End of an era | Longest-serving farm leader steps down
David Fuller decided to “step out of the limelight” last week by resigning after 13 years as chair of Chicken Farmers of Canada. However, he left behind some strong messages. Fuller, Canada’s longest-serving contemporary national farm leader, urged the chicken industry to reform itself by dealing with provincial complaints about inadequate quota allotment and to […] Read moreTag Archives Ag Finance
Fuller confident in future of supply management system
Cervus expands
Cervus Equipment Corp. has bought Frontier Peterbilt Sales Ltd., Frontier Collision Center Ltd. and certain properties. It paid $33 million. Assets include four Frontier Peterbilt dealerships in Saskatoon, Regina, Estevan, Sask., and Lloydminster, Sask., and a collision repair centre in Saskatoon.The businesses will continue to operate under the Frontier name.
Snow melt, damp conditions increase cattle’s risk of disease
We often see a rise in the number of cattle treated for foot rot as spring breakup occurs and snow melts. The disease is most often seen in cattle when they are housed in poorly drained or muddy corrals and pastures. Foot rot is a bacterial infection of the skin between the claws of the […] Read more
Manitoba association touts grass fed beef products
WINNIPEG — A middle-aged woman paused for a moment in a downtown Winnipeg health food store as she looked at a sample tray of grass fed beef in the store’s meat department. She tried the grass fed sausage on the platter and seemed to like it, but her puzzled expression and tilted head suggested that […] Read more
Grain handlers conceal vital market information
ADELAIDE, Aus. — Canadian and Australian farmers might live on opposite ends of the world, but they share similar concerns about port access and ownership of country grain handling facilities. In Australia, bulk handling companies own bulk storage facilities throughout the country. Years ago, most of the country’s bulk storage sites were publicly owned and […] Read more
Australian farmers fear grain system consolidation
MURRAY BRIDGE, Aus. — Large agribusinesses are aggressively looking for ways to expand their footprint in the South Australian grain industry, said grain producer and businessperson Leighton Huxtable of Karoonda, South Australia. He said corporate investors are seeking ways to secure a larger stake in the state’s grain industry. “I think all grain companies are […] Read more
Geraniums bring joy, beauty to indoors and summer garden
Slipping my geraniums is a task I thoroughly enjoy at this time of year when my green thumbs begin to twitch. My geranium plants are like old friends, and as I work with them, I fondly remember the people from whom I got many of the plants. I enjoy their pungent scent and marvel at […] Read more
Canola research tax credit at 20 percent for 2012
Producers can apply for taxable benefits on canola check-off deductions that are used to support research and development. For 2012, individual producers can claim investment tax credits at 20 percent and corporate producers can claim 35 percent. Only part of the Manitoba Canola Growers Association’s research and development qualifies for the tax credits because research […] Read more
Growers vote to double levy for flax research
Saskatchewan’s flax growers have voted in favour of doubling the levy they pay on the crop. More than 50 registered flax growers who attended a meeting in Regina March 20 unanimously voted to increase the levy on flax seed to $2.36 per tonne from $1.18 per tonne. The increase will take effect Aug. 1, if […] Read more
Canada, Japan announce talks
Free trade negotiations | Japan is Canada’s fourth largest export market
Japan, already a $4 billion market for Canadian food exporters and the second-largest customer, has agreed to open free trade talks with Canada. “This is a truly historic step that will help create jobs and growth for both countries,” prime minister Stephen Harper said in Tokyo March 25 when announcing the negotiation. Japan is Canada’s […] Read more
