http://www.country-guide.ca/west/ The latest industry news headlines from Country Guide West. en-us Copyright 2012, Business Information Group. All rights reserved. Wed, 16 May 2012 19:03:39 EST http://www.country-guide.ca/west/rss/ A United Nations expert sees Canada's "export-led" agricultural and trade policies hampering the farming sector's ability to move to "sustainable and decentralized" food systems. http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001387540&ref=rss http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001387540&ref=rss Country Guide West Wed, 16 May 2012 18:10:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Country Guide West Heavy frost in southern areas of Alberta late last week damaged newly planted canola crops, according to an agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada. http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001383754&ref=rss http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001383754&ref=rss Country Guide West Wed, 16 May 2012 07:02:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Country Guide West Drugmaker Pfizer's restructuring of its estrogen extraction plant at Brandon, Man. calls for about 40 per cent fewer employees by the end of next year. http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001383406&ref=rss http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001383406&ref=rss Country Guide West Tue, 15 May 2012 19:03:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Country Guide West The prospect of cheaper feed grain costs is unlikely to lead to hog herd expansion in Western Canada, as tight margins and a moratorium on new hog barns in Manitoba should limit the interest in growing the sector. http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001383136&ref=rss http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001383136&ref=rss Country Guide West Tue, 15 May 2012 18:23:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Country Guide West A bid to restructure the finances of an overextended mustard miller in southwestern Saskatchewan has ended with the company permanently shutting its doors. http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001382735&ref=rss http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001382735&ref=rss Country Guide West Tue, 15 May 2012 17:29:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Country Guide West Canola growers pondering their next steps after heavy frost hit some regions of the Prairies over the weekend will need to wait a few days for some of the answers, the Canola Council of Canada suggests. http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001357989&ref=rss http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001357989&ref=rss Country Guide West Mon, 14 May 2012 18:08:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Country Guide West With canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada platform undergoing some extreme declines over the past few sessions, there have been worries that cash bids may also follow suit. http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001357083&ref=rss http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001357083&ref=rss Country Guide West Mon, 14 May 2012 17:27:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Country Guide West An international pulse packing and export firm's plans to build and open a major pasta and pulse processing plant in Regina by mid-2012 will now wait until next year at the earliest. http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001342263&ref=rss http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001342263&ref=rss Country Guide West Mon, 14 May 2012 09:40:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Country Guide West Markets can and often do change direction on a moment's notice. Cattle prices were at a record high in early March 2012, but quickly turned down and dropped below the uptrending channel, thus ending the rally. http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001340321&ref=rss http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001340321&ref=rss Country Guide West Mon, 14 May 2012 08:23:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Country Guide West The feeder cattle market showed a mixed tone this past week. Replacement cattle over 750 pounds were $2 per hundredweight (cwt) lower to $2 higher, but lighter feeders were $2-$4/cwt higher. http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001340017&ref=rss http://www.country-guide.ca/west/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1001340017&ref=rss Country Guide West Mon, 14 May 2012 08:00:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Country Guide West