Being successful means having marketing and agronomy expertise and business and financial management skills
Part 1: This series looks at how farmers, agriculture consultants and service providers are professionalizing agriculture by integrating the many skills required by today’s complex and challenging industry. You can follow the entire series here. WAWANESA, Man. — Simon Ellis hasn’t dealt with many of the down times in western Canadian farming, at least not […] Read moreTag Archives agribusiness
Hudye renamed following sale
A familiar name in Saskatchewan’s agricultural retail landscape is gone, but the business carries on under new ownership. Hudye Soil Services Inc. is now Prairie Soil Services Ltd. after the Hudye Group, based in Norquay, Sask., announced its sale to two investment funds managed by PFM Capital Inc., an employee-owned investment management company in Regina […] Read more
Farming dreams on hold for now
ROULEAU, Sask. — For those who aspire to farm, there is the dream and then there is reality. Mike and Jenn Kleckner are somewhere between the two. Mike, who grew up on a farm near Gravelbourg, Sask., has long wanted to farm but also knows the barriers to entry. The family, including daughter Brooklynn, 3, […] Read more
Cargill likely to stay private, says CEO
MIAMI (Reuters) — Cargill Inc., one of the world’s largest privately held corporations, will likely remain private for at least another decade, its chief executive officer said as he assessed challenges facing the 150-year old company. David MacLennan, who has led Cargill for the past 13 months, also revealed that unrest in Ukraine had affected […] Read more
Legumex Walker nets record earnings
Crop processor | New canola crushing plant in Washington contributes $1 million to earnings
Legumex Walker Inc. has posted the best quarterly financial results in its history. The special crops and oilseeds processor reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of $5.9 million compared to break-even results for the first quarter of last year. “This is really getting fun watching the company take off,” company president Joel […] Read more
WP markets review April 26
Commodity markets showed little predictability ahead of the Statistics Canada planting intentions report in the middle of last week. Canola acres might be down from expectations, while western Canadian growers diversify their cropping, spreading their risk around for the 2014 growing season. That pushed canola markets up nearly half a point on the week, finishing […] Read more
U.S. co-op purchases Canadian ag retail centres from Agrium
American grain and energy co-operative CHS Inc. is increasing its presence in the Canadian farm retail market. The farmer-owned co-op announced March 17 that it will acquire 16 Canadian ag retail locations from Crop Production Services (CPS), a subsidiary of Calgary-based fertilizer company Agrium Inc. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but a […] Read more
