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Ag Safety Week organizers encourage farmers to get with the plan

This March, the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA), the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), and exclusive corporate sponsor Farm Credit Canada (FCC) want to encourage farmers to “Get with the Plan!” just in time for Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, March 10 to 16, 2013. Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (CASW) is an annual public education campaign
Crops, News

CN and CP announce new senior officers

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A couple of familiar figures have moved into high-ranking, top executive positions at CP and CN. Keith Creel has left his role as CN’s executive vice-president and chief operating officer to become CP’s president and chief operating officer. “Keith joins CP after a very successful operating career where he rose from a management trainee in
Crops, News, Oilseeds

Growing projects nearing completion

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The final tally isn’t in yet, but 2012 may yet prove to be a record year for revenues generated by growing projects in support of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Good prices and good crops mean higher than ever grain incomes are anticipated, said Harold Penner, CFGB Manitoba resource co-ordinator. More soybeans and corn, and for
Hogs, Livestock, News

Traceability initiatives announced

Staff / New regulations will soon make traceability mandatory for pigs, the federal government has announced. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is proposing regulations that would require custodians of pigs to identify all farmed pigs and farmed wild boars using approved methods and record and report all movements of pigs from birth or import, to
Cereals, News

Canadian exporters stymied by high costs

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Canadian exporters are stymied by higher costs, including government fees, than their competitors and as a result Canada is only doing OK as an exporter, says Rob Bryson, vice-president of Parrish & Heimbecker. Despite buoyant commodity markets, the world is walking on the edge of another bout of bad economic times, he warned the annual
Opinion

More on uncertainty and food safety investigations

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Our summary last month of the largest foodborne illness outbreak of the last decade in the U.S. (salmonella in green peppers) and in Europe (E. coli in organic sprouts) demonstrated the diabolical complexity faced by food safety regulators when they carry out investigations characterized by deep factual and scientific uncertainty. In both cases, investigators were
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Two Consulting Groups Merge

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The Canadian Consulting Agrologists Association (CCAA) is taking some of the same advice its members offer farm clients – and broadening its horizons. The association has merged with the much larger Canadian Association of Management Consultants (CMC-Canada) to expand its network of professional advisers, said former CCAA president Terry Betker. As part of the merger,
Livestock, Other livestock

More Funds Pledged For Sheep And Goat Tracking

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Nearly half a million dollars in federal funding has been budgeted to help finalize a national ID and traceability plan for Canada’s sheep and goat sectors. The government on Jan. 31 announced over $487,000 for the Canadian Sheep Federation (CSF) and the Canadian National Goat Federation (CNGF) to set up “various communications products” and educate
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Maple Leaf Gives West Face CEO A Seat On Board

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Maple Leaf Foods appointed the head of investment fund West Face Capital to its board Feb. 3, bringing in a leading activist shareholder who has been critical of corporate governance at the Canadian food processor. West Face chief executive Gregory Boland joins the board six months after the Torontobased investment fund took a stake in

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