Nationwide regulations requiring two per cent biofuel in Canada’s diesel and heating oil will take effect as planned on Canada Day. Environment Minister Peter Kent on Wednesday announced the amended […] Read more
Machinery
Nationwide biodiesel mandate to arrive Friday
Floods add to Canadian Pacific’s weather woes
Canadian Pacific Railway has shut a key cross-border track for up to 10 days because of flooding in Saskatchewan and North Dakota, dashing its hopes of putting a recent deluge […] Read more
Que. cheesemaker to be fuelled by whey
A Quebec cheese producer has picked up a federal loan for equipment to use its own whey to help power and heat its manufacturing plant. Federal Transport Minister Denis Lebel […] Read more
Buhler adds tillage to Farm King, Versatile lines
The owner of the Farm King and Versatile farm equipment brands has added tillage equipment to both product lines. Winnipeg’s Buhler Industries, which in February bought seeding equipment maker Ezee-On […] Read more
Bin maker Meridian to offer aeration systems
Canadian hopper-bottom bin maker Meridian Manufacturing Group plans to expand its product offering in 2012 to include aeration systems. Meridian’s AirMax system, announced Wednesday at the Western Canada Farm Progress […] Read more
Westeel to add conveyor systems to product line
Canadian steel grain bin maker Westeel has tapped a Swedish manufacturer to build Westeel-branded conveyor and elevator grain handling systems. Westeel on Monday announced it has contracted with Skandia Elevator, […] Read more
Lack of wheat drives up prices from ethanol plants
Prices for feed wheat in Western Canada having seen a significant jump throughout the first half of 2011, thanks in large part to strong demand from the ethanol sector. In […] Read more
FREE to good home: FARM PROGRESS tickets (June 08, 2011)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This contest is now closed. Many thanks for your entries. Winners have been or soon will be contacted by email — and tickets have been put in the […] Read more
EQuipTV: Getting best results from combines, seeders
Ways in which Prairie farmers can get the most out of their combines and air drills this year are the topics of two new videos at Grainews.ca. In the short […] Read more
Stuck on Prairies in the springtime? Let us know
If you’ve tried to get past a washout or get a truck down a dirt road that looked dry at the time, we’d like to hear your cautionary tale. Springtime […] Read more
