Andrew Meinen says the proposed provincial legislation would restrict his ability to help his parents on their farm
Andrew Meinen, 11, objects to an Alberta government farm safety bill, and he is doing something about it. He developed a petition and is soliciting signatures from people who object to Bill 6, the NDP government’s farm safety legislation. “Why should kids like me, under 14, not be allowed to work on the farm,” Meinen […] Read moreNews
Maple Leaf plans to cut 400 jobs
(Reuters) — Maple Leaf Foods Inc. plans to cut 400 management jobs, or about three percent of its workforce, saying it was ready to streamline operations after starting up Canada’s biggest meat plant. The announcement came nearly a month after the meat packer pushed back its timeline for hitting a key profitability target. Maple Leaf, […] Read more
Deere sees weak sales
(Reuters) — Fourth quarter earnings at Deere & Co. did not fall as much as Wall Street expected, and the company gave a less dire outlook than analysts had feared, saying it is well-positioned to weather a worsening slump in demand for its farm equipment. Shares of the maker of John Deere equipment rose following […] Read more
New info on clubroot life cycle may alter rotation suggestion
Research has found that 50 percent of clubroot spores are gone or non-viable after a two-year break from canola
New research is changing the way farmers and industry look at clubroot. The information is challenging conventional wisdom from when to seed in a clubroot infested field to the life cycle of the disease, said Dan Orchard, an agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada. Researchers used to believe the half life of clubroot […] Read moreTingley’s now carries JCB equipment
equipment JCB Tingley’s Harvest Center is partnering with manufacturer JCB at its North Battleford Sask., and Lloydminster Alta., locations. The new entity will be called Tingley’s JCB and adopt JCB’s overall look and brand. The dealership now carries JCB’s articulated telehandlers, wheel loaders, excavators, agricultural and compact Loadalls, Fastrac high speed agricultural tractors and skid […] Read more
Composting carcass takes time, heat
The cow is dead. Now what? It costs money to summon the renderers, and burning or burying a carcass takes time and effort. Faced with a dead animal, many cattle producers want to try composting the body, but success depends on proper methods. Alberta Agriculture beef research scientist Kim Stanford explained those methods Nov. 17 […] Read more
U.S. farm incomes expected to hit 2002 level
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — U.S. farm incomes are expected to drop 38 percent this year, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. It’s the steepest year-on-year drop since 1983 and is the result of lower crop and livestock prices. Incomes are forecast to drop for a second straight year to US$55.9 billion, which […] Read more
Nufarm closing Calgary plant
Nufarm Ltd. is closing its manufacturing operations in Calgary and centralizing production in Chicago. Canadian distribution locations will remain and have increased capacity to ensure customers will be serviced with the same or better response times, the farm chemical company said in a news release. Also, all sales, marketing, and customer service operations in Canada […] Read more
General Mills moves to only cage free eggs
General Mills will use only cage-free eggs in its U.S. operations by 2025, it said last week, marking the first time the packaged food company has given a timeline for the switch. Egg Farmers of Canada said it would work with industry and its 1,000 egg farms to make any transition to cage-free eggs as […] Read more
Canadian BSE case likely feed-related
The investigation into Canada’s 19th case of BSE discovered last February said contaminated feed was the likely cause of infection. “The carry-over of a small amount of residual contaminated feed associated with the earlier case on the same birth farm is the most plausible explanation for BSE case No. 19,” said the Canadian Food Inspection […] Read more
