A project that turns waste into energy received a $10 million boost June 27. BioRefinex Canada received the funding from Alberta’s Climate Change and Emissions Management Corp. to help with its $31.8 million project in Lacombe, Alta. The planned facility will showcase thermal hydrolysis technology that processes organic waste and animal byproducts into energy and […] Read more
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Alberta firm invests funds in waste biorefinery
Pulse grower confident in decision making role
PIKE LAKE, Sask. — Murray Purcell looks on from the driveway as his brother, Dwight, flushes nitrogen fertilizer out of their new RoGator 1386 self-propelled sprayer. “I have to be honest, I’d rather be at a meeting than riding the sprayer,” said the outgoing chair of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. It’s not that Purcell is allergic […] Read more
Ambassador says Canada-South Korea deal on horizon
DES MOINES, Iowa – South Korea’s ambassador to the United States says his country will likely sign a free trade agreement with Canada before the end of 2011. “We are negotiating with Canada and Australia. Canada, I think, can be signed, and Australia can be signed by the end of this year,” Han Duk Soo […] Read more
Cargill pleads guilty to feed act violation
Cargill Grain Ltd. has pleaded guilty to one count of violating section 3(1) of the Feeds Act and section 14(b) of the Feeds Regulations. subscriber section=news, none, none The guilty plea in Saskatchewan Provincial Court resulted in a fine of $1,000 and a $400 victim surcharge. The fines were imposed March 30. A Canadian Food […] Read more
Church investment includes massive ranch
LAKESIDE, Neb. — It’s a bit unusual for a ranch manager to say he isn’t really in the beef business. Rex Ranch in north-central Nebraska is a hard working operation with 16 ranch hands who manage 12,500 cows and 10,000 yearlings. Owned by the Mormon church since 1990, the 300,000 acre operation is a conglomeration […] Read more
Cameco ceo gives $1 million to business students
Cameco chief executive officer Gerald Grandey will give $1 million to the University of Saskatchewan’s Edwards School of Business. The gift is a combined donation from Jerry and Tina Grandey and a legacy gift from Cameco Corp. It will be spent on leadership initiatives. Grandey, who is also a member of the school Dean’s Advisory […] Read more
Sprouting business resists expansion
Mumm’s Sprouting Seeds has come a long way from the kitchen table of a small family farm. Jim and Maggie Mumm started an organic farm near Shellbrook, Sask., in 1972. They raised livestock and devoted a few acres to crops, including alfalfa. Over time, the Mumms found demand for their alfalfa seeds growing, primarily among […] Read more
Councillor, hall of fame organizer dies
Maurice “Moe” Neault died today following a massive heart attack. Nault, 59, a Saskatoon city councillor, was a key organizer with the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame and had spent many years working with the Saskatoon Prairieland Exhibition. He was born and raised in Saskatoon He leaves behind his wife of 37 years Sandra, two […] Read more
Cibus Global bolsters science team
Cibus Global has added Michael Horn and Javier Narvez-Vsquez to its integral science team. Horn has more than 30 years of experience developing plant biotechnology products for introduction into the marketplace. He will join the plant trait development team as a senior project leader with a focus on developing and improving cell culture systems. Narvez-Vsquez […] Read more
Farm ownership changing with times
When asked what they want to be when they grow up, a lot of young children will answer, “I want to be a farmer.” This hasn’t changed much over time, but the likelihood that the wish will come true has changed, depending on the definition of a farm. The number of farms in Canada continues […] Read more
