The Saskatchewan government has announced enhanced tax incentives to expand the farm economy. Agriculture minister David Marit says the value-added agriculture incentive tax rebate and increases in the technology start-up incentive tax credit are aimed at attracting major investment to Saskatchewan. The value-added incentive tax rebate is increased from 15 to 30 percent for the […]
Regina-based Protein Industries Canada is setting up a pool of money to help develop plant-based food processing in this country. CEO Bill Gruel says Protein Industries Canada and its partners are starting with 2.5 million dollars and hopes to establish a 200 million dollar equity capital fund. He says he’ll be talking to institutional […]
Saskatchewan cattle producers are closely watching a labor dispute at the Cargill beef plant in High River, Alberta. Workers rejected a contract offer last week and have set a strike date of next Monday. Cargill responded with a lock-out notice also for next Monday. The president of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers, Kelcy Elford, says a […]
Avena Foods says its gluten-free oat ingredients have been certified by the Detox Project as Glyphosate residue free. Glyphosate is a widely used herbicide. For such designation, products must have no residue down to government-recognized limits of detection for food and supplement samples. Avena foods is a major oat and pulse processor with facilities […]
The Agri-Food Innovation Centre in Saskatoon is getting a big boost to expand. Agriculture Minister David Marit says $2.3-million in federal and provincial funding will assist processors to develop new food products from Saskatchewan farms. Marit says the expansion of the Agri-Food Innovation Centre will create more jobs and a more diversified agricultural economy for […]
The City of Melville is hoping to attract a major agriculture-based business. The City has obtained Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zone status, the first of its kind in North America. City Manager Ron McCullough is hoping the new status and access to over 300,000 tons of local wheat straw will entice Redleaf Pulp to build a […]
Saskatchewan hog producers are hoping for a quick re-opening of the Olymel hog plant in Red Deer, Alberta. The plant shut-down over two weeks ago after a COVID-19 outbreak. SaskPork general manager Mark Ferguson says the plant was inspected Monday and is expected to re-open late this week on a gradual basis. Ferguson says the […]
Saskatchewan hog producers will be seriously affected by a temporary shut-down of the Olymel hog slaughtering plant in Red Deer, Alberta. The closure is due to a recent outbreak of COVID-19 at the plant, which employs 1,800 people. Its not known how long the shut-down will last. The manager of SaskPork, Mark Ferguson, says 800,000 […]
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers welcome federal support of a major new pea and canola protein processing plant in Winnipeg. Prime Minister Trudeau has announced $100-million will be invested in the new Merit Functional Food location. Saskatchewan Pulse Growers past chair Lee Moats supports the investment because it helps diversify sales from high tariff markets like India. […]
A B.C.-based company is launching a feasibility study to convert the former beef plant in Moose Jaw into a sow processing facility. Donald’s Fine Foods operates the Thunder Creek pork plant in Moose Jaw and would operate the old beef plant as an independent facility for sow processing. Donald’s Industry Relations manager, Neil Ketilson, says […]
