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Ingredion ceasing operations at Saskatchewan pea protein processing facility

Real Agriculture

Ingredion Incorporated says it is ceasing operations at its pulse crop processing facility at Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, as of this week. Securities Read More Ingredion Incorporated says it is ceasing operations at its pulse crop processing facility at Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, as of this week. 6, 2025 filing with the U.S.

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The first lawsuit against ultra-processed foods

Food Politics

The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee may not think there is much to ultra-processed foods (UPF), but companies making them have just been served with a lawuit. UPF increase the risks of disease because they are ultra-processed, not because of how many grams of certain nutrients they contain or how much weight gain they cause.

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Industry-influenced opinion of the week: Ultra-processed foods

Food Politics

If you have any doubts about the value of the concept of ultra-processed, the breadth and extent of industry pushback against the idea is excellent evidence. The concept is an existential threat to the processed food industry, and it is fighting back. Heres an example of the pushback. The opinion piece: Visioli, F., Del Rio, D.,

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Second Cargill beef processing facility on course for possible strike

Real Agriculture

A second Cargill meat processing facility, this one in Calgary, faces a possible labour disruption following a strike vote on June 10. The Calgary Case Ready plant is a further processing facility. Union employees, represented by the UFCW 401, voted 100 per cent in favour of a strike. If a stoppage occurs, the union says. Read More

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Dietary guidelines I. Ultra-processed foods

Food Politics

I don’t like writing about the dietary guidelines process while it is still ongoing because so much can change between now and the time the advisory committee submits its report, and USDA and HHS issue the actual guidelines. Why do I think the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) is tied in knots over ultra-processed foods (UPF)?

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Ruminating with RealAg, Ep 15: Cover crops, winter feeding, and trying new things

Real Agriculture

Cover crops are all the not-quite-so-new rage and the process of integrating them into current agricultural systems has been gaining ground (pun intended).

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Right-to-repair and interoperability bills headed for Royal Assent

Real Agriculture

The only step left in the approval process for Bills. A pair of private member’s bills that are supposed to ensure farmers have more than one option for repairing their own equipment and to ensure that different brands of parts and machines can work together received their final approval in the Senate on Oct. Read More