Agriculture News Archives

Canada’s Agriculture Minister says, in the absence of progress in multilateral trade discussions at the World Trade Organization, nations have become much more receptive to securing bilateral trade agreements.

The CWB welcomes the announcement by the Canadian government of an agreement with Indonesia on quality and safety standards.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz is in Japan at the first-ever Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Agricultural Meeting working to strengthen trade relationships, expand market opportunities for farmers and create a more prosperous Canada.

A researcher with the Prairie Swine Centre is advising swine producers to pay particularly close attention to feed grain quality when securing feed supplies for this winter.

The owners of Thunder Creek Pork report renovations to the Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan based pork processing plant remain on track for a late December 2010 opening.

Maple Leaf Foods is confident a Comprehensive Value Creation Plan approved by the company’s board of directors last week will boost profit margins by 75 percent over the next five years.

The Canadian Pork Council says, while Canada supports the concept of Country of Origin Labelling, requirements must not be discriminate against imported products.

The Government of Canada is celebrating Organic Week by helping organic farmers and food processors take full advantage of the incredible growth the sector has enjoyed in recent years.

Durum farmers and certified organic farmers who did not have their product sold last year now have more time to repay cash advances under the Advance Payments Program (APP).

Berscheid Meats of The Pas, Manitoba, is receiving more than $360,000 for the purchase and installation of an incinerator and handling equipment for the disposal of specified risk material (SRM) both from its own slaughter facilities and from nearby communities.