A Saskatoon manufacturer of industrial weigh scales for livestock, trucking and bulk commodities plans to expand its U.S. reach by buying a Texas firm in the same line of work. […] Read more
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Sask. scale firm buys Texas livestock scale maker
Railways both below cap on Prairie grain revenue
Neither Canadian National (CN) nor Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway have made too much money from their Prairie grain handle in 2009-10. For the first time since the 2002-03 crop year, […] Read more
Que. farmers grant snowmobilers access in ASRA scrap
Quebec’s general farm organization has dropped its directive for the province’s farmers to refuse snowmobilers access to rural trails on their land this winter. L’Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) announced […] Read more
Alta. Case IH dealer to join Prairiewide chain
A Case IH group of dealerships across the Prairies plans to stake out some new territory by buying an Alberta dealership with three locations north and east of Edmonton. Rocky […] Read more
ICE to require one-trade minimum for free online use
Users of ICE Futures Canada’s WebICE system who don’t trade at least one lot per month in any contract will soon have to pay for access. The Winnipeg ag commodity […] Read more
Twister, Edwards to consolidate S. Alta. plants
The parent for grain bin maker Twister Pipe and grain drying and aeration equipment firm Edwards Group plans to build one new home for both companies’ plants in southern Alberta. […] Read more
Farm King to market Westeel bins in U.S.
Buhler Industries’ farm implement division has been named the exclusive distributor for grain bin maker Westeel in the U.S. As per an agreement announced Monday, Buhler’s Farm King division will […] Read more
Ag Growth CEO Rob Stenson, 44
Rob Stenson, who gathered a clutch of Prairie manufacturers into a “single-stop supplier” for grain handling equipment internationally, died Friday morning of complications from cancer. The founder of Winnipeg’s Ag […] Read more
Ag Growth buys Winnipeg custom fabricator
The Winnipeg owner of a stable of grain handling equipment makers has bought a custom manufacturing firm to make more of its components in-house. Ag Growth International on Friday announced […] Read more
Shore power set for container boats at Prince Rupert
The Port of Prince Rupert is set to become the first port in Canada to offer shore power to container vessels, allowing ships loading containerized crops and other goods to […] Read more
