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Dave Smardon spoke at the Innovation Expo in Guelph in 2018.
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Agriculture technology incubators evolve during pandemic

There’s greater interest in funding food security and agriculture automation

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Global farm technology investment funding hit an all-time high in 2019 of $4.9 billion U.S. According to the 2020 Farm Tech investing report by AgFunder, that’s an increase of 6.8 per cent over the year before, and a rise of 370 per cent since AgFunder first began tracking these statistics in 2012. And although the […] Read more
The added plus of the federal government’s food surplus program is that it will support producers, particularly those with nowhere to send their perishable commodities.
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Opinion: Food recovery program would have permanent value

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Glacier FarmMedia – Now that we know more about how the Surplus Food Rescue program will work, there should be a recognition for its need beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was announced as part of the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and comes with $50 million in funding to help move extra […] Read more
The Lexion 6900 and 6800 straw walker combines were designed for small grains and they are most comfortable in wheat, canola, and grass seed crops. The 6000 series offers a 25 percent capacity gain over the combine they replace, the Lexion 760.
Machinery

Claas debuts walkers for small grains

Accelerator drum feeds the cylinder to make for efficiency gains

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Glacier FarmMedia – The new Lexion 6000 series of straw walker combines are designed to be more efficient than their predecessor, the Lexion 760, with the help of an additional separator drum. Why it matters: The Lexion 760 earned a following with Canadian growers because of its fuel efficiency and precision in crops like wheat, […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Markets

Loblaw beats profit estimates as online sales surge

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Reuters — Loblaw beat quarterly revenue and profit estimates on Thursday, driven by a near-fourfold jump in online sales, as stay-at-home Canadians used the retailer’s pickup and delivery services to stock up on bread, milk and eggs. With consumers still limiting their trips outdoors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said it would invest […] Read more
Firefighters training for a grain rescue. (Casa-acsa.ca)
Crops, Machinery

Donation offers up more equipment for grain emergencies

Fire departments first must complete CASA training course

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Corteva AgriScience Canada is donating equipment that’s expected to help fire departments across the country save farmers’ lives. The company’s funding will purchase GSI RES-Q-TUBE and Haul-ALL pencil augers for eligible fire departments that have taken part in BeGrainSafe training put on by the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA). The GSI RES-Q-TUBE is a rescue […] Read more
Profitability should drive decisions on capital purchases