General or Shareholder Meeting Archives

Viterra shareholders to vote May 29

April 19, 2012

Reuters / Shareholders in Viterra Inc. will vote May 29 whether to approve a $6.1-billion friendly takeover of Canada’s biggest grain handler by Swiss-based commodities trader Glencore International PLC. The vote will be taken at a special shareholder meeting in Calgary, Alberta, a Viterra spokeswoman said. The deal’s completion requires approval of two-thirds of the

Beef cattle, Livestock

Cattle Market Outlook Bright

By Daniel Winters November 17, 2011

CO-OPERATOR STAFF / BRANDON Feeder prices, already bright, are likely to get even brighter. I m not willing to quote any prices or make any predictions on how high they might go, but I m pretty bullish that this market is going to be strong, Cargill s Tyler Friesen said at the recent Manitoba Beef

Crops, Dairy cattle

Common Voice For Ag Sector More Critical Than Ever: MRAC Speaker

By Lorraine Stevenson March 24, 2011

Bracing for major change in the agricultural industry, Manitoba’s ag community proposed the formation of the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council 15 years ago. Founding members believed a common voice and vision for agriculture and for making rural Manitoba a better place to live was needed. That need for collaboration and common voice is even more

Cereals, Crops, News

DUC, Bayer, Support Winter Wheat Research

By Daniel Winters January 20, 2011

Canada’s top winter wheat breeder has been awarded a $600,000 grant to continue his work – even though he’s winding down his breeding program. But University of Saskatchewan plant scientist Brian Fowler says new winter wheat cultivars from his breeding program will continue to appear for years to come. For example, a new cultivar named

News

Maple Leaf Foods Investor Calls For Board Changes

December 9, 2010

Activist investor West Face Capi tal cal led for a special meeting of Maple Leaf Foods shareholders Dec. 3, saying it is concerned about how the company’s board of directors operates. Investors have expected the hedge fund to push for changes since it bought a 10 per cent stake in Maple Leaf in August, and

News

“Nice Guy” Takes On “Activist” Groups

By Daniel Winters April 1, 2010

When anti-pesticide groups show up to speak at public meetings, Jeffery Lowes urges all councillors and officials to arm themselves accordingly. “Cover your ass,” said Lowes, director of governmental and industry relations for M-REP Communications, a PR firm that he founded based in Kingston, Ontario. “The second an activist steps into your jurisdiction and wants

Livestock, Other livestock

Rare Breeds Plans AGM

By Daniel Winters February 19, 2009

“We’re in the right place at the right time. There’s a growing number of people who are interested in the quality of their food.” – PAM HEATH Interest in obscure breeds of livestock, abandoned in past decades amid the push towards ever-larger farms and highly specialized production agriculture, is making a comeback. Local membership in

Country Crossroads

Vendors transact $1 billion annually

By Lorraine Stevenson December 11, 2008

FOR MORE INFO? Log on to www.farmersmarketscanada.ca For an indepth presentation on the future of Canadian farmers’ markets and more detail on Farmers’ Markets Canada log on to the December 1 Agriwebinar presentation by Brent Warner found on Canadian Farm Business Management Council website at www.agriwebinar.com Mention this the next time someone declares “no one

Bayer, Corteva in ‘two-dog battle’ over U.S. soy market

CBOT weekly outlook: Focus to shift after USDA’s largely stand-pat WASDE report

Prairies hit hard by drought

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