Hog service fee reduced Wednesday, November 20, 2013 By MATT MCINTOSHOntario Pork has announced it’s reducing the market hog service fee to 95 cents from $1 starting December 1, 2013.The reduction will last for the duration of the 2014 fiscal year. However, producers will still have to pay a 20-cent service fee for weaner hogs exported from the province."We started collecting weaner fees earlier this year," says Mary Jane Quinn, communications and consumer marketing manager for Ontario Pork. "But when the board decided to implement it, they also decided to re-evaluate the market hog service fee."According to the commodity organization’s Nov. 20 press release, those fees "cover the essential functions and activities of Ontario Pork Universal Services."Along with reducing the fee on market hogs, Quinn says the board also identified other areas that Ontario Pork would like to develop further."We are going to focus on investing in research, creating a brand for and promoting Ontario pork, as well as a public relations campaign," she says. BF Behind the Lines - December 2013 New hog grading system brings higher returns
Manitoba Invests $10.5M to Advance Global Agriculture Gate Thursday, December 18, 2025 Cereals Canada has announced a further $10.5 million investment from the Province of Manitoba in support of the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate), bringing the province’s total commitment to $23.5 million. “I would like to thank the Province for its continued support of... Read this article online
Parrish & Heimbecker purchasing GrainsConnect Canada Thursday, December 18, 2025 Another act of consolidation is hitting Western Canadian agriculture. GrainCorp and Zen-Noh Grain Corporation, the joint shareholders of GrainsConnect Canada (GCC), announced it reached an agreement to sell 100 per cent of the company to Parrish & Heimbecker (P&H). P&H will pay about... Read this article online
AgraCity Group Launches Court-Approved Sale and Investment Process Wednesday, December 17, 2025 AgraCity Group and its Monitor (Ernst & Young Inc.) have started a court-approved process to explore the sale or investment in all or part of the company’s assets, property, shares, and business. On December 11, 2025, the Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan extended AgraCity... Read this article online
New Canola Processing Could Boost Protein and Oil Profits Wednesday, December 17, 2025 While canola oil remains the crop’s main commercial product, researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) are working to unlock additional value from the plant, which was first developed in the 1970s. Canada’s canola sector contributes an estimated $43.7 billion annually to the... Read this article online
Trade deals 101 Wednesday, December 17, 2025 It’s difficult to go a day without hearing something about a trade deal. The Canadian government, for example, is involved in trade talks with at least four partners. Until Jan. 26, Canadians can weigh in on potential partnerships with India, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, and... Read this article online