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CropLife Canada Promotes Technology Innovation

September 30, 2010

CropLife Canada has published its case for the continued use of pesticides and the pursuit of biotechnology to sustainably feed the world. The documentWe Stand for Sustainabilityoutlines the three P’s behind its position – people, planet and prosperity – and spells out how crop protection products and biotechnology can help feed the world’s growing population

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Sep. 16, 2010

September 16, 2010

Few hail claims seen Hail activity remained relatively low in Manitoba with fewer than 200 new claims in the past two weeks, the Canadian Crop Hail Association said Friday. The province’s claim total for the season is now near 2,600, the hail insurers’ group said. Most claims in the past two weeks followed storms Sept.

Crops, Pulses

P&H To Replace Ontario Bean Plant

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 1, 2010

Winnipeg agri-food firm Parrish and Heimbecker is close to putting shovels in the ground to replace its dry bean-processing plant in southwestern Ontario. The privately held company said in a release March 16 it will spend an undisclosed sum to build what it calls a “multimillion-dollar food-grade facility” at Hensall, about 55 km north of

Crops

Agri-Food Exporters Caught In Ocean Shipping Shortage

By Alex Binkley April 1, 2010

Agri-food exporters are among the groups caught in a shortage of ocean shipping capacity that threatens Canada’s economic recovery, warns a Montreal freight forwarder. The dearth of export container capacity from Canadian ports “is more harmful to the recovery of our economy than the high value of the loonie,” says Jean-Paul Gobeil, director of international

Crops

Canada, Kuwait Sign Economic Pact

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 19, 2009

Opportunity is expected to knock for Canadian agrifood exporters through a new agreement on economic co-operation between Canada and Kuwait. International Trade Minister Stockwell Day and Kuwait’s Commerce and Industry Minister Ahmad Rashed Al-Haroun signed the agreement Nov. 4 in Ottawa. “Kuwait offers many opportunities for Canadian companies in the oil and gas sector, engineering

Cereals, Crops, Opinion

A New Home For KVD

By Laura Rance-Unger July 16, 2009

For Sale: One inexpensive but effective method of segregating different types of wheat according to quality and end-use characteristics. Well used, but in good condition. Reliable, low tech and user friendly – a proven performer. Reason for selling: Don’t like it. It gets in the way of lower wheat prices. Contact: Gerry Ritz, minister of

News

FCC Has Unfair Advantage, Credit Unions Charge

By Alex Binkley June 25, 2009

“Our strategy is not to undercut competitors to win business, but it is to be competitive.” – GREG STEWART, FCC PRESIDENT AND CEO Farm Credit Canada is using its governmentsupplied funds to expand its role in agriculture lending to the point that the survival of some community credit unions is in jeopardy, says Pam Skotnitsky,

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CropLife Canada Promotes Technology Innovation

In Brief… – for Sep. 16, 2010

P&H To Replace Ontario Bean Plant

Agri-Food Exporters Caught In Ocean Shipping Shortage

Canada, Kuwait Sign Economic Pact

A New Home For KVD

FCC Has Unfair Advantage, Credit Unions Charge

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