The plant at Belle Plaine, Sask., would include technology to minimize its carbon footprint and streamline handling
REGINA — The proponents of a proposed fertilizer plant near Belle Plaine, Sask., have announced that a conceptual design study is moving ahead. Genesis Fertilizers and thyssenkrupp Uhde have partnered for this stage of the development, which is the pre-front end engineering and design. The plant is expected to produce about 1,500 tonnes per day […] Read moreNews
Global interest still strong in farmland purchase
WINNIPEG — With 154 million acres, Canada has a decent share of the world’s crop and pasture land. Canada also has stable governments, reliable laws and a favourable climate for growing crops and raising livestock. But Canada isn’t a destination of choice for global money managers who want to invest in agricultural land, says a […] Read more
Fair offers urbanities a window into Ag.
BRANDON — An aggressively hungry ewe. Newborn chicks flopping and flipping a few minutes after cracking their eggs. Horses clopping down the alleys, hefty-muscled and throwing off that anxious-for-the-ring energy. Fur, straw, boots, company-branded gear, ropes, helmets, and that smell of animals, mini-doughnuts, manure and leather. The agricultural world was in fine display inside the […] Read more
Humans give more viruses to animals than they give us
People and animals are hosts to innumerable microbes that can jump to another species through close contact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Some of the deadliest diseases to stalk humankind have come from pathogens that jumped from animals to people. The virus that causes AIDS, for example, crossed over from chimpanzees. And many experts believe the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic flowed from bats. But, as a new study shows, this exchange has […] Read more
Grain storage decisions are complicated
When it comes to farmers storing grain, there are the “market -responsive” people, the “store -and -ignore” types, the “cash-poor crowd” and the “tax-avoiding gang.” That’s according to a recent paper by a team of University of Illinois and University of Missouri economists, which makes it clear that not all farmers manage their stored grain […] Read more
Funding-eligible areas grow with watershed districts expansion
Glacier FarmMedia – Five watershed districts in Manitoba now have more land under their purview. Boundaries expanded April 1 for the Central Assiniboine, Pembina Valley, Redboine, Seine Rat Roseau and the Souris River watershed districts to include areas previously uncovered by any district. The province announced the move March 22, saying that enhanced core funding […] Read more
Overdrawn at the public relations water well?
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s been a long stretch of dry years for Canadian producers, and they’ve been using more irrigation water as a result. Statistics Canada reports that farmers in Canada used 23 per cent more water in 2022 compared to 2020. At the same time, Canadians name water as their most important environmental pillar, […] Read more
Wildlife monitored in Milk River watershed
Glacier FarmMedia – Some people find bats and frogs creepy, but the Milk River Watershed Council Canada wants to examine them through its “Wild Nights” monitoring project. The aim is to understand how many bats and amphibians live in the watershed, in southeastern Alberta, and how they’re distributed. The group is particularly interested in the […] Read more
Numbers support humalite benefits: researcher
Glacier FarmMedia – Humalite, a naturally occurring soil booster, is mined in Alberta, but a Prairie-wide distributor of the product says most recent interest has come from Manitoba. “A lot of our inquiries are in Alberta, but the majority right now are actually coming from Manitoba through one of our dealers who’s kind of spreading […] Read more
ADM pays bonuses in midst of investigation and audit
NEW YORK (Reuters) — Senior executives at Archer-Daniels-Midland, the grain trader under government investigation for accounting issues, will receive millions of dollars in bonus compensation, according to an internal email seen by Reuters and Securities and Exchange Commission filings. ADM delayed paying performance bonuses to some executives until the company completed and audited its financial […] Read more
