The organizers of one of the last big Prairie farm events held before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic have recovered funds temporarily lost to an alleged phishing scam. The CropConnect Conference -- an annual crop production and farm management conference co-organized by Manitoba grain, oilseed and pulse grower groups -- has received back almost[...]
Federal Tories' former associate ag critic takes lead chair
Andrew Scheer's federal Conservatives will have a familiar face in the agriculture critic's chair when the House of Commons reconvenes next month. Scheer on Friday named John Barlow, the MP for the southwestern Alberta riding of Foothills, as the lead opposition critic for agriculture and agri-food. Barlow replaces Quebec MP Luc Berthold, who takes up[...]
Major Quebec hothouse grower seeks creditor protection
One of Quebec's best known greenhouse propagators, who in recent years launched an aggressive expansion into organic vegetables, is seeking creditor protection. Les Serres Lefort, which operates almost 50 acres of greenhouse facilities at Sainte-Clotilde in Quebec's Monteregie, announced Sept. 10 it had filed a notice of intention on Sept. 6 to file a proposal[...]
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