Sector
Grain & Oilseed Milling
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Agri-food exporters want CETA to live up to its commitments
July 15, 2019, Ottawa – Brian Innes, President of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA) today issued the following statement as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet with European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker…
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Ontario invests in research for crop productivity
The Ontario government invested $1.3 million into research for developing new practices and on-farm solutions for fruit, vegetable and field crop farmers to prevent or control costly crop diseases and pests and improve production practices. “We know plant diseases can…
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Ardent Mills acquires grain elevator
Denver, Colo. – Ardent Mills, flour-milling and ingredient company, announced it has further invested in organic capabilities and The Annex by Ardent Mills through its acquisition of a grain elevator in Klamath Falls, Ore. The elevator, which is in close…
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Research finds that cornstarch make products sustainable and ‘green’
At the 2019 BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and AgTech in Des Moines, Iowa, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) chemist Gordon Selling reported on his group’s use of steam-jet cooking and other processing methods to create a starch-vegetable-oil-based complex with…
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Calgary-based Botaneco™ Inc. is the first to receive co-investment from Protein Industries Canada
Protein Industries Canada has announced that Calgary-based Botaneco Inc. is the first company to receive co-investment from the industry-led consortia that’s co-investing in Canadian innovation projects. A total of $8 million, comprised of $4 million of co-investment from Protein Industries Canada…
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First Protein Supercluster to improve crop technologies
Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, announced that the Protein Supercluster, a pan-prairie initiative, passed a major milestone with the selection of its first project, designed to focus on advancements in technologies to improve oil and protein…
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Ardent Mills sells Ontario bakery ingredient plant to Dawn Foods
Flour miller Ardent Mills plans to push off further from the sweet baking ingredient business, with a deal to sell its southern Ontario ingredient mix plant. Denver-based Ardent said Monday it closed a deal the previous Friday to sell its…
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Foodrescue.ca expands to B.C. with funding from Loblaw
Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) and Second Harvest have further solidified their commitment to tackle food waste in Canada with the expansion of FoodRescue.ca to British Columbia. Made possible by a donation of $415,000 from Loblaw to Second Harvest, this free…
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Canada’s first-ever Food Policy announced
Federal programs to boost the profile of domestic and locally grown foods at home while reducing food waste, food insecurity and deceptive food marketing are all up for funding under the government’s new Food Policy for Canada. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude…
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Burcon to build $65 Million pea and canola protein production plant
Burcon NutraScience Corporation has announced that it has entered into a joint venture partnership with an investor group to build a new C$65 million pea-protein and canola-protein commercial production facility in Western Canada. The protein production facility, which is planned…
