Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) plan to jointly manage rail switching on intermodal trains at the Deltaport marine container terminal at Roberts Bank, B.C. Deltaport, about 40 […] Read more
CN, CPR strike West Coast switching deal
Gowan buys Dow’s Gavel potato fungicide
Pesticide firm Gowan Co. will soon own Dow AgroSciences’ potato fungicide brand Gavel 75DF as part of a worldwide deal for Dow’s business in Gavel’s active ingredient. Starting Aug. 1 […] Read more
Feds back Suncor ethanol plant expansion
The federal government will put up $25 million for Suncor Energy’s planned expansion of its corn ethanol plant near Sarnia, Ont. The expansion of the Calgary company’s St. Clair plant, […] Read more
Prairie spud growers enter convenience market
Two potato farms in Alberta and Saskatchewan are taking their produce directly to the heat-and-serve convenience food market. Barrich Farms of Outlook, Sask., about 90 km south of Saskatoon, and […] Read more
Release food inspection plan now: Liberals
The federal government needs to release its plan now for food safety inspections in Canada, without worrying about the “communications risks” involved in releasing it, the federal Liberals said Wednesday. […] Read more
Supreme Court allows BSE lawsuit: report
The Supreme Court of Canada won’t stop cattle producers from suing the federal government over the arrival of BSE in this country, according to a report Thursday by the Canadian […] Read more
PotashCorp to boost Sask. mines’ capacity
PotashCorp plans to spend US$1.6 billion in Saskatchewan to boost two potash mine capacity expansion projects and launch a third, to raise its total annual capacity by 15 per cent […] Read more
New loans up at Farm Credit
Farm Credit Canada has posted another increase in the number and total dollar amount of new loans to farmers in its 2007-08 fiscal year. In its annual report, released Thursday, […] Read more
P.E.I. cuts farm building assessments
Farm buildings used to produce pork, beef or potatoes on Prince Edward Island will get an immediate 25 per cent depreciation in their assessment for tax purposes, the province announced […] Read more
Alta. bison wanted to test mobile abattoir
Researchers in Alberta are looking for four bison farms or feedlots to help test the effects of on-farm slaughter, using a mobile abattoir, on meat quality and animal stress. The […] Read more
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