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Vale Buys Mosaic’s Brazil Fertilizer Assets

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Brazilian mining giant Vale obtained an option Feb. 11 to acquire the bulk of Mosaic’s fertilizer interests in Brazil, a move that will further expand its asset base in the sector. In a deal that could rake in more than $1 billion for Mosaic when completed, the U. S. fertilizer maker has given Vale an
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India Politics Delay GM Vegetable Start

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“It is my duty to adopt a cautious, precautionary, principle-based approach.” – JAIRAM RAMESH India has postponed the launch of its first genetically modified (GM) vegetable, saying it would adopt a cautious approach and wait for more scientific studies on the impact of the new variety of eggplant. “The moratorium will be in place until
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Cargill Beef Plants Install Video Gear For Audits

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Cargill’s beef slaughter plants in Alberta and Ontario are among 10 company facilities in North America that have installed video equipment to monitor animal welfare practices. And while the U. S. agri-food giant’s two Canadian beef plants have yet to start using the equipment, the company has also already launched a pilot program in two
Livestock

Food Safety A Priority

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When Parliament resumes next mo n t h , t h e Harper government should make introduction of long-promised food safety improvements a priority, says a food industry coalition. The Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition, which represents farm, food industry and consumer groups, wants the government to start consulting now. Many factors need to
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Waskada Group To Build Hemp Oil Plant

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Agroup of Waskada entrepreneurs had received $4.895 million from the federal gover nment and another $75,000 from the province to build a hemp oil-processing plant in the community. “This is a great day for Waskada and the R. M. s of Brenda, Arthur and Winchester,” said Keith Hannah, president of Farm Genesis Group Marketing Inc.
Opinion

The Colour Of Farm Politics

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A lot of Europeans travel but don’t seem to worry about consuming GM crops while on holiday in another country. Green is the new Red. In other words, a big part of the Green movement is fuelled by people with a philosophy that used to be called Red – a philosophy that’s anti-business and anti-development.
Opinion

Could We Have One Too?

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR “Pickles, no garlic.” That was one of the items on the shopping list, an unusually long one before Christmas when those of us blessed to live in Canada need to worry about having too much food, not too little. Among the brands was one which was almost a dollar cheaper, which
Livestock

Maple Leaf Deal Clarifies Duty To Foreign Workers

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Anow-ratified labour contract at Maple Leaf Foods’ main pork slaughter and processing plant at Brandon will lay out the company’s obligations to its imported workers, according to their union. The company’s new five-year deal with over 2,200 Brandon workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 832 offers improvements to pensions, wages,
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Fusarium Costly Foe For Grain Growers

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Fusarium head blight has cost Canada’s grain trade well over $1 billion since it first appeared in a big way in Ontario in the mid-1980s and spread across the West, says Randy Clear of the Canadian Grain Commission. Speaking to a recent conference, he said researchers looking for a way to combat the disease, which
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Food Processors Anxious To See Buy Local Program Roll Out

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The Manitoba Food Processors Association is welcoming a provincial commitment in last week’s throne speech to launch a “buy local” program. “We’ve been pushing for this for literally eight to 10 years,” said Dave Shambrock, MFPA’s executive director. He also heads up an ad hoc committee that began meeting nearly two years ago to plan

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