By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Friday November 12, 2021

Nov 12, 2021 | 9:43 AM

MELFORT, Sask. — The union representing workers at one of the largest beef processing plants in Canada has given strike notice.

The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 401 said strike notice was delivered Wednesday to representatives of Cargill, the company that operates the facility in High River, Alta.

In a release, the union said 97 per cent of workers who voted support going on strike if an acceptable contract can’t be reached by Dec. 6.

UFCW Local 401 President Thomas Hesse said workers want respect, recognition, a safe workplace, and fair compensation.

He added a strike could be accompanied by other actions, including the possibility of calling for a consumer boycott of the beef industry.

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Cargill spokesperson Daniel Sullivan said the company is optimistic that an agreement can be reached at the bargaining table.

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Federated Co-operatives said Regina City Council approved its offer to purchase land for a renewable diesel plant north of the Co-op Refinery Complex.

The company said the approval of the $5.48-million land purchase is an important step toward building the plant.

Federated said renewable diesel will provide it with the ability to sustainably support Western Canada’s fuel needs well into the future.

The renewable diesel facility should be operational by 2027.

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Meat processor Olymel has appointed Yanick Gervais president and chief executive following the death of CEO Rejean Nadeau last month.

Gervais had been serving in the top job at the Quebec-based company on an interim basis since Oct. 7.

Gervais joined Olymel in 2016. He was most recently senior vice-president, operations at Olymel.

Olymel is a pork and poultry producer with 14,000 employees in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and New Brunswick.

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