Saskatchewan’s highways department will hold off as long as possible on allowing heavier truck weights to travel the province’s secondary highways. The province can open applicable highways to heavier winter […] Read more
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Sask. to allow winter weights for trucks Dec. 1
ADM confirms biodiesel plant for Lloydminster
Revised, Nov. 15 — Agrifood giant Archer Daniels Midland has stopped studying and started moving on plans for a biodiesel production plant next door to its canola crushing plant at […] Read more
ADM confirms biodiesel plant for Lloydminster
Agrifood giant Archer Daniels Midland has stopped studying and started moving on plans for a biodiesel production plant next door to its canola crushing plant at Lloydminster, Alta. ADM on […] Read more
Feds invite 13 ag players to join rail working group
The guest list has now been drawn up for a federally-convened working group to discuss ways of improving the grain transportation chain in Western Canada. The Crop Logistics Working Group, […] Read more
BIXS sets up online cattle classifieds for members
The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s Beef InfoXchange System (BIXS) has rolled out an online cattle sales listing service for the system’s registered participants. The new BIXS Cattle-Classifieds system is expected to […] Read more
Viterra to buy Esso’s Prairie farm fuel business
Prairie farmers who normally fuel up their equipment through local Esso bulk dealers could soon expect to put some Viterra in their tanks. Canada’s biggest grain company on Tuesday announced […] Read more
MRI test shows unopened vintage wine was spiked
Ontario researchers say the MRI technology they used to show an unopened Victorian-era bottle of wine was likely spiked with pure alcohol, to help add cocaine as an ingredient, could […] Read more
Former Alta. treasurer named rail freight facilitator
Rail-reliant shippers in Canada are to sit down with railway officials during the next six months in talks to draft a boilerplate service agreement and dispute resolution process, refereed by […] Read more
Que. co-ops buy stake in bulk feed transport business
Quebec’s federation of co-operatives and one of its largest farm supply co-ops have bought a 50 per cent stake in a major Quebec feed company’s transport business. Coop Federee and […] Read more
Norac sheds livestock scale manufacturing business
Updated Nov. 3 — Opting to focus on its crop sprayer control systems, Saskatoon’s Norac Systems International has sold its livestock scale manufacturing business to a U.S. competitor. Wisconsin-based Rice […] Read more
