Viewtrak Technologies, a widely used livestock traceability software system, will see an immediate cash injection of up to $1 million following its recent sale. An investor group headed by W. Brett Wilson of Prairie Merchant Corp. announced acquisition of Viewtrak Aug. 13. In an Aug. 14 interview, Wilson said he has been an investor in […] Read more
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Traceability software company sold
Ottawa to match aid money raised for West Africa
In the face of a growing humanitarian crisis in a large swath of West African countries, the Canadian government says it will match aid funds raised privately until Sept. 30. The government commitment, announced Aug. 7, supplements $47.5 million in assistance already pledged by Ottawa. The new commitment could add tens of millions of dollars […] Read more
Farm innovations qualify for credits
It is not a stretch to see farmers as scientists involved in combining natural elements to create new ones. Farmers provide the base ingredients for many mixtures, including cooking oils, sweetening agents, spirits and a portion of the fuels that power our vehicles. It is equally natural to think that some of your farming activities […] Read more
Richardson, Dreyfus join others, sign deals for CWB grain
More access for farmers | Agreement also provides CWB with access to Richardson’s port facilities
CWB has signed another commercial grain handling agreement, this one with Richardson International, the largest privately owned grain handling company in Canada. The deal means farmers who sell their grain through CWB will have access to more than 170 delivery points across the West, including 41 Richardson Pioneer facilities located in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. […] Read more
Gliding over the Tier 4i engines
Gliders, trucks that come without engines and transmissions, are being ordered by truckers and farmers who have a good but well-worn truck, but they don’t want the higher costs and reliability issues associated with some of the new EPA Tier 4i compliant engines. When they take delivery, they install the reliable engine and transmission they’ve […] Read more
Cat builds field prowler and grid-road howler
Caterpillar’s new tandem truck might be entering a busy marketplace with intense competition, but there are differences that will separate it from the pack, says a company manager. “This is not intended to be a highway hauler. We’re aiming it directly at the off-road market. To us, off-road means no road at all,” said Lorne […] Read more
Farmers and truckers ask, where did Cat go?
Cat wants its tattooed customers back. Caterpillar admits to annoying farmers and truckers when it stopped selling engines for highway tractors. “We have a very loyal customer base. We have guys with Cat tattoos on their arms instead of Harley Davidson tattoos,” says Lorne Lagimodiere, truck manager for Toromont Cat in Winnipeg. “There’s no doubt […] Read more
B.C. allots research funds for land reclamation
When oil and gas companies create well sites and build pipelines, the effect on the agricultural landscape isn’t pretty. Topsoil is scraped off, sites are levelled and reclamation efforts are often poor. Funding of $177,550 from the federal government, announced July 31 through B.C.’s Investment Agriculture Foundation (IAF), will be used to explore grass seed […] Read more
As kids get older they begin to sound the same
LINDELL BEACH, B.C. — Goat kids raised in their social groups develop specific accents to sound more like one another, according to research conducted at the Queen Mary University of London, U.K. It was previously thought that vocalization in mammals was fixed according to their genetic heritage with little inclination or ability to change the […] Read more
Wheat research not forgotten
ARDROSSAN, Alta. — Millions of acres of wheat on the Prairies haven’t gone unnoticed at Pioneer DuPont’s new Edmonton Research Center. “Spring wheat is a 25 million acre crop out here, so anytime there’s 25 million acres of crop it attracts interest and attention,” said Ian Grant, Pioneer DuPont president, whose company is only working […] Read more
