opposite scenario […] Read more
Carbon credit market may boom
The world’s largest economy is expected to move swiftly toward a greener economy once Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States, and Canadian companies and farmers are well positioned to capitalize. “This isn’t applicable just to us,” said Alastair Handley from Radicle, an information technology company based in Calgary. “Companies that have […] Read more
Fertilizer sector welcomes new rules
Canada has modernized its fertilizer regulations and that should smooth the way for more innovative new products, says an industry official. “It’s going to streamline the registration process and registrations are going to last longer,” said Clyde Graham, executive vice-president of Fertilizer Canada. Regulations Amending the Fertilizers Regulations were published in the Canada Gazette Part […] Read more
Low soybean protein researched in Manitoba
University of Manitoba scientists want to understand the influence of variety and climate on protein levels in the province
Western Canada’s soybean industry has a protein problem. Soybeans grown in Manitoba and Saskatchewan have lower protein levels than soybeans from Ontario and southern parts of North America, and much lower than South American beans. International buyers will discount the value of soybeans from Western Canada if they don’t meet a certain protein level, usually […] Read more
Alta. commodity groups take over Blue Book publication
A book that can be found in most Alberta farm shops and sprayers, commonly known as the Blue Book, will be produced by four Alberta commodity groups in the future rather than by the provincial government. With the official title of the Alberta Crop Protection Guide, the book contains information on registered herbicides, fungicides and […] Read more
Transport changes get good reviews
Grain industry players say the legislation that modernized transportation regulations two years ago is generally working as intended. Bill C-49, formally known as the Transportation Modernization Act, passed in the spring of 2018 with the promises of more transparency from the railways, reciprocal penalties within service agreements and long-haul interswitching options, among others. Farmers applauded […] Read more
Sask. speed test finds slow internet service
Rural Saskatchewan residents have long complained about their internet speed, but just how poor is it? The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan last week launched a speed test survey to get a more accurate picture. Jeremy Welter, who chairs the APAS Rural Connectivity task force, said hard data will help the push for better broadband […] Read more
AgriStability talks could dominate meetings
Ag ministers will likely focus on removing reference margin limit, but different cost share arrangement may be needed
Prairie agriculture ministers may be under pressure to pay up as they head into the first of two federal-provincial-territorial virtual meetings this week. The agenda for the annual meetings on Nov. 20 and 27, delayed from July due to COVID-19, hasn’t been released but will include discussion on the perennial problem of AgriStability and how […] Read more
