FoodIndustryNetwork News

Oct 28
Processor to buy peas directly from farmers

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — Why deal with hundreds of individual farmers when you could…

Oct 28
Durum to increase in ‘fits and starts’

Demand for Canadian product is estimated to be 4.5 million tonnes but only 2.9 million…

Oct 28
More countries show interest in Asia-Pacific trade pact

China wants in. The United Kingdom wants in. Taiwan wants in. South Korea is hanging…

Oct 28
Little rural vs urban difference in vaccine uptake

Ontario’s rural health units have kept pace with urban vaccination rates but there are…

Oct 28
NGA, NCPA help form Main Street Competition Coalition

In response to practices by dominant players in the retail grocery and pharmacy…

Oct 28
Grain sector dodges bullet on trucker shortage

Crisis is getting worse in Canada, but ag industry thinks it has been spared because…

Oct 28
More supply chain crisis commitment wanted

Pulse Canada says a higher-priority effort from all supply chain participants is…

Oct 28
Plant breeder focuses on nutritional value

When plant breeders develop a new variety, the goal is a crop that is “the total…

Oct 28
Childhood obesity a major problem that is getting worse

Q: We have three grandchildren and we love them dearly, but we are concerned. Each one…

Oct 28
Fund money returns to grain, oilseeds

Fund money is flowing back into the grain and oilseed sectors after a six-month…