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Chair, directors named for Ontario vegetable board

By GFM Network News September 27, 2017

The Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission has named a new chair and four directors for the Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers board, with another four directors to be elected by growers this week. Suzanne van Bommel, a farm co-owner with a long history of work in the agriculture sector, has been appointed chair. The province dismissed […] Read more

Commensal’s prepared-meal product lines include its vegetarian lasagna. (Commensal.com)

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables

Deal off for Imvescor’s veggie meals business

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 25, 2017

The Montreal parent firm for the Pizza Delight, Baton Rouge, Toujours Mikes and Scores restaurant chains will be hanging onto its prepared meals business for now. Imvescor Restaurant Group announced Friday it has terminated a deal it announced back in March to sell its Groupe Commensal subsidiary to an arm of processor Pasta Romana Foods […] Read more

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne (r) pledged her support for a positive NAFTA negotiation outcome at the International Plowing Match. (John Greig photo)

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables

Some Ontario farms could get minimum wage support, Wynne says

By GFM Network News September 21, 2017

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne opened the door to potential support for some farming businesses during a rapid increase to a $15 minimum wage by 2019. Wynne spoke to reporters on the opening day of the International Plowing Match in Walton Ont., and refused to move on the aggressive timeline for the adoption of a $15 […] Read more

Officials break ground for Cavendish Farms’ new potatp plant at Lethbridge on Sept. 18. (Alberta.ca)

Crops, Potatoes

Alberta, feds back Lethbridge potato processing plant

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 19, 2017

The federal and Alberta governments are set to cover over $22 million in costs related to the construction of Cavendish Farms’ new potato processing plant at Lethbridge. The two levels of government on Monday announced $20 million for the City of Lethbridge for related municipal infrastructure developments, through the federal/provincial Clean Water and Wastewater Fund […] Read more

Chef Jonathan Collins cuts up a pork leg, foot included, to prepare ginger and black vinegar hog trotters in a video for Canada Pork International. (Video screengrab from CanadaPork.com)

Fruit/Vegetables, Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Mexico considers pork in response to NAFTA produce proposal

By GFM Network News September 15, 2017

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexican negotiators are working on a response to informal U.S. proposals to include protections for fresh produce in the re-negotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), two people briefed on the proposals said. U.S., Canadian and Mexican delegations finished a second round of talks last week to renegotiate […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Markets, Reuters

U.S. retail, dining, ag sectors rip NAFTA produce proposal

By GFM Network News August 31, 2017

Washington | Reuters — U.S. retail, restaurant and agriculture groups have weighed in against proposals regarding fresh produce put forward by U.S. negotiators as part of an effort to renegotiate NAFTA, according to letters sent to U.S. officials. Talks to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement resume this weekend in Mexico, the second round […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables

‘Natural’ food firm to buy cold-pressed juice maker

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 19, 2017

The owner of Life Choices Natural Foods and Rolling Meadow Dairy is set to expand its share of the Canadian juice market with a deal for the Toronto maker of Cedar organic and cold-pressed juices. GreenSpace Brands announced Thursday it has signed a cash-and-stock deal by buy the Cold Press Corp. for between $5.385 million […] Read more

FarmLife, Fruit/Vegetables

Developing the cherry industry in Western Canada

Saskatchewan couple’s venture into growing cherries turns into establishment  of on-farm processing plant

By Edna Manning August 17, 2017

When Bruce and Charlene Hill planted 80 sour cherry shrubs on their farmyard near Imperial, Sask. in 2005, they had no idea their venture would result in the establishment of a processing plant on their farm, as well as initiate a nationwide cherry industry. Bruce had been involved in agriculture most of his life but […] Read more

Veggie burgers are gaining more favour with food consumers. Photo: Thinkstock

Fruit/Vegetables, Pulses, Reuters

Plant-based meats whet U.S. summer grilling appetites

By GFM Network News August 4, 2017

Chicago/Reuters – Burgers made from plants instead of animals are capturing more space on U.S. barbecue grills this summer, fueling sales in the niche products that could reach $5 billion globally by 2020. Plant-based meat foods are now available that include beet juice for color and canola oil to simulate fat. These changes are not […] Read more

Lana Popham. (B.C. NDP via Flickr, license at Creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

Crops, Grapes

B.C. NDP’s ag critic named ag minister

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 23, 2017

The agriculture critic for British Columbia’s opposition New Democrats will be the minister of agriculture as the party takes the governing reins. Lana Popham, the MLA for the Vancouver Island riding of Saanich South, was named Tuesday as ag minister in Premier John Horgan’s cabinet. Horgan took over as premier after Christy Clark’s Liberals, who […] Read more

U.S. grains: Grains off highs with fed in focus, soyoil down more than two per cent

Health Canada proposes new restrictions for dicamba on soybeans

ICE Canada Weekly: More declines on horizon for canola

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Grains off highs with fed in focus, soyoil down more than two per cent

Health Canada proposes new restrictions for dicamba on soybeans

ICE Canada Weekly: More declines on horizon for canola

Fruit/Vegetables

Chair, directors named for Ontario vegetable board

Deal off for Imvescor’s veggie meals business

Some Ontario farms could get minimum wage support, Wynne says

Alberta, feds back Lethbridge potato processing plant

Mexico considers pork in response to NAFTA produce proposal

U.S. retail, dining, ag sectors rip NAFTA produce proposal

‘Natural’ food firm to buy cold-pressed juice maker

Developing the cherry industry in Western Canada

Plant-based meats whet U.S. summer grilling appetites

B.C. NDP’s ag critic named ag minister

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