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Maple Leaf Foods Releases 2021 Sustainability Report

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Thursday, May 5, 2022

Maple Leaf Foods' sustainability program is built on four guiding pillars Better Food, Better Care, Better Communities and Better Planet.

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  • Maple Leaf Foods' sustainability program is built on four guiding pillars Better Food, Better Care, Better Communities and Better Planet.
  • Highlights from the 2021 Sustainability Report include:
    In 2021, Maple Leaf Foods continued delivering great tasting food with natural ingredients and better nutrition by introducing "sugar free" to Maple Leaf Natural Bacon.
  • 2021 was a momentous year for Maple Leaf Foods' Animal Care program as the company fulfilled its promise to convert all company-owned sow barns to the Maple Leaf Advanced Open Sow Housing system.
  • Maple Leaf Foods is a carbon neutral company with a vision to be the most sustainable protein company on earth, responsibly producing food products under leading brands including Maple Leaf, Maple Leaf Prime, Maple Leaf Natural Selections, Schneiders, Schneiders Country Naturals, Mina, Greenfield Natural Meat Co., Lightlife and Field Roast.The Company employs approximately 13,500 people and does business primarily inCanada, the U.S. andAsia.

ETQ Announces 2022 Innovation Excellence Award Finalists

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

ETQ, part of Hexagon, the leading quality management system (QMS) provider, today announced the 2022 finalists for its annual ETQ Innovation Excellence Awards.

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  • ETQ, part of Hexagon, the leading quality management system (QMS) provider, today announced the 2022 finalists for its annual ETQ Innovation Excellence Awards.
  • The finalists presented their award submissions during ETQ Quality Vision 2022 , the companys annual customer conference taking place virtually April 26-29, 2022.
  • Our Innovation Awards 2022 recipients demonstrate great mastery of the vast capabilities and scalability of Reliance to bring quality and safety management to a whole new level.
  • ETQ Reliance offers built-in best practices and powerful flexibility to drive business excellence through quality.

AirCapture, OCOchem and Partners Win $2.93 Million U.S. Department of Energy Grant to Design and Engineer a System to Use Waste Steam from Fertilizer Plant to Directly Capture CO2 from the Air and Convert it to a Green Electro-Fuel

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Monday, April 25, 2022

BERKELEY, Calif. and RICHLAND, Wash., April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture company AirCapture and carbon dioxide conversion company OCOchem, along with other partners, have won a $2.93 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to design and engineer an integrated carbon dioxide capture and conversion plant co-located at Nutrien's Kennewick Fertilizer Operations plant in Kennewick, Wash.  

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  • OCOchem transforms recycled CO2, water and zero-carbon electricity to produce formic acid, a globally traded commodity chemical and emerging electro-fuel.
  • The formic acidcan then be stored, transported, and used directly in many industrial, consumer, transportation, and agricultural industries.
  • The proposed CO2 capture and conversion plant will be instrumental in helping the company meet these aggressive goals.
  • Nutrienhas committed to carbon-neutral global operations by 2050 and has explored direct air capture of carbon as a means of reducing its carbon footprint.

DMG EVENTS LAUNCHES CANADIAN HYDROGEN CONVENTION IN EDMONTON WELCOMING GLOBAL ENERGY LEADERS

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

EDMONTON, AB, April 21, 2022 /CNW/ - Canadian Hydrogen Convention (CHC) is launching its inaugural show in Edmonton from Tuesday, April 26 to Thursday, April 28 at the Edmonton Convention Centre (9797 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, AB T5J 1N9).

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  • EDMONTON, AB, April 21, 2022 /CNW/ - Canadian Hydrogen Convention (CHC) is launching its inaugural show in Edmonton from Tuesday, April 26 to Thursday, April 28 at the Edmonton Convention Centre (9797 Jasper Ave, Edmonton, AB T5J 1N9).
  • "We are really proud to launch the first Canadian Hydrogen Convention and welcome leaders to Edmonton to join these important conversations and discover what is needed to supercharge the industry," said Nick Samain, Vice President, dmg events.
  • The Canadian Hydrogen Convention will illustrate Canada's leadership in hydrogen and position the country as a global hydrogen powerhouse."
  • To demonstrate Canada's leadership in hydrogen, the Canadian Hydrogen Convention will launch its inaugural event in April 2022 in Edmonton, Alberta.

Fox River Announces Positive PEA for Martison Phosphate Project with After-tax NPV8% of USD$2.5B and IRR of 23.1% at Current Commodity Prices

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

Step down transformers will be constructed at the FCC and mine site to distribute the power to the infrastructure at both locations.

