Building the utilization team – Beginning June 12, Robert Hunter is joining the Council as assistant vice-president canola oil utilization.
A graduate of the Advanced Agriculture Leadership Program at the Centre for Rural Leadership in Guelph, ON, Robert has spent the past six years with Maple Leaf Foods in Toronto, ON and Hong Kong.
“We are happy to welcome Robert to our team,” says Dave Hickling, vice-president canola utilization. “His experience in marketing management with one of Canada’s leading agricultural businesses should make him a perfect fit for our U.S. and Canadian oil promotion.” Robert will focus on building canola oil’s profile in the food processing sector.
Getting the scoop on GM canola in the EU – Barb Isman and JoAnne Buth are in Brussels next week to investigate the future of canola seed imports to the EU. They will meet with representatives of European trade associations, companies that could potentially import Canadian canola seed, technology developers and the EU Commission. The Canadian government has helped arrange the meetings and will also send representatives.
JoAnne Buth is also participating in a meeting of the International Grain Trade Coalition to determine an industry response to issues such as the Biosafety Clearing House, adventitious presence, sampling detection, and language for GM labelling.
Barb and JoAnne will also attend a biodiesel conference during which the EU’s strategy for 2030 will be revealed.
More canola acres this year – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has revised Statistics Canada’s projection of canola acres for this year, and the number is higher than the original April prediction. Ag Canada has pegged Canadian 2006-07 canola seeded area at 12.379 million acres, rather than 11.597 million acres. That compares to 13.569 million acres in 2005-06.
Sign on for biodiesel – The Manitoba Canola Growers Association is urging growers, industry members and the general public to visit its website and pledge support for canola-based biodiesel by signing an online petition to be sent to the federal government.
The wording of the petition is as follows:
“Canola growers are urging the Government of Canada to develop and fund a National Biodiesel Strategy by the end of 2006 that includes:
To sign up and send the petition to others, visit:
http://www.mcgacanola.org/biodiesel/petition.asp
Terminal operator to use biodiesel – Terminal Systems Inc. (TSI) has become the first in its industry to switch to using biodiesel in all equipment and vehicles with diesel engines. The company projects a 30% reduction in fuel emissions for this year.
TSI will use a blend of biodiesel in 126 engines at Deltaport using Canadian Bioenergy Corporation’s B20 fuel. B20 contains a 20% vegetable oil-based biodiesel blended with diesel fuel. The company will also use B20 from West Coast Biodiesel in 101 diesel engines at Vanterm. Its goal is to convert to B30 biodiesel by the end of the year.
Brazil starts planning for biodiesel - Brazil's President Luiz In·cio Lula da Silva has added two new members to its national energy planning council to focus on biodiesel.
The decree also stipulates CNPE look at increasing the insertion of biofuels in Brazil's energy matrix and plans for the expansion of its supply. Brazil's biofuel legislation requires diesel to have 2% biodiesel content from 2008, rising to 5% in January 2013.
Register today for Biodiesel: Powered by Canola – Network with about 200 participants from around the world. Learn about the economics and potential of canola-based biodiesel in Canada July 17 – 18 at The Westin Calgary. Go to www.canola-council.org/biodiesel/conference.html for program details and online registration.
CanolaInfo website revamped – The new-look CanolaInfo website will debut to millions of Americans who read the syndicated newspaper feature “Barbecue – German Style” in the coming weeks.
As part of canola oil promotion in the U.S., CanolaInfo has partnered with the German Agriculture Marketing Board and the Propane Education and Research Council in the U.S. to place an article and recipes in newspapers across the U.S. through Family Features.
The article showcases recipes including canola oil and indicates that another recipe, for lemon cake, can be found on the CanolaInfo website. The idea is that readers will visit the newly redesigned and more user-friendly website and learn more about canola oil.
To take a look at the new website, go to www.canolainfo.org
Who put the canola in carotino oil? Carotino oil is a recent addition to a food processors cupboard of ingredients. It’s a blend of red palm fruit oil and canola oil. Its red hue comes from the high levels of carotenes (vitamin A) that are naturally present. Carotino is also higher in vitamin E and omega 3 and 6 fatty acids than other oils, has no trans fats, is not hydrogenated and contains no artificial colorings or preservatives. Carotino oil has a neutral flavor and may be used cold for dressings or heated for sauteing and even frying. During cooking, the oil imparts a yellow golden hue to the foods as the carotenes are transferred into your cooked dishes. Sounds yummy!
Canola Ink is your biweekly update from the Canola Council of Canada. Please copy, reprint or transmit any portion of this report. If you have questions or comments, contact Diane Wreford at (204) 982-2108 or e-mail wrefordd@canola-council.org.
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