A hog nursery/finisher operation ruled to be Manitoba’s fifth case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) is now proven to have been PED-negative all along. The province’s chief veterinary office (CVO) […] Read more
Manitoba hog farm ‘not truly’ PED-infected
Former N.B. fisheries minister now also ag minister
A former New Brunswick fisheries minister is now responsible for agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and three other portfolios as Premier Brian Gallant’s new cabinet takes office. Gallant, whose Liberals defeated David […] Read more
FBC earns seven Canadian Farm Writers’ awards
Staff and contributors at Winnipeg ag publishing house Farm Business Communications, operators of this website, have brought home seven national awards for their work from the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation […] Read more
CTA rejects Canola Growers’ rail service complaint as vague
Canada’s transportation dispute resolution agency has tossed a complaint over rail service to Prairie grain handlers as too vague and lacking in “supporting facts.” The complaint to the Canadian Transportation […] Read more
Soy industry group taps Canola Council exec as chief
Canada’s new national soy industry body has gone to Canada’s other national oilseed industry body for its new chief executive. Soy Canada, which set up shop last month in Ottawa […] Read more
Sun Media set to sell Ontario Farmer
Long-running weekly ag journal Ontario Farmer is among the titles on the block in Sun Media’s planned sell-off of its English-language Canadian newspapers. Sun Media, Canada’s biggest newspaper publisher and an arm of […] Read more
CWB plans Red River Valley grain elevator
The grain firm formerly known as the Canadian Wheat Board has laid out plans for a fourth Prairie elevator — this time much closer to home. Winnipeg-based CWB on Friday […] Read more
Dow Agro to offer Nexera as ‘commodity’ canola
Growers of Dow AgroSciences’ identity-preserved Nexera hybrid canola may be able to grow it off-contract next spring and drop it into the regular commodity market, through a new deal on […] Read more
PED strikes again in SE Manitoba
Manitoba has now booked its fifth hog farm with cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED). The provincial chief veterinary officer (CVO) on Tuesday confirmed the case in a nursery finisher […] Read more
Prairie pulse processor rebrands
In the tradition of companies such as 3M and AT+T, Regina-based Alliance Grain Traders has taken its abbreviation as its new name. The company announced Wednesday it has formally completed […] Read more
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