A 125-year-old ranch that’s home to one of the largest areas of native grassland in Alberta plans to preserve that grassland through new agreements with the province and conservation groups. The OH Ranch, which has operated since 1881 and runs livestock at Longview, Pekisko, Dorothy and Bassano in southern Alberta, will get a “heritage rangeland” […] Read more
Historic Alta. ranch to preserve native grassland
Jones rink keeps Monsanto brand
Manitoba’s Team Jennifer Jones has signed on for a two-year extension of its sponsorship by Monsanto Canada, through to the end of April 2010. The extension, announced Monday, includes an undisclosed amount of monetary support and “performance incentives” for the curling team as well as title sponsorship, company logo placement on both on-ice and off-ice […] Read more
N.S. to fund farm energy audit pilot
Development of an energy audit system for Nova Scotia farms by the provincial ag federation will get some funding from the province’s EcoTrust fund. The EcoTrust for Clean Air and Climate Change will put up $37,000 for the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture to create an auditing system that can be customized to help individual […] Read more
GSU to vote on Viterra’s “final” offer
Unionized workers at Viterra’s Regina head office and Saskatchewan grain elevators will vote starting this week on what the company calls its “last, best and final” contract offers. The voting process will at least temporarily end any work disruptions at the grain company’s Saskatchewan elevators as farmers in the province continue with harvest, though the […] Read more
Food makers’ profit growth to continue: report
Even as prices rise for ag products and production growth slows, Canada’s food makers are expected to show steady growth in profits over the next four years, according to the Conference Board of Canada. The Ottawa-based think tank on Thursday released its industrial outlook for the food manufacturing industry, predicting that after two years of […] Read more
New directors named to Alberta’s AFSC
Two well-known Alberta farm leaders have been appointed to the board of the province’s ag financing, insurance and funding agency. Grain and oilseed grower Mel McNaughton and beef and grain producer Darcy Davis have each been named by Ag Minister George Groeneveld to three-year terms on the 12-member board of the Agricultural Financial Services Corp. […] Read more
Rothmans takeover gets federal approval
U.S. tobacco giant Philip Morris International has won the last blessing it needs from Ottawa to take over Canada’s only Canadian-owned, publicly traded tobacco processor. New York-based PMI in late July announced a $2 billion, $30-per-share bid for Rothmans Inc., pending approval from Canada’s Competition Bureau, as well as approval from Industry Canada under the […] Read more
Alberta Pulse Growers join GGC
Alberta Pulse Growers has been accepted as a member of the Grain Growers of Canada, the national group announced Friday. “The 4,500 farmer members of the Alberta Pulse Growers bring expertise to our board on the many issues facing their sector and we are looking forward to their input and perspective,” president Ross Ravelli said […] Read more
Bee Maid boosts processing capacity
Winnipeg’s Bee Maid Honey has unveiled a new production line with a goal of raising its sales of packed honey by one million pounds per year. Bee Maid, which bills itself as North America’s largest single-source honey marketer, on Friday said its added equipment has only been online for a short time but has already […] Read more
Editors’ Picks: Eagles blamed for lamb losses
A species of eagle that’s been reintroduced on Scotland’s west coast is being blamed for the losses of over 200 lambs in a remote area so far this season, according to the British farm journal Farmers’ Weekly. The magazine said on its website that farmers and crofters on northwestern Scotland’s Gairloch peninsula, about 110 km […] Read more
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