Agrifood giant Archer Daniels Midland has stopped studying and started moving on plans for a biodiesel production plant next door to its canola crushing plant at Lloydminster, Alta. ADM on Monday confirmed it will build a 265 million-litre capacity plant at the Alberta/Saskatchewan border city, having studied the idea since April 2009 with joint-venture partner […] Read more
ADM confirms biodiesel plant for Lloydminster
Feds invite 13 ag players to join rail working group
The guest list has now been drawn up for a federally-convened working group to discuss ways of improving the grain transportation chain in Western Canada. The Crop Logistics Working Group, announced Monday by federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz but unnamed until Wednesday, will see representatives from 13 industry bodies convene a forum to "consider the […] Read more
BIXS sets up online cattle classifieds for members
The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s Beef InfoXchange System (BIXS) has rolled out an online cattle sales listing service for the system’s registered participants. The new BIXS Cattle-Classifieds system is expected to provide registered producers with an additional free-of-charge platform for "building potential business relationships to bolster their marketing program for their BIXS cattle," the CCA said […] Read more
Viterra to buy Esso’s Prairie farm fuel business
Prairie farmers who normally fuel up their equipment through local Esso bulk dealers could soon expect to put some Viterra in their tanks. Canada’s biggest grain company on Tuesday announced a long-term agreement with Imperial Oil to act as a branded reseller, hauler and cardlock operator of Esso farm, industrial and commercial fuels in the […] Read more
MRI test shows unopened vintage wine was spiked
Ontario researchers say the MRI technology they used to show an unopened Victorian-era bottle of wine was likely spiked with pure alcohol, to help add cocaine as an ingredient, could be a key to other non-invasive food analysis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is far better known for its uses in human and veterinary medicine, but […] Read more
Former Alta. treasurer named rail freight facilitator
Rail-reliant shippers in Canada are to sit down with railway officials during the next six months in talks to draft a boilerplate service agreement and dispute resolution process, refereed by a former Alberta finance minister. Federal Transport Minister Denis Lebel on Monday named Jim Dinning, then-premier Ralph Klein’s ‘s provincial treasurer from 1992 to 1997, […] Read more
Que. co-ops buy stake in bulk feed transport business
Quebec’s federation of co-operatives and one of its largest farm supply co-ops have bought a 50 per cent stake in a major Quebec feed company’s transport business. Coop Federee and Coop Comax on Friday announced a partnership deal with feed company Jefo for a stake in its Transbordement St-Hyacinthe and Transport Nalaco subsidiaries, for an […] Read more
Norac sheds livestock scale manufacturing business
Updated Nov. 3 — Opting to focus on its crop sprayer control systems, Saskatoon’s Norac Systems International has sold its livestock scale manufacturing business to a U.S. competitor. Wisconsin-based Rice Lake Weighing Systems on Monday announced it has bought Norac’s entire weighing division for an undisclosed sum. The business includes the rights to Norac’s patented […] Read more
Major ag trade shows join Glacier Media
The owners of this website and its sister farm journals are branching out their ag information offerings from paper and cyberspace into the face-to-face world. Vancouver publishing firm Glacier Media announced Thursday it has bought Guelph-based Canada’s Outdoor Shows Ltd., operators of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show and Canada’s Outdoor Equine Expo, for an undisclosed sum. […] Read more
Sask. straw chopper manufacturer’s plant destroyed
A Saskatoon-area manufacturer of straw choppers for combines is “searching for a temporary home” after its plant burned down in a Monday morning fire. Redekop Manufacturing “suffered a catastrophic fire” starting at about 8:30 a.m. Monday at its plant on the Yellowhead Highway just northwest of the city, general manager Dean Mayerle said that day […] Read more
