Consolidation plans | Change causes anxiety
The announced closure of a special care facility in rural Alberta has stunned families as they scramble to find new places to accept their elderly relatives suffering from dementia. Ginger Hegland-Deitz is protesting the closure of the Little Bow Health Centre in Carmangay while she and her family look for a new home for her […] Read moreTag Archives Ag Finance
Care home closure angers families
Village up in arms over closure
Process criticized | Decision angers families, leads to job uncertainty
An official apology to the community of Carmangay for the way Alberta Health Services handled the closure of a long-term care facility will probably not be accepted graciously. “I think it is a little late now for apologies,” said Kym Nicols, mayor of the village of 275 and a staff member of the Little Bow […] Read moreAnalysts find soybean price trend difficult to determine
Recent rain in the U.S. beneficial Soybean stockpile remains razor thin and price could still rally
Is soybean’s story over and are canola’s chances for a big price rally gone? That’s what some in the market wonder now that relieving rains have hit parts of the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s August reports did not show stockpiles collapsing to critically short levels. However, some analysts think the possibility […] Read moreU.S. takes heat on ethanol mandate, but big crop only solution to shortage
With U.S. corn supply falling to dangerously low levels because of the worst drought in 50 years, the voices calling on the government to reduce its corn ethanol fuel mandate are rising. The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week cut its corn yield estimate to the lowest level in 15 years and production is expected […] Read more
Grain transportation glitches possible
Without the CWB co-ordinating shipments, grain marketers will be competing for sales and rail service
If Mother Nature co-operates, farmers and grain handling companies on the Canadian Prairies could be shipping a large and unusually valuable grain crop to overseas buyers this fall. But getting that crop to market in a timely manner could be a challenge, according to some industry observers. According to CWB officials, Western Canada’s farmers are […] Read moreBison producers cater to consumers’ roaming-the-range image
QUEBEC CITY — The public perception is that bison live out their days from birth to death grazing in pastures. However, bison in North America are often finished for about 90 days with some type of grain ration, often in a feedlot. Lee and Mary Graese of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, match reality with public perception. […] 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 moreWaiting – to follow the stats
Everyone in the grain markets is waiting to overreact to whatever USDA says tomorrow in its crucial WASDE report. That’ll be USDA’s kick at the yield-guessing can and everyone wants to use it for either the excuse to bail on the rally, or drive it another leg higher. This is odd in some ways, because […] Read more
Ag projects get $2.1 million from provincial, federal gov’ts
Investment Agriculture Foundation of British Columbia to fund projects ranging from livestock to fruit
About 25 agricultural projects in British Columbia will share $2.1 million in provincial and federal government funding this year in amounts announced July 30 by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of British Columbia. The non-profit foundation administers funding for projects deemed worthy by people in poultry, livestock, dairy, tree fruit, berry, grain, oilseed, forage, vegetable and […] Read more
