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, with key staff transitioning to maintain continuity and customer relationships."
Canterra buys pedigreed seed firm Alliance Seed
Alliance will remain a 'standalone' brand under Canterra ownership
Electioneering overload
This has been a more-bruising-than-usual national campaign
Grainews editor Dave Bedard says farmers might not like politics, but they need to engage in it if they want to be heard - even with candidates they might not personally support.
Canada’s plodding product registration system strikes again
A potentially helpful nematicide against soybean cyst nematode is being promoted, but for the U.S.: Why is it not up for registration in Canada?
A potentially helpful tool against soybean cyst nematode is being promoted, but for the U.S.: Why is it not up for registration in Canada with the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) too?
New Richardson CEO steps in
Succession takes effect today in the corner office at Richardson International, one of Canada's biggest grain handlers and processors.
Nova Scotia keeps ag minister in post-election shuffle
With an expanded pool of rural MLAs following the Nov. 26 provincial election, Premier Tim Houston announced a cabinet shuffle at an event in Halifax on Dec. 12 but kept Guysborough-Tracadie MLA Greg Morrow as minister of agriculture.
Outstanding Young Farmers invest in adaptation
This year’s Outstanding Young Farmer nominees have had to get creative in face of agriculture industry headwinds
Young farmers can’t afford to be complacent given the expense of farming. The seven 2024 Outstanding Young Farmer nominees show how the next generation is creative in adapting their farms.
Popham returns as B.C. ag minister
Former minister shuffled back to ag file after election
Lana Popham was named Monday as minister of agriculture post by returning Premier David Eby, following the New Democrats' whisker-thin return to majority government in the Oct. 19 election.
New Brunswick ag minister headed for opposition bench
Liberals topple Higgs' Tory government in election
New Brunswick's incumbent agriculture minister and opposition ag critic are bound for a legislature under new management following Monday night's election.
B.C.’s ag minister downed in fraught election
Governing party to be confirmed next week as votes recounted
Pam Alexis, the minister of agriculture and food for David Eby's New Democrats since late 2022, was defeated in her constituency of Abbotsford-Mission in Saturday night's election by Conservative challenger Reann Gasper, by a spread of almost 2,700 votes.
Former federal ag minister Chuck Strahl dies at 67
A memorial service is planned for Aug. 23 in Chilliwack, B.C. for Chuck Strahl, the logger turned politician who served about a year and a half as federal agriculture minister in Stephen Harper's government, helping carry several of its policy plans through to completion.
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