The Port of Churchill, which includes Canada’s most northerly grain export terminal, is up for sale. Merv Tweed, president of OmniTrax Canada, confirmed that the company is looking for a buyer for the port as well as Hudson Bay Rail (HBR), the company that owns and operates the railway line between Churchill and the Pas, […] Read more
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Omnitrax looks for buyer for port of Churchill
Program to recruit retired soldiers into agriculture
With an estimated 25,000 job vacancies, Canada’s agriculture industry has a massive problem. The lack of people is a source of stress for small and large businesses in the sector, which is why the Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers (CAAR) is developing a unique program to address the shortage. Early in 2016, possibly in January, CAAR […] Read more
Calgary Bull Sale changing location
After 116 years in one place, the Calgary Bull Sale is leaving the Stampede grounds and moving out of town. The Century Downs racetrack northeast of Calgary will host the long running bull sale March 2 and 3, 2016. The event is sponsored by the Alberta Cattle Breeders Association. The racetrack and casino opened last […] Read more
Thieves butcher cow on Sask. farm
A cow on a farm near Weyburn, Sask., was killed and butchered sometime during the early morning of Nov. 25. According to a CBC News report, Someone trespassed onto Roy Goodwin’s farm and gutted one of his pregnant cows. Goodwin told the CBC that it looked like the thieves came prepared. The cow was butchered […] Read more
Canadian BSE case from February probably 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
Feedlot Challenge winners determined
A team from Dri Land Feeders of Warner, Alta., was the winner of the sixth annual Feedlot Challenge held at Shelter Valley Land and Cattle near Lethbridge this fall. Second place winners were from Wiseman Feeders of Lethbridge. The competition, sponsored by Zoetis, tests teams of feedlot workers in cattle handling and stockmanship, with emphasis […] Read more
Dow sells popular herbicides Treflan and Edge to Gowan
Chemical company Dow has sold part of its herbicide business to Gowan. The family of herbicides, known as dinitroanilines, includes popular products Treflan and Edge and are produced in Canada at its Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., facility. Dow had indicated that the company was considering selling some assets. The technology was among the first soil applied […] Read more
Friday results from Canadian Western Agribition
Purebred cattle shows wrapped up Friday at Canadian Western Agribition. In the Shorthorn show, JT Livestock of Stettler, Alta., and Pinch Hill Cattle Co. showed the grand champion female, JTPH Beat the Heat 584C. DF Sweetgrass Maid 9C was the reserve exhibited by Dixon Farms of Vermilion, Alta., and Sweetgrass Shorthorns. The grand champion bull […] Read more
Friday’s Angus sale averaged $14,000 at Agribition
REGINA — The final sale at Canadian Western Agribition ended the show on a high note when the Power and Perfection Angus sale posted an average of $14,062 on 30 lots of live cattle and genetic offerings. Open heifers drew the greatest interest at the sale held Nov. 27. Wiwa Creek of Rush Lake, Sask., […] Read more
Canadian Western Agribition, 2015
Stay tuned to this page for the latest reports from the Canadian Western Agribition Stories: Friday results from Canadian Western Agribition – Purebred cattle shows wrapped up Friday at Canadian Western Agribition. Friday’s Angus sale averaged $14,000 at Agribition – REGINA — The final sale at Canadian Western Agribition ended the show on a high […] Read more
