There were no signs of the U.S. hog breeding herd shrinking as of Sept. 1, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly Hogs and Pigs report. The breeding herd, at 5.8 million, was down less than one percent compared to 2011. This is not a shock to the market, which expected a slight shrinkage […] Read more
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U.S. hog breeding herd holding its own: USDA report
CN plans training centres
Canadian National Railway is building two new employee training facilities in Winnipeg and Chicago. The facilities are intended to enhance railway safety and ensure that CN’s employees are up to speed with modern equipment and operational practices in the rapidly evolving railway industry. The proposed training centre in Winnipeg will be a 100,000 sq. foot […] Read more
Good yield, quality for Man. soybeans
Pleasing results | With disease and insects plaguing canola, some growers are sold on beans
Albert Turski didn’t have high expectations for his soybean crop after disappointing canola yields of 25 bushels per acre on his farm near La Salle, Man. However, he was pleasantly surprised when he began combining his beans in September, given the extreme heat and dry conditions in Manitoba this summer. Turski’s 1,500 acres of soybeans […] Read more
Growers preserve the past in loaves of bread
Red Fife, Marquis varieties | Organic growers face a variety of challenges in bringing their old variety grain to market
STRATHMORE, Alta. — An early summer hailstorm beat the daylights out of the wheat crop at the Heritage Harvest farm, but the three owners persisted. Their crops of heritage wheat such as Red Fife and Marquis fetch too high a premium in the organic market to abandon. Mark Gibreau, Henry Winnicki and Ray Lefebvre of […] Read more
CFIA closes XL plant in Alta. over E. coli tainted beef
The XL Foods meat processing plant at Brooks, Alta., halted operations today following loss of its licence from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The plant, one of two major federally inspected cattle slaughter and processing facilities in Western Canada, has had some of its meat subject to recall since last week. Recalls on an expanding […] Read more
CFIA closes XL plant in Alta. over E. coli tainted beef
The XL Foods meat processing plant at Brooks, Alta., halted operations today following loss of its licence from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The plant, one of two major federally inspected cattle slaughter and processing facilities in Western Canada, has had some of its meat subject to recall since last week. Recalls on an expanding […] Read more
Rural internet users in Sask. get reprieve
SaskTel has been given more time to reconfigure its network, which means rural internet customers won’t lose their high-speed service at the end of this year after all. Industry Canada said Sept. 28 it had extended the cutoff to March 31, 2014, after hearing concerns about 8,000 rural Saskatchewan SaskTel customers that could be left […] Read more
Ontario corn yields not as bad as first thought
After dozens of media reports this summer predicting disastrous corn yields in Ontario, a provincial corn expert is now saying the crop will likely come in slightly below average. It’s hard to know for certain, since the harvest is barely underway, but it appears that yields across Ontario will be 10 percent below average, said […] Read more
U of S research building to be renamed
University of Saskatchewan’s POS Bio-Sciences building will be renamed in honour of innovator and business leader John Cross. The ceremony will take place tomorrow morning at 10. It will be made as part of POS Bio-Science’s 35th anniversary celebrations highlighting the company’s contributions to economic and industry expansion across Saskatchewan. Dignitaries from POS, industry and […] Read more
Libya opens borders to Canadian cattle
Canadian cattle producers may sell breeding stock to Libya. The Libyan border closed in 2003 due to BSE. In a Sept. 27 announcement about renewed live cattle trade, the federal government estimates this opportunity could be worth up to $3 million. In 2011, Statistics Canada reported Canada exported about $51 million worth of goods to […] Read more
