Among the bruised and battered in the flooded town of High River, Alta., is the community’s museum with an extensive collection of western history and artifacts. “We lost about 80 percent of our collection,” said curator Irene Kerr. The Museum of the Highwood is in a 100-year-old building located in the downtown area. It had […] Read more
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Nutrients vital when growing soybeans
Invest in fertilizer | Soybeans suck up phosphorus and potash, which need to be replenished
MELITA, Man. — A soil fertility specialist with Manitoba Agriculture says farmers shouldn’t count on soybeans providing nitrogen for next year’s crop. “Soybeans are pigs,” John Heard told the Westman Agricultural Diversification Organization field day July 30. “They make nitrogen but they cart 95 percent of it off to the elevator. So don’t think you’re […] Read moreCNH income up
CNH Global posted net income of $473 million in the quarter ended June 30, up 33 percent from the same period last year. Agricultural equipment net sales rose 13 percent on good volume and improved pricing. Construction equipment sales fell six percent. CNH launched several new tractors and combines during the period.
Open market attracts new grain brokers from outside Canada
Canada has seen an increase in the number of licensed grain brokers that are buying and selling Canadian grain following the elimination of single desk grain marketing. Figures provided by the Canadian Grain Commission show that 14 companies have been granted new grain dealer licences in Canada since Aug. 1, 2012. As of last week, […] Read more
Think-tank condemns tariffs
A business-oriented research organization has joined a chorus calling for Canada to end its defence of high supply management tariffs in trade talks. In a new report that is part of a process to launch a proposed national food strategy next year, the Conference Board of Canada also complains that Canada has higher import tariffs […] Read more
Stampede disqualifies champion steer
Tests positive for Banamine | Reserve champion now wins top prize and $10,000
The Calgary Stampede has disqualified the winning animal in its steer competition after it tested positive for the painkiller Banamine. Testing positive for drugs is in “contravention of the competition’s rules,” said a Calgary Stampede news release. “We are committed to animal care and welfare and we will continue to enhance rules, regulations and policies […] Read more
Man. soybean acres hit million
It appears that Manitoba farmers seeded more than one million acres of soybeans this year. Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp., the provincial crop insurer, is projecting 1.08 million acres of soybeans for the province in 2013. With 97 percent of the data reported as of late July, there were 1.048 million acres of insured soybeans in […] Read more
Beef levy benefits sector
Beginning as early as autumn, the Canadian beef industry could be in a position to collect $1 per head on imported beef with the money earmarked for research and promotion. The levy, similar to import levies applied to Canadian beef imports in other countries, was announced July 30 at an eastern Ontario farm with agriculture […] Read more
Ottawa ‘hiding truth’ on budget cut impacts
Agriculture Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are defying a demand from the parliamentary budget officer that they provide more details on the impact of their budget cuts. Interim PBO Sonia L’Heureux has asked all departments and agencies twice since April for detailed information on the impact of budget cuts imposed in the 2012 […] Read more
Russia’s Uralkali rocks potash sector by pulling out of cartel
MOSCOW, Russia — Canadian potash producers, the Saskatchewan government and rural communities benefiting from the billions spent on new and expanding mines are trying to assess the impact of the breakup of a potash cartel in the former Soviet Union. Russia’s Uralkali quit one of the world’s two big potash cartels July 30, heralding a […] Read more
