Saskatchewan farmers who aren’t able to get enough acres seeded this spring to qualify for their “F” (farm) plates will get to keep their designation for another year. SGI, the […] Read more
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Sask. again grandfathers farm license plates
Are you seeding yet? Let us know
Seeding still appears to be off to a flying stop in some cropland on the Prairies, while field reports in Eastern Canada suggest much better luck with planting. The Canadian […] Read more
Possible dike breach looms over Man. vegetable farms
Sandor Arendse can see and hear the big equipment preparing to breach the dike separating him and his family farm from the surging Assiniboine River, but as of Tuesday afternoon […] Read more
Manitoba declares “livestock emergency”
Manitoba’s provincial government plans to designate and open up specific Crown lands to house livestock and store farm machinery — and open up otherwise restricted roads to move them — […] Read more
CN boosts profit, grain handle in Q1
A larger grain handle and higher grain revenue have helped boost Canadian National Railway’s (CN) first-quarter bottom line. Montreal-based CN last week booked profit of $668 million on $2.084 billion […] Read more
It’s too soon to broadcast canola: CCC
Mudding in or broadcasting canola seed won’t help you get the yield benefit you’d otherwise get from seeding early, the Canola Council of Canada warns. In its CanolaWatch newsletter Wednesday, […] Read more
Cattle tracking won’t slow sale process: Alta. study
Alberta’s current traceability platform can be used at cattle auction markets without much or any effect on the rate at which cattle are unloaded or sold, the province reports. The […] Read more
Cost index for Prairie grain freight rises with fuel bill
Rising fuel prices have led to another hike in the cost index that helps cap how much Canada’s two main railways can charge per year for hauling Prairie grain. The […] Read more
Flood forces CN, CP to close Man. rail lines
Flooding caused by the Red River’s steady rise has forced Canadian Pacific Railway to reroute trains on one Manitoba branch line and to close another, while Canadian National Railway has […] Read more
CN adds more containers for grocery goods
Aiming to boost its share of Canada’s domestic grocery and consumer goods shipping business, Canadian National Railway (CN) has bought over 1,000 new containers to cater to that market segment. […] Read more
