WINNIPEG, Man. (Reuters) — Natural gas service was set to resume on Tuesday for most of the 4,000 Manitoba residents and businesses left shivering following a TransCanada Corp. pipeline explosion in the Western Canadian province on Saturday. The province has been locked in a deep freeze, with temperatures on Tuesday nearing minus 30 Celsius. Manitoba […] Read more
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Natural gas service to resume for chilled Manitoba residents
DuPont sets $5B buy back as farm focus fuels profit
(Reuters) — DuPont’s quarterly profit doubled, beating market estimates, as its strong push into agriculture paid off, and the chemical maker said it would buy back $5 billion in stock. Strong insecticide sales in Latin America and the earlier- than-usual shipment of seeds to farmers in Brazil and North America helped the company’s agriculture unit […] Read more
Congressional negotiators reach deal on U.S. farm bill
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Congressional negotiators have reached a bipartisan agreement on the long-overdue U.S. farm bill, and a vote on the legislation could come soon, Senator Debbie Stabenow said on Monday. “We’ve got a bill that makes sense, works for farmers and ranchers and consumers and families that need help, and protects our […] Read more
CFA expects little in federal budget
The federal government plans to present its 2014 budget in Parliament Feb. 11 and farm leaders expect little for their sector. “We really don’t have any big asks this time,” Canadian Federation of Agriculture president Ron Bonnett said Jan. 27. “We would like to see some improvement in some administrative rules around programs and changes […] Read more
Piglet-killing PED virus spreads to second Canada farm
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Jan 27 (Reuters) – The piglet-killing Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) has spread to a second Canadian farm, government officials said on Monday. A laboratory test confirmed the virus in a barn near Chatham-Kent, Ontario, and another possible case is under investigation in the same area, said Greg Douglas, the […] Read more
Canola makes small jump
Canola futures were modestly higher Monday, regardless of weak soybean oil prices and a higher dollar, moving up about eight cents per bushel in futures trading to $9.73 for March and $9.95 for May. Wheat classes were a few cents lower, with spring wheat being the weakest, falling over six cents on the March Minneapolis […] Read more
Date set for WTO appeal of COOL
LETHBRIDGE — The World Trade Organization has set Feb. 18 and 19 for a public hearing on the United States’ mandatory country-of-origin labelling law. Canada and Mexico requested the appeal to be heard in Geneva, Switzerland. It could take up to two years to complete. In a news release, the WTO said public viewing is […] Read more
Manitoba pipeline explosion shuts off gas to hog, chicken barns
A natural gas pipeline explosion south of Winnipeg on the weekend disrupted service to Fred Fast’s hog barns, but he and his staff rigged up portable heaters and diesel generators to keep weanlings warm and prevent waterlines from freezing. Fast, who manages and is a partner in a couple of hog operations near Marchand, Man., […] Read more
Britain makes first rapeseed sale to Turkey
LONDON (Reuters) — Britain is exporting rapeseed to Turkey for the first time with the loading of 6,000 tonnes beginning at Portbury Grain Terminal in southwest England last week, farmers co-operative Openfield said on Monday. Openfield said Turkey has turned to Britain due to a shortage of genetically-modified-free rapeseed amongst the exporters surrounding the Baltic […] Read more
Sask. Cattlemen’s Association makes board changes
Paula Larson of D’Arcy, Sask., has been elected chair of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association. The director from District 7 replaces Mark Elford of Wood Mountain (District 3A), who didn’t seek re-election but stays on the executive as past-chair. Larry Grant from Val Marie (District 3B) remains vice-chair. Taking over Larson’s duties as finance chair is […] Read more
