Meridian Manufacturing and Winnipeg-based parent company WGI have announced that effective Jan. 1, all agricultural products manufactured by Behlen Industries, Sakundiak Equipment and Meridian Manufacturing will be branded Meridian. “Our new product line will now include a full offering of SmoothWall hopper bins, bulk seed tenders, augers and conveyors, commercial and oilfield tanks, fuel tanks, […] Read more
Behlen and Sakundiak now Meridian
Grain revenue per carload up for CN, CPR in Q3
Canada’s two major railways both booked higher revenue per carload of grain and fertilizers for their third fiscal quarters, toward improved bottom lines at both Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). CPR on Wednesday reported grain revenue of $296 million in its quarter ending Sept. 30, up $6 million from the year-earlier period, […] Read more
Argentina’s ethanol mandate just nibbles at corn harvest
Argentina is expected to help replenish global corn supplies with a record harvest this season, even as a fast-growing domestic ethanol industry puts new demands on the world’s No. 2 exporter. Ethanol output in the South American country should more than double next year as new corn-fueled plants come on line to meet demand generated […] Read more
Rocky Mountain buys Peace-region Case dealer
A pair of Case IH farm equipment dealers in northwestern Alberta are set to build up the reach of Calgary’s Rocky Mountain Dealerships group in the Peace region. Publicly-traded Rocky Mountain on Thursday announced a deal to buy the Case IH dealership assets of Houlder Automotive, which runs dealerships at Grimshaw and Falher, 25 km […] Read more
CME to buy rival Kansas City exchange, head off ICE
CME Group Inc. on Wednesday agreed to buy the Kansas City Board of Trade for US$126 million in cash, cementing CME’s dominance in world grain futures markets and keeping rival IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) from gaining an important foothold. It is CME’s first exchange purchase in five years since it wrapped up a buying spree that put […] Read more
Cattle tracking database updated for disease traceback
The process of registering a cattle operation for a premises ID number will change in several provinces as the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) updates its livestock tracking system’s traceback capability. The CCIA on Friday described the update to its Canadian Livestock Tracking System (CLTS) database as a "significant" development, designed to help producers and […] Read more
Seed capital seen growing for FNA fertilizer project
Midway through a 50-stop information blitz with 18 meetings across the Prairies in seven days, Farmers of North America (FNA) appears to see a strong show of support for its new project. The Saskatoon-based ag input buying group reports its farmer members have already bought more than 1,600 "seed capital units" — $1,000 investments in […] Read more
Man. officials weigh changes after biofuel processor burns
A spectacular fire that destroyed Manitoba’s first licensed commercial biodiesel plant has the province’s fire commissioner pondering changes to the way such facilities are inspected. Manitoba’s Office of the Fire Commissioner on Friday said it’s completed its investigation of the Oct. 1 blaze at Speedway International, in an industrial-zoned area of Winnipeg’s St. Boniface district, […] Read more
Energy reporting firm to buy Kingsman, boost biofuels role
Energy reporter Platts will use its purchase of consultancy Kingsman to strengthen its coverage of biofuels but will find it harder to use the acquisition to extend its business model into grains and oilseeds, market sources said on Friday. Platts, a division of McGraw-Hill, announced on Thursday it was acquiring the sugar and ethanol consultancy. […] Read more
Rooftop produce grower starts expansion drive
A Montreal "urban farming" business says it’s raised the funds it needs to expand its rooftop acreage in that city and expand its projects into Toronto and the U.S. Les Fermes Lufa, which operates what it calls the "world’s first rooftop commercial farm" in Montreal, said Tuesday it’s completed a $4.5 million financing drive to […] Read more
