Safety protocols in place for farmers' grain deliveries

Grain deliveries to country elevators should continue without any disruptions, the executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association says. "All of the members of the Western Grain Elevator Association are doing everything in their power to keep the grain supply chain functioning" during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, Wade Sobkowich said Tuesday. "That means we'll[...]

No delays expected in fertilizer distribution

Should farmers expect delays to fertilizer deliveries heading into spring seeding? "Not if we can help it," Fertilizer Canada CEO Garth Whyte said Thursday."We've weathered all the rail system disruptions that we had over the last six months, and now, with COVID-19, we're doing OK. "We've put contingency plans in at our manufacturing plants, at[...]


Canada's appeal against COOL gaining U.S. support

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has one thing to say about country-of-origin labelling (COOL): "It's not cool." In the midst of an appeal at the World Trade Organization to quash COOL in the United States, Ritz has been working to gain supporters in the U.S. in an effort to halt non-science-based trade practices that could[...]

Beef industry leaders urged to unite for common good

The leaders of Canada's fractured beef sector need to work together and the rest of the industry needs to chip in more dollars for marketing and research, says a new report from a high-level task force. "We need to think as an industry, not just as sector components," said marketing specialist Kim McConnell, one of[...]