Bacon a must for foster children? Thursday, June 10, 2010 Apparently, bacon in the home is something that no foster child should be without. That's the message Tashima Crudup says she got when the Maryland mother of five, and a practising Muslim, was told she wasn't suitable as a foster parent by a private company that screens potential foster parents for the state. She had already completed many hours of training.The American Civil Liberties Union claims bias against Muslims. A complaint was filed with the Baltimore Community Relations Commission. The state government is also looking into it.Community Family Services, a private company which screens foster parent candidates for the state, says the issue was about flexibility and stated Crudup was adamant that there would be no pork products in the house she shares with her husband and five children. But the foster kids would be allowed to eat pork elsewhere. BP Not the ideal hiding place Smithfield hit by higher hog prices
CANTERRA SEEDS acquires trusted seed brand Friday, May 2, 2025 CANTERRA SEEDS has announced the acquisition of Alliance Seed, a respected pedigreed seed company previously owned by Paterson Grain, which has over 115 years of history in Canadian agriculture. This strategic step strengthens CANTERRA SEEDS’s presence in the seed market and helps bring more... Read this article online
P&H Acquires Key Quebec Grain Terminal Friday, May 2, 2025 Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) is working to strengthen Canada's grain transportation system by acquiring a deep-water marine export terminal in Quebec City. The facility was previously operated by Société en Commandite Terminal Grains and managed by Sollio Agriculture since... Read this article online
Alberta MP-elect steps aside for Poilievre to run in by-election Friday, May 2, 2025 A recently re-elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Alberta is resigning his seat in a show of support for party leader Pierre Poilievre. Damien Kurek, who has represented the riding of Battle River-Crowfoot since 2019 and won with almost 82 per cent of the vote on April 28,... Read this article online
Looking for the Perfect Mother’s Day Gift for Women who work in Agriculture? Friday, May 2, 2025 Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and what better way to show appreciation for the incredible women in agriculture than by supporting products and services created by women in agriculture? Whether she’s managing livestock, growing crops, running a farm-based business—or all of... Read this article online
5,000 bushels of grain stolen from Sask. farm Thursday, May 1, 2025 Saskatchewan RCMP is reminding producers to protect their farms after thieves made off with grain. An April 30 release from the Coronach detachment states thieves stole about 5,000 bushels of grain from storage bins on a farm near Ogema, Sask. That’s approximately the capacity of the... Read this article online