Reading Time: < 1 minute Grain handler Richardson International has expanded further into the retail crop input business in Alberta’s Peace region. The privately held Winnipeg company on Feb. 8 announced it would buy the Total Ag Ltd. facility at Falher, about 65 km south of Peace River, for an undisclosed sum. “The Falher facility is an excellent complement to […] Read more
JRI Buys Falher Ag Retail Facility
Antibody Genes Create Disease-Resistant Canola In Lab
Reading Time: < 1 minute A technique already used to fight viral diseases has been put to lab-scale tests that show it can help canola plants fight off sclerotinia and other fungi. University of Alberta biochemist Nat Kav and his research team introduced an antibody gene into a plant to see if it would have any effect against sclerotinia stem […] Read more
California Brewer Links With Prairie Barley Growers
Reading Time: 2 minutes A northern California brewery in need of low-protein barley for its craft beers has connected directly to Prairie barley growers to get it. Saskatchewan-based Prairie Malt acted as the go-between for farmers and Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. through the maltster’s “Farming With Your Brewer” program, majority owner Cargill said in a release. “We knew that […] Read more
Feds Fund New Seed Plant For High Prairie
Reading Time: < 1 minute Afarmers’ seed-cleaning co-operative in Alberta’s Peace region will get just over $2.5 million in public funds to replace its seed cleaning plant. Federal government funding announced Feb. 9 for the High Prairie Seed Cleaning Co-op’s new facility will flow through the federal Community Adjustment Fund (CAF), meant to back diversification efforts in communities leaning heavily […] Read more
Rocky Mountain Expands Into CNH Products
Reading Time: < 1 minute Achain of 24 Prairie equipment dealerships best known for sales of Case IH iron plans to expand into New Holland territory. Calgary-based Rocky Mountain Dealerships, a publicly traded firm described as one of the biggest ag and construction equipment dealers in the country, has signed on to buy a New Holland dealership at Red Deer […] Read more
Ontario Appeals Ruling On Raw Dairy
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Ontario government has filed to appeal last month’s court ruling that allows a “cow-share” program to distribute unpasteurized raw milk to willing consumers. Lawyers for the province have filed a notice of appeal with the Ontario Court of Justice at Newmarket, the same community where Justice of the Peace Paul Kowarsky on Jan. 21 […] Read more
Cargill Beef Plants Install Video Gear
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cargill’s beef slaughter plants in Alberta and Ontario are among 10 company facilities in North America that have installed video equipment to monitor animal welfare practices. And while the U. S. agri-food giant’s two Canadian beef plants have yet to start using the equipment, the company has already begun a pilot program in two U. […] Read more
Ag Ministers To Consult On Risk Programs
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) Agriculture Departments plan to launch a new round of consultations with producers and ag groups on business risk management (BRM) programs. The results of these consultations, which will include discussion on “challenges facing the sector” and “opportunities that lie ahead,” are to be reported back to the FPT agriculture […] Read more
Checkoff Campaign Pays Dividends
Reading Time: 2 minutes A targeted campaign to lay out the benefits Alberta farmers get from their checkoff dollars has already yielded dividends for four checkoff-funded producer organizations in the province. The Alberta Barley Commission, the Alberta Canola Producers Commission, the Alberta Pulse Growers Commission and the Alberta Winter Wheat Producers Commission launched their campaign in August 2009, partly […] Read more
Tractor, Combine Sales Seen Dropping In 2010
Reading Time: < 1 minute Sales of tractors and combines in both the Canadian and U.S. markets are expected to drop significantly in 2010 from 2009 levels. The Milwaukee-based Association of Equipment Manufacturers, a trade association for over 800 makers of farm, forestry, construction, mining and utility equipment, said that it expects to see double-digit decreases, percentage-wise, in sales of […] Read more
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