Can-Oat Milling is expanding its opportunities with the purchase this month of the ConAgra Oat Milling facility at Barrhead, Alta. The purchase will enable the company to expand its line of products and to broaden its markets, said Can-Oat president Karl Gerrand. The purchase price was not released. The facility at Barrhead is organically certified […] Read more
Stories by Ian Bell
Flooding riles Manitoba producers
A dam in western Manitoba is causing headaches for farmers downstream, including delays in seeding and damage to their land. The Shellmouth dam was built more than three decades ago to serve as a reservoir and to help regulate flows on the Assiniboine River. Farmers downstream from the dam say problems with flooding are becoming […] Read more
Bison prices should improve
Canadian bison producers can expect demand for bulls younger than 30 months to increase in the coming months, partly due to interest from American buyers. That should mean strong prices will continue well into 2007, said Dieter Pape, chief executive officer for the North American Bison Co-operative. “You’re going to see more of the American […] Read more
KAP wants $100 million for water
Manitoba farmers need more than $100 million in new money to adjust to the province’s proposed rules to protect water quality, according to a position paper released by Keystone Agricultural Producers last week. The funding is one of several key issues KAP wants dealt with before the provincial NDP government brings in new rules for […] Read more
Website helpful in land-use planning
Agriculture Canada has launched what it considers a powerful new tool to help make land-use decisions, for the sake of agriculture and the environment. Established under the department’s national land and water information service, the new website pulls together a variety of information on land use, soil, water, climate and biodiversity. The information is tied […] Read more
Manitoba beef levy delayed
A bitterly contested beef levy is already facing delays in Manitoba, but the province’s agriculture minister remains adamant that it will be implemented this summer. The province had wanted collection of the $2 per head beef levy to begin this month. However, it appears collection of the levy will now start no sooner than July. […] Read more
Corn tariff disputed
Four complaints were filed last week against the Canada Border Services Agency, alleging it erred when investigating whether imports of corn from the United States are being dumped and subsidized. The U.S. trade representative’s office and three private companies, including Maple Leaf Foods, filed complaints to the North American Free Trade Agreement secretariat due to […] Read more
Manitoba farm family of the year
The Rodgers family of MacGregor, Man., has been named as the 2006 Farm Family of the Year. The award, presented by the Red River Exhibition Association, profiles Manitoba producers who demonstrate community involvement and the traditional values of a farm family. Robert and Velma Rodgers, along with their son Brad and son-in-law Vaughn Guy, run […] Read more
Anthrax threat lingers in Man.
More than 30 cattle and 10 horses were killed by anthrax in Manitoba last year. Manitoba Agriculture is urging producers to vaccinate against the disease this year. Vaccination is recommended at farms where anthrax was previously found and in herds pastured within a 16 kilometre radius of those farms. “If you have been in an […] Read more
Farmers maintain nitrogen investment: suppliers
Producers who scrimped on nitrogen fertilizer for this year’s crops may want to revisit that decision in light of generally good growing conditions and some price improvements for canola and wheat. “You can drive down the road and tell the crops now that are short of nitrogen,” said Garth MacDonald, co-owner and general manager of […] Read more
