Whew!!!! Olymel pork plant strike ends Monday, April 6, 2015 by BETTER FARMING STAFFThe two-week-long strike by workers at the Olymel plant in Vallée-Jonction Quebec is over and slaughter of pigs there is expected to be ramped up over the next week, says Patrick O’Neil, division manager for the marketing division of Ontario Pork.According to a statement issued by Olymel’s president Rejean Nadeau on Saturday, a six-year agreement with workers was reached on April 1. The plant remained closed Monday because of the Easter holiday in Quebec.The Vallée-Jonction plant, with a two-shift capacity of 35,000 hogs a week, is critical to Ontario pork producers who ship about 23,000 hogs there every week. To this point, the marketing division has been shipping a few pigs to other plants in Quebec, but mostly to the United States. BF Ontario veterinarians skeptical of product billed as a cure for PED Why do Danish pig farms out-produce Ontario's?
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