Farmers at the SaskWheat annual meeting hear GATE raises $42.65 million, but questions continue over cost of Cereals Canada project.
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GATE project nears 50 per cent of fundraising goal
But farmers attending the SaskWheat annual meeting question the overall cost of Cereals Canada project
Controversy fails to sink plant growth regulator use in Manitoba oats
Plant growth regulators in oats got some bad press last year, but some farmers maintain they’re helpful
Plant growth regulators in oats got some bad press last year, but some Manitoba farmers maintain they’re helpful and do their job: to reduce lodging.
Western Manitoba farm keeps flour milling local
Engrained Flour Co., owned and operated by Chris and Lindsey Raupers, brings farm-to-table flour milling service to Canadian food companies and restaurants
Engrained Flour Co., owned and operated by Chris and Lindsey Raupers, brings farm-to-table flour milling service to Canadian food companies and restaurants
Degelman buys grain bagging, milling equipment firm Renn
Alberta equipment maker's staff to continue with Degelman
Regina ag implement maker Degelman Industries has bought into the grain bagging and grain milling equipment business with a deal for Alberta manufacturer Renn Mill Center. Degelman, in a release Thursday, said it recently bought the Lacombe, Alta. company for an undisclosed sum and will keep Renn’s existing employees and management in place. In business
Oats face an uncertain year
Reduced acres expected in 2023
MarketsFarm — When comparing oat prices at the start of 2023 compared to one year ago, they appear to be night and day. Despite modest price increases over the past month, some western Canadian oat bids are less than half of what they were last year. In Alberta, the high-delivered bid for oats as of
Manitobans named to Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame
Grain storage researcher Digvir Jayas and wheat miller Ashok Sarkar honoured
Two Manitobans are among the latest inductees to the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. Dr. Digvir Jayas, currently the University of Manitoba’s vice-president (research and International), has spent more than 30 years researching the ecosystem of stored grain. This work has contributed to global food security and the economic well-being of farmers by minimizing losses
AGT building oat milling plant in Saskatchewan
Regina pulse processor AGT Foods plans to bulk up its portfolio in the plant-based ingredients business with a new oat milling operation in central Saskatchewan. The company on Thursday announced it would start construction “immediately” on the new operation, to be housed in an expansion of its existing processing plant just east of Aberdeen, about
Scoular fires up flax processing near Regina
Plant to process flax for food- and feed-grade markets
U.S. grain handler Scoular’s Canadian arm has opened a new flax processing operation at its site just southeast of Regina, into what it describes as a record-strong flax market. Scoular Canada on Wednesday announced the opening of its “high-speed” flax line at Richardson, Sask., where it already processes and cleans lentils, peas and canary seed.
Tight supplies underpin oat bids with demand rationing expected
Corrected, Sept. 3 — MarketsFarm — Canadian oat prices should remain well supported over the next year given the smaller crop, but some demand will likely back away as buyers look for cheaper alternatives. While most of his customers were still taking delivery on existing contracts and not yet in the spot market, Ryan McKnight
Pilot mill gets food-grade green light
Developing Future Food: Experts at the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals are on the cutting edge of food development
The University of Manitoba’s Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals (RCFFN) has always been about bringing the food industry in Manitoba and Western Canada to the next level. The centre has produced research into how canola and flax oil impact cardiovascular health, or analysis to help develop food products in a bid for later
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