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  • Step down transformers will be constructed at the FCC and mine site to distribute the power to the infrastructure at both locations.
  • All road improvements and the extension will be required as the first activity for the project construction phase.
  • Higher agricultural commodity prices coupled with a drive led by young progressive farmers to boost productivity are fueling the increase in phosphate use.
  • The transportation costs reflected in Table 8 are the same for both Base Case and Current Case scenarios.

Nutrien and USFRA Partner on Earth Day to Advance Industry-led Decade of Ag Sustainability Effort

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

From the bottom of the mine to the top of the silo, Nutrien is committed to growing a better world, said David Elser, Senior Vice President, Retail North America at Nutrien Ag Solutions.

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  • From the bottom of the mine to the top of the silo, Nutrien is committed to growing a better world, said David Elser, Senior Vice President, Retail North America at Nutrien Ag Solutions.
  • Farmers and Ranchers in Action (USFRA) connects farmers and ranchers to food and agriculture stakeholders to co-create sustainable food systems.
  • USFRA spotlights the important role farmers and ranchers are taking in forging climate solutions with help from science, experts, investors and partners.
  • USFRA is serving as the secretariat for the Decade of Ag a shared vision for 2030 for US food and agriculture.

Nutrien Announces Release Dates for First Quarter 2022 Results and Conference Call

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Nutrien Ltd (TSX and NYSE: NTR) announced today plans to release first quarter earnings results on Monday, May 2, 2022, after market close.

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  • Nutrien Ltd (TSX and NYSE: NTR) announced today plans to release first quarter earnings results on Monday, May 2, 2022, after market close.
  • Nutrien will host a conference call the following day, Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. EDT to discuss and answer investor questions on first quarter results and the outlook.
  • To avoid delays in accessing our Q1 Earnings conference call, Nutrien has implemented Direct Event which will require participants to pre-register for the call online through the following link; http://www.directeventreg.com/registration/event/5495024 .
  • Alternatively, callers can also pre-register by phone at 1-888-869-1189 and providing Conference ID 5495024.

Creating opportunity for entrepreneurs in agri-food

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

The program can accommodate up to 15 participants in each of the two cohorts per year.

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  • The program can accommodate up to 15 participants in each of the two cohorts per year.
  • Alberta Innovates work to partner and support innovators and entrepreneurs means that we can see programs like the THRIVE Academy start at our colleges.
  • THRIVEs unique programs for pre-accelerator companies will help those innovators and entrepreneurs, who have good ideas, move them to the next stage.
  • This new program offering allows THRIVE to expand our resources to entrepreneurs, supporting more farmers while increasing innovation and digital disruption across the agri-food supply chain.

Western Resources Reports AGM Results & Approves Subscription Agreement

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Under the Subscription Agreement, Vantage commits to invest C$80,000,000 in a newly formed Western Potash Holdings Corp. (WPHC) and receive in exchange an aggregate of 54% of the issued and outstanding common shares of WPHC, with the remaining 46% of the WPHC common shares to be held by Western.

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  • Under the Subscription Agreement, Vantage commits to invest C$80,000,000 in a newly formed Western Potash Holdings Corp. (WPHC) and receive in exchange an aggregate of 54% of the issued and outstanding common shares of WPHC, with the remaining 46% of the WPHC common shares to be held by Western.
  • After the closing of the investment transaction with Vantage, Mr. Fracchia will serve as Chair of Western Potash Corp.s Executive Committee.
  • I am confident that Western will be able to deliver a successful and innovative potash project to the Province of Saskatchewan.
  • Western Resources Corp. (TSX: WRX) (the Company) and the Companys wholly owned subsidiary Western Potash Corp. are constructing Canadas newest and most innovative, environmentally friendly and capital-efficient potash mine.

Nutrien to Host Investor Update Meeting on June 9

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Monday, March 28, 2022

Nutrien Ltd. (TSX and NYSE: NTR) announced today that it is hosting a virtual Investor Update meeting on June 9, 2022, from 10:30 a.m.

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  • Nutrien Ltd. (TSX and NYSE: NTR) announced today that it is hosting a virtual Investor Update meeting on June 9, 2022, from 10:30 a.m.
  • Nutriens Executive Leadership team will provide an update on the companys strategic initiatives, ESG performance and capital allocation priorities.
  • Nutrien is the world's largest provider of crop inputs and services, playing a critical role in helping growers increase food production in a sustainable manner.
  • With this capability and our leading agriculture retail network, we are well positioned to supply the needs of our customers.