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Beef cattle, Country Crossroads

Recipe Swap – for Dec. 9, 2010

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You might have read in our paper last week about the amount of food wasted in Canada every year. The numbers are eye popping. We are throwing away a mountain of food – about 40 per cent of all food produced in this country. That’s about $27 billion worth of edibles, or slightly less than
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Dec. 2, 2010

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Volatile markets: Wheat values generally dropped $1 to $4 per tonne in the November CWB Pool Return Outlook (PRO). The exception is No. 1 CWRS 14.5, No. 1 CWSWS and feed wheat, which have all increased slightly from October. Durum is up between $1 and $6 per tonne. Malting barley is down $7. The board
Beef cattle, News

Canada Gets Foot In EU Beef Door

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An agreement giving Canada access to an EU beef import quota could provide a beachhead for increased Canadian beef sales to Europe. Canada will have duty-free access to a 20,000- tonne quota for hormone-free beef exports to the EU which could be worth $10 million a year, according to the Canadian Beef Export Federation. More
Opinion

Wasting Away

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It’s long been known that Canadians are among the world’s most wasteful of water. We are just as bad, if not worse, with food. Researchers with the George Morris Centre at the University of Guelph recently came out with numbers that by any definition are shocking. A whopping $27 billion in food – more than
Dairy cattle, News

Canadians Throw Out $27 Billion Worth Of Food Annually

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Next time you’re tempted to scrape leftovers into the garbage or toss out unused food in the refrigerator, consider this: Canadians waste about 40 per cent of all food produced in the country. That mountain of edibles is worth $27 billion. That’s only slightly less than Canada’s agricultural and agri-food exports in 2007 and more
News

Food Fight Challengers Sought

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The fifth annual Great Manitoba Food Fight is open for challengers, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Stan Struthers announced Nov. 24. Manitobans with a great new food or beverage idea are invited to enter the Great Manitoba Food Fight scheduled in April as part of the 2011 Capturing Opportunities event. “In the past four
Crops

Friction Boffins See Future In Plant-Based Oils

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There’s one simple reason why Linnaeus Plant Sciences founder Jack Grushcow would rather talk about camelina as a lubricant than as camelina in your tank. Fuel sells for around $1 per litre, but hydraulic fluid sells for $5 per litre. The Vancouver-based entrepreneur told the recent Canadian Weed Science Society’s annual meeting there are a
News

Ontario Teachers’ Sells Stake In Maple Leaf Foods

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Ontar io Teachers’ Pension Plan will sell its entire 25 per cent stake in Maple Leaf Foods at a sharp discount, ending the fund’s longtime role in one of Canada’s top food processors. Teachers’ said Nov. 23 it will sell its 34.5 million shares at $10.50 each to underwriters BMO Capital Markets and TD Securities
Livestock

Premise ID Mess Drags Down Livestock Traceability

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Agovernment -imposed 2011 deadline for livestock traceability in Canada looks increasingly unattainable because of “dysfunctional” premise identification. Provinces are all over the map on premise ID, which pinpoints the locations of livestock farms and is one of the three key elements in livestock traceability. Some provinces are making headway while others have hardly begun. “If
Livestock

UAE Wants To Boost Domestic Food Production

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The United Arab Emirates needs to boost investment in the agriculture sector, which can supply only 37 per cent of its annual food demand and makes it vulnerable to fluctuating prices, an official said Nov. 22. Gulf states including the UAE suffered when international food prices spiked to record levels in 2008, forcing up their

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