Glacier FarmMedia – British Columbia-based Infracon Construction, Inc., announced today it has purchased the shuttered Agrium phosphate mine in Kapuskasing, Ontario. It plans to invest “substantial capital” to bring the mine back into production, the company said in a statement. The acquisition includes a processing plant in Matheson, Ontario, and various other mineral properties in […] Read more
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More advice offered on buying a weather station
If you are thinking about getting a weather station for Christmas, here are a few options available on Amazon. The first thing to know is that they come in several different varieties. You can start with a basic backyard weather station that reports temperature, humidity and barometric pressure to a console or display that sits […] Read more
Smithfield to be spun off
REUTERS — Hong Kong-based WH Group, the world’s largest pork producer, says its shareholders have approved spinning off Smithfield Foods into a listed company in the United States. WH Group said 99.4 per cent of its shareholders voted in favour of spinning off Smithfield Foods, which the company had proposed last month. At that time, […] Read more
Alta. biofuel refinery on track
SASKATOON — Imperial Oil Ltd. continues to make progress on its biofuel refinery in Alberta’s Strathcona County that will consume massive amounts of canola oil. “Once that facility is commissioned next year, it will be the largest renewable diesel manufacturing plant in Canada,” said Jason MacDonald, fuels policy adviser with Imperial. Related stories: The $720 […] Read more
Canola sector focuses on new opportunities
Canola Council of Canada head says industry must continue making progress in biofuel, research and market expansion
Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian canola industry is bigger than ever, but it can’t afford to rest on its laurels, says the top executive of the Canola Council of Canada. President and chief executive officer Chris Davison bases much of that perspective on a new economic impact study of the oilseed. Canola generates an average […] Read more
Canada prepares for new era of trade policy
Canadian agriculture industry is warned that a second Trump presidency will open the door for a tumultuous future
Glacier FarmMedia – Election of Donald Trump as president of the United States for a second time signals a tumultuous and possibly perilous period in Canada-U.S. trade relations. Canada’s agriculture sector will have to work much harder at persuading Americans that tariff-free trade with its northern neighbour is in their best interests. That was the […] Read more
MacAulay to remain Agriculture Minister amid cabinet shuffle
Glacier FarmMedia – Lawrence MacAulay will keep his position as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food following a cabinet shuffle today. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the decision at Rideau Hall on Friday morning. The ceremony followed a week of many changes for the Liberal government, as both Housing Minister Sean Fraser and Deputy Prime Minister […] Read more
USDA wins milk case
REUTERS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has won the dismissal of a lawsuit by a student who said her First Amendment rights were violated because she could not freely criticize the consumption of cow’s milk at her high school, including through the National School Lunch Program. U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin in Los Angeles […] Read more
Cargill plans to cut approximately 8,000 jobs
The company reported revenue of US$160 billion for this fiscal year, down from a record $177 billion the previous year
REUTERS — Cargill plans to cut around five per cent of its staff, or about 8,000 jobs, after revenue slumped in its most recent fiscal year as crop prices hit multi-year lows. Agricultural merchants, including privately held Cargill, are under pressure as prices of the commodity crops they trade, such as wheat, corn and soybeans, […] Read more
Panama Canal has big plans to deal with drought
TRES HERMANAS, Panama (Reuters) — The lush river valleys of El Zaino y La Arenosa in western Panama, home to hundreds of families that eke out a living farming, fishing and raising cattle, could soon be submerged by a massive man-made reservoir designed to ensure the viability of the Panama Canal in the face of […] Read more
