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Behlen and Sakundiak now Meridian

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Meridian Manufacturing and Winnipeg-based parent company WGI have announced that effective Jan. 1, all agricultural products manufactured by Behlen Industries, Sakundiak Equipment and Meridian Manufacturing will be branded Meridian. “Our new product line will now include a full offering of SmoothWall hopper bins, bulk seed tenders, augers and conveyors, commercial and oilfield tanks, fuel tanks, […] Read more
General, Livestock

CFIA issues update on operations at XL Foods

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) has issued an update on its monitoring of operations at the XL Foods beef plant at Brooks, Alta. XL resumed operations Oct. 29 following several weeks of closure due to  E. coli contamination. In a statement, CFIA said inspectors closely monitored plant operations, including the unloading and screening of […] Read more
General, Livestock

Meat packer JBS to buy Brazil poultry producer

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 Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s largest beef producer, said on Monday it signed a deal to buy local poultry processor Agroveneto for 128 million reais ($63 million) just months after its first move into the Brazilian poultry sector. JBS said in a statement that it would acquire Agroveneto, which specializes in ground poultry meat and is […] Read more
Crops, General

Feds fund Hemp Trade Alliance projects

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Wetaskiwin MP Blaine Calkins on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has  announced fundings for two projects by the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA). An Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada release said funding of $64,000 from the Agricultural Innovation Program (AIP) will be used to test and evaluate different hemp varieties across Canada for their food […] Read more
General, Livestock

Maple Leaf Puratone offer sends message of stability to lenders

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Maple Leaf Food’s agreement to purchase the Niverville-based Puratone Corporation is good news for Manitoba hog producers, according to the Manitoba Pork Council. "We’re happy to see that a Canadian company has purchased Puratone," said council chairman, Karl Kynoch. "We want to see plants here that can compete with their American counterparts." With two of […] Read more
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Wear green Nov. 5 in support of 4-H

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If you see a whole lot of people wearing green November 5, you’ll know that it’s Show Your 4-H Coloursday, which is part of November National 4-H month.The international program for youth 7 to 25 years old, started in Roland, Manitoba in 1913.As of next year it will have been helping young Canadians reach their […] Read more
Crops, General

Consultations begin on Canadian Grain Commission’s fees

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The Canadian Grain Commission has launched a 30-day consultation on proposed changes to its user fees.The proposed fee changes, outlined in the user fees consultation and pre-proposal notification, reflect streamlined services that were included in amendments proposed recently to the Canada Grain Act. The amendments are part of Bill C-45, the Jobs and Growth Act, […] Read more
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Changing energy landscape means opportunity for Canadian agriculture, says FCC

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Canada’s agriculture industry is in a unique position to meet changing global energy demands, Farm Credit Canada says in its latest Knowledge Insider report. The issue highlights shifts in the energy landscape, and what it may mean for Canadian producers and agribusiness owners.“Two things are for certain,” says Kellie Garrett, senior vice-president of strategy, knowledge […] Read more
General, Livestock

Canada’s biggest hog farm weathers crisis, eyes supply risk

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 Canada’s biggest hog producer, privately held HyLife, is weathering the industry’s severe losses inflicted by the U.S. drought, but fears losing part of its pig supply as buyers line up for other distressed farms, the company’s chief operating officer said on Thursday. While rival Canadian hog producers Big Sky Farms and Puratone Corporation entered receivership […] Read more

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