Sector
Grain & Oilseed Milling
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Protein Industries Canada invests in soybean processing in Ontario
Protein Industries Canada has announced a partnership that will develop and commercialize high-quality, made-in-Canada, non-GM soybean protein ingredients. Canada Protein Ingredients Ltd. – Ingrédients Protéiques du Canada Ltée (CPI-IPC), DJ Hendrick International, Agrocorp Processing, Semences Prograin and Synthesis Network have…
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Quebec researchers use irradiation and essential oil vapours to protect stored grains
Combining irradiation with essential oil vapors can effectively destroy insects, bacteria and mold in stored grains, and a team from Quebec’s Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), led by Professor Monique Lacroix, has demonstrated the effect of this process…
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Canyon Creek begins plant expansion in Edmonton
Canyon Creek Food Company, a North American food processor, focused on the preparation, sale and distribution of high quality, natural, preservative-free, fresh soups, and other food products, announced today that it is undergoing an expansion to its current facility. Terry…
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Purely Canada Foods acquires a Grain & Protein Ingredient Processing Terminal located in SK
The Kindersley Ingredient Processing Terminal located in Western Saskatchewan, is capable of processing and shipping up to 100,000 metric tonnes of value-added grains and protein ingredients. David Nobbs, Purely Canada’s Senior Pulse Manager comments, “After 20 years of involvement in…
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Novel, value-added uses and new markets for Ontario grains – deadline Oct. 30 for 2021 Grains Innovation Fund
Grain Farmers of Ontario, the province’s largest commodity organization, representing Ontario’s 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean and wheat farmers has opened applications for the Grains Innovation Fund, which supports retail and industry projects that develop novel value-added uses or promote…
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SVG Ventures/THRIVE partners with Farm Credit Canada to accelerate Canadian agri-food innovations
SVG Ventures|THRIVE, a leading global Agrifood Venture and Innovation Platform based in Silicon Valley, today announced the signing of a three-year strategic partnership with Farm Credit Canada (FCC). The partnership acknowledges FCC as a Founding Partner of “THRIVE Canada” &…
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Ensuring the growth of SMEs in Quebec’s agri-food processing sector
Inno-centre and Quebec’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, are proud to announce the large-scale deployment of a support service for SMEs in the agri-food processing sector to drive their performance and growth. The Government of Quebec will provide $5.5…
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Upcoming CCFI webinar – Considerations for a Sustainable Canadian Agri-food Sector
The Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI) is holding a webinar Wednesday September 23rd, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern, called ‘Social and Economic Considerations for a Sustainable Canadian Agri-food Sector.’ In addition to environmental stewardship, social and economic aspects of sustainability…
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ON Minister of Ag and ag groups seek urgent federal action to help farmers
Ernie Hardeman, Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, has joined Ontario’s agriculture leaders in urging the federal government to make immediate AgriStability program enhancements to protect farmers that have been financially impacted by market volatility and disruption resulting…
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Food & Beverage Canada, other groups, provide federal budget recommendations
Food & Beverage Canada and other industry groups have together created recommendations for the next federal budget, to ensure the food and beverage sector recovers effectively from the pandemic. They state that “few Canadian agriculture products make it to Canada’s…
