Canada’s newest and biggest grain company has come into the world in a fighting mood. Agricore United has been ordered by the federal competition bureau to sell one of its three grain terminals at Vancouver. But the company and the bureau can’t agree on exactly what should be sold, and the dispute is going before […] Read more
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Terminal dispute
Manitoba aid cheques mailed
The cheques are in the mail. Final payments under the Canada Manitoba Adjustment Program 2, or CMAP2, were mailed to Manitoba grain, oilseed and specialty crop farmers starting Oct. 30. Manitoba agriculture minister Rosann Wowchuk said 16,973 Manitoba farmers will receive final payments under the program. The payment to an average-sized farm of 800 to […] Read more
Dairy business keeps family hopping
TOLSTOI, Man.- For Beerd Hop, Holsteins are more than a mainstay on his 760-acre family farm located minutes from the Manitoba-American border. “I love what I do; milking cows is my hobby,” he said. “I don’t feel the need to not be here.” Beerd is content to stay close to home, tending to the herds […] Read more
Selling Agricore United shares easy, cheap
Agricore United wants to make it as easy as possible for shareholders to sell their stock – at least initially. The largest grain company in Canada is establishing a program to help former shareholders and members of Agricore divest themselves of ownership in the new company formed by the merger of Agricore and United Grain […] Read more
Sask. land laws called detriment to beef industry
What’s holding back Saskatchewan’s cattle industry? Two Albertans had no trouble coming up with an answer during a recent conference in Saskatoon. They said the province’s land ownership law is the biggest culprit. “That may be the greatest problem right now,” said Dennis Wobeser, a cattle producer from Lloydminster, Alta., who in partnership with his […] Read more
Stock Sales
Nov. 10: Alberta Select Charolais sale, Edmonton, 306-933-4200 Nov. 12: Gateway Angus sale, Moose Jaw, Sask., 306-931-0088 Nov. 16: Heartland Simmental Association production sale, Red Deer, 403-938-6680 Nov. 22: CWA Maine Anjou sale, Regina, 306-933-4200 Nov. 22: CWA Charolais showcase sale, Regina, 306-933-4200 Nov. 24: Bighorn/Parkland Simmental Breeders production sale, Red Deer, 780-696-3907 Nov. 30: […] Read more
Hog market share in Sask. stands still
Saskatchewan’s pork industry is about to put on its 24th annual symposium. Conference organizers say attendance at the event has grown steadily and is expected to surpass 500 people this Nov. 13-15 in Saskatoon. Industry promoters wish they could boast about the same kind of evolution in the province’s hog sector. Saskatchewan’s hog production has […] Read more
Horses need special winter feed
A chill is in the air and winter could arrive any time. For horse owners, that means it’s time to check the list of winter horse care methods. During the Manitoba Livestock Expo Nov. 1 in Brandon, Nadia Cymbaluk spoke about one of the most important aspects of that care – feed and nutrition. Cymbaluk […] Read more
Coming Events
Nov. 9: Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association zone 1 meeting, Auction Mart, Alameda, Sask. (Mike Taylor, 306-685-2136) Nov. 10: Craft sale, Bergheim Community Schoolhouse, east on Highway 5, Saskatoon (Tracy Hopkins, 306-373-2330) Nov. 11: Kanadiana Cattle Penning, Jackpot and CTCPA sanctioned, Meadow Lake, Sask. (Carole, 306-236-1973) Nov. 12-13: Manitoba farm women’s conference, Westward Village Inn, Portage […] Read more
FAO delegates scolded for dip in hunger aid
ROME, Italy – The head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization pleaded with the countries of the world this week to put their money and political will where their rhetoric has been. Director general Jacques Diouf reminded representatives from 183 FAO member countries of their 1996 commitment to cut the number of chronically […] Read more
