The University of Guelph plans to consolidate its agricultural academic and research operations by shutting its Kemptville and Alfred campuses by the end of next year. The university, which operates […] Read more
U of Guelph to shut Kemptville, Alfred campuses
Farm groups hail field-levelling trade deal with Korea
Negotiations are officially completed and terms finalized on a free trade agreement between Canada and South Korea, with a long line of enthusiastic Canadian farm export sectors in their wake. […] Read more
CN, CP cut producer car sites
Canada’s big two railways recently cut 19 producer car loading sites across the West, even though farmers are using producer cars more than ever as they struggle to get a […] Read more
Railways expect to meet government’s order on grain
Canada’s big two railways expect to be able to meet the federal government’s new mandatory requirements for Prairie grain movement — but warn it will take further commitments all along […] Read more
Lallemand buys into BioBoost crop growth promoters
Bacteria and yeast processor Lallemand is expanding its reach in the crop care market in a “collaboration” with seed and crop input firm BrettYoung. Montreal-based Lallemand, whose specialty business including […] Read more
Ottawa slaps Prairie grain volume quotas on railways
The federal government has imposed an immediate schedule of increasing mandatory minimum volumes of Prairie grain on Canada’s big two railways, subject to fines. Transport Minister Lisa Raitt on Friday […] Read more
More grain cars now would be ‘wrong thing,’ CP CEO says
Canadian Pacific Railway’s CEO has warned readers of Canada’s two national newspapers that adding more rail cars and locomotives now on CP track would serve only to worsen the grain […] Read more
BMO to cut Prairie farmers slack on loans
BMO Bank of Montreal plans to offer Prairie farmers a “relief program” including options for loan payment deferrals and other breaks in view of the ongoing grain handling backlog. “We […] Read more
Hog code calls for group sow housing, pain control for piglets
Animal welfare advocates call Canada’s new code of practice for the care and handling of pigs — which commits farmers who follow it to adopt group housing for sows in […] Read more
Lethbridge Inland Terminal sale clears regulators
Federal regulators have cleared the road for Viterra to complete its takeover of southern Alberta’s farmer-owned Lethbridge Inland Terminal. Regina-based Viterra, the Canadian grain handling arm of Swiss commodity giant […] Read more
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