A Quebec steakhouse chain aims to carve out a new space in the restaurant market by being Quebec’s first dining chain to source beef from the Certified Humane program. Madisons NY Grill and Bar, a brand of Montreal restaurant and fast-food firm MTY Group, announced Thursday it has signed a deal with Canadian meat supply
Madisons chain going Certified Humane for beef
Ottawa plans study for new Kingston prison farm
The federal government is set to run a study reconsidering the previous administration’s decision to shut farming operations at federal penitentiaries. Following up on a Liberal campaign pledge, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) announced plans Thursday for a feasibility study including both in-person and online consultations with stakeholders and the public. Specifically, CSC said
Scoular buys grain elevator in Manitoba’s Interlake
U.S. grain company The Scoular Co. is expanding its stake in the Prairie grain handling market by buying a small former Agricore elevator in Manitoba’s Interlake region. The company on Thursday announced its “recent purchase” of the Tri-Field Farms elevator at Netley, about 25 km north of Selkirk at the south end of Lake Winnipeg.
PEDv found in Manitoba sow barn
Officials have initiated an emergency plan to prevent its spread
The Manitoba Pork Council is reporting that a sow barn in southern Manitoba tested positive for porcine epidemic diarrhea virus May 26. The producer’s veterinarian and the Manitoba Agriculture Emergency Operation Centre have implemented control measures and developed a plan for restricted site access, barn cleanup and animal care. Producers within a five-kilometre radius of
Kirschmann Spra-Coupe, and wheat exports see a five-year low
Our History: June 1968
This Kirschmann Spra-Coupe advertised in our June 13, 1968 issue featured a 54-foot spray pattern and speeds up to 25 m.p.h. The main front-page news that issue was Manitoba Pool Elevators directors recommending that the Pool convert to a “line” company. Unlike the other two Prairie Pools, which were centrally owned from the start, each
Agriculture and food add to booming exports
Manitoba’s diversified economy is paying dividends in uncertain times
Manitoba’s export economy is on fire, and the agri-food sector is leading the way. Export Development Canada said Manitoba is on track to expand exports by four per cent in 2016 and five per cent in 2017, in its semi-annual forecast of global exports, released May 19. This performance reflects strength across the provincial economy,
Proposals for irradiating ground beef back on table
Regulations to allow Canadian beef processors to irradiate fresh and/or frozen raw ground beef for food safety purposes will soon be up for public comment. Health Canada on Monday served notice it will soon propose amendments to its Food and Drug Regulations that would add fresh and frozen ground beef to its list of allowed
Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers staffs up for summer
Three temporary additions to the staff roster will give MPSG the ability to deliver more services over the summer
Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers (MPSG) has hired three summer students to deliver agronomy research and services throughout the province. The team will focus exclusively on conducting independent research, implementing the association’s comprehensive research and production program, and engaging with industry partners, stakeholders, and farmers. Geertje Doornbos, an agrononomy research intern from Carman, will assist
Farmers vulnerable to ‘ransomware’
Precision agriculture makes farmers and the industry vulnerable to cyberattacks
You’re all ready to start the planting season, using all your new precision agriculture tools for optimum seed, fertilizer and chemical placement. But all of a sudden all the data scrambles or disappears, and you receive an email demanding payment to get it back. Far fetched? Maybe not, says the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Bimbo to shut Canada Bread’s North Bay plant
Canada Bread, the Canadian arm of Mexican baked-goods giant Grupo Bimbo, plans to close its bakery at North Bay, Ont. later this summer. The company announced Wednesday it will begin to gradually wind down operations, transfer the plant’s work to its other bakeries in Quebec and Ontario and shut down the bakery effective Aug. 5.
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
