Lethbridge farm equipment dealer Hanlon Ag Centre has donated $100,000 to Lethbridge College for its agriculture and heavy equipment technology programs. The college said the gift will support its new trades and technologies facility now under construction and will see a heavy equipment bay named for the dealership. The money will also support a $1,000 […] Read more
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Big donation made to Lethbridge College
EU facing biggest wheat crop in six years
PARIS (Reuters) — Leading wheat-growing countries in western Europe are still on course for large harvests this year after mostly favourable growing weather, which should help bring the European Union its biggest wheat crop in six years. Some adverse conditions this month, including sweltering heat in parts of France, flooding in Bulgaria and drought effects […] Read more
CFIA beefs up system for inspecting meat plants
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is taking the first step toward what it calls a transformation of the food safety system. The agency is establishing 10 inspection verification teams (IVTs) to oversee the performance of Canada’s food inspection system. Six of the teams have already been created and will start conducting targeted spot checks of […] Read more
CP among railways under service order in U.S.
American rail regulators have issued an order requiring Canadian Pacific Railway and BNSF Railway Co. to submit plans outlining how they intend to resolve a backlog of unfilled grain car orders in the United States. In a ruling dated June 20, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board ordered BNSF and CP to submit plans by June […] Read more
Maple Leaf criticizes foreign worker reforms
Trade deals are helpful to the meat industry only when companies have employees to slaughter cattle and hogs, says a Maple Leaf Foods spokesperson. “You can only take advantage if you can competitively produce a product in Canada,” said Rory McAlpine, vice-president of government relations at Maple Leaf. “There’s a disconnect in failing to address […] Read more
Anti-spam law touches off ironic flurry of email
By Nelson Bennett Special from Business in Vancouver If you are weary of receiving requests to stay on or get on mailing lists from Canadian companies, don’t worry – it should stop in a few days. In fact, it must stop by July 1, because after that, companies that send emails asking for your express […] Read more
Members announced for transportation legislation review
Federal transport minister Lisa Raitt today announced the statutory review of Canadian transportation legislation will take place a year ahead of schedule. The government had promised to accelerate the review after serious problems with grain transportation last fall and through the winter. Raitt launched the review at a Winnipeg announcement. Former cabinet minister David Emerson […] Read more
Record canola imports alter U.S. oilseed balance sheet – COLUMN
(The author is a Reuters market analyst. The opinions expressed are his own.) By Gavin Maguire CHICAGO June 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. Census Bureau will publish statistics on May crop imports early next month and most traders will be watching for confirmation there was a record inflow of soybeans during that period. Anecdotal evidence […] Read more
Governments fund sunflower research
The governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing $1.8 million to help develop disease resistant and herbicide tolerant confection sunflower varieties. Larry Maguire, MP for Brandon-Souris, announced the funding today in Fairfax, Man. “This investment will go a long way in helping our sunflower growers produce high-quality confection hybrids that can be enjoyed worldwide,” Maguire […] Read more
‘Stolen’ heifers were never gone
A case of lost and found has left one Alberta rancher red faced. Last month, 59 heifers were reported missing from the Allan Hobbs ranch near Czar. A thorough check of records and cross referencing of electronic ear tags discovered the cattle numbers were entered incorrectly, said cpl. Dave Heaslip of the RCMP’s livestock investigations […] Read more
