Rob Saik won’t divulge how much Trimble paid to acquire Agri-Trend but it is a safe bet he walked away with more than he had when he founded the company in 1997. “With a Chevette and a soil probe and a $35,000 credit card from the Royal Bank, I started Agri-Trend. I had nothing,” he […] Read more
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‘Treasure trove of technologies’ unite with Agri-Trend sale
Farm partnerships must include written agreements
In our last article we discussed the importance of registering a partnership and establishing a sound partnership agreement between the partners. Without the latter, the Canada Revenue Agency has the ability to establish the portion of income generated as being equal among partners when that may not be the intention of the partners. Key components […] Read more
Cargill layoffs reported
LONDON, U.K. (Reuters) — Cargill Inc. has launched a restructuring that includes job cuts, one company source and four industry sources said last week. The 150-year-old company, a top commodities trader, is also closing offices, two of the industry sources said. The cutbacks at the Minnesota-based company come as global agricultural companies are under pressure […] Read more
New research chair aims to add value to feed ingredients
For Rex Newkirk, his new job at the University of Saskatchewan is a return to the place where it all began. Newkirk received his bachelors, masters and PhD degrees at the U of S and then worked as a research associate. He then worked at the Canadian International Grains Institute for 12 years. Newkirk is […] Read more
U.S. wheat group complains of Canadian trade practices
The U.S. wheat industry says Canadian trade policies that limit the flow of U.S. wheat to Canadian delivery points costs the American industry as much as $50 million a year. “The primary access barrier to Canada (for U.S. wheat) is that regardless of variety, all foreign grown grain automatically receives the lowest designation in … […] Read more
SARM focuses on new gov’t
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities president Ray Orb says the organization’s main priority now that the federal election is over is to educate new government MPs. “Although we have 214 new members of Parliament, there are less than 10 rural seats in the Liberal caucus, which is a concern to us,” he told SARM’s midterm […] Read more
Farmers donate to wheat genome research
The nearly $3.6 million from three prairie farm organizations will help fund an effort to sequence the wheat genome
Prairie grain growers will pay nearly $3.6 million over the next four years to support a wheat genomics research project. The Canadian Triticum Applied Genomics program (CTAG2) has a budget of $8.8 million. About $3.6 million of that will be furnished by three producer funded organizations — the Alberta Wheat Commission, the Saskatchewan Wheat Development […] Read moreSystem wins award for preventing air seeders from plugging
A young inventor uses a tractor’s oil and recirculates heat through the radiator to lower humidity and increase air temperatures
RED DEER — A simple system to prevent air seeders from plugging is the brain child of a young inventor from Abbotsford, B.C. Brian Cruson head of Airguard Inc. is a mechanical engineer who is always looking for new ways to improve farm equipment. His ingenuity won him an innovation award at the Red Deer, […] Read moreRocky Mountain earnings up slightly
Rocky Mountain posted net earnings of $4.35 million or 23 cents per basic share in the quarter ending Sept. 30, down from $6.2 million or 32 cents a share in the same period a year ago. Its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization were $11.71 million, up from $10.77 million the year before. […] Read more
Sprayer system tops Agri-Trade
RED DEER — A computerized system to control every nozzle on a sprayer was awarded first place for innovation at the Agri-Trade Equipment Expo in Red Deer Nov. 11-14. The Hawkeye nozzle control system from Raven Industries was also recognized at the Farm Progress Show in Regina last spring. The system runs through a single […] Read more
