Regina-based Protein Industries Canada has received renewed 5 year federal funding of 150 million dollars. Chief technology officer, Meghan Gervais, says the funding will help support and expand the development of new products in Canada’s plant-based food, feed and ingredient sector. Some of the products made from prairie crops include meat and dairy alternatives. […]
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers is assembling a directory of members offering direct sales of beef to consumers. General manager Chad MacPherson says COVID-19 is disrupting beef processing in Canada and the U.S. He says consumers are increasingly turning to local producers for meat supplies. He says the directory is to link producers with consumers looking for beef. […]
Canada, the U-S and Mexico have signed a revised North American free trade deal in Mexico City. The chair of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, Jim Wickett, says the trade deal is important to ensure stability for marketing Saskatchewan farm products. Wickett says the U.S. exports about 50 thousand tons of grain to Canada, […]
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step up inspections on all products from China and to consider slapping tariffs on imports from the Asian country. In a letter Friday, Scheer pressed Trudeau to take a harder line with Canada’s second-biggest trading partner at a time when the countries are locked […]
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is defending Canadian meat shipments as safe. China is halting all meat imports, expressing concern about fake veterinary licenses. Goodale told reporters in Regina Wednesday that a full investigation is underway into the Chinese meat issue. He says Canada will respond appropriately once all the facts are known and […]
Livestock producers in Saskatchewan are expressing disappointment with a report that China is halting imports of Canadian meat. A report in a Quebec newspaper says China is upset with veterinary certificates from Canada. The news leaves the manager of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association feeling disappointed. Chad MacPherson sees the action as political in nature. […]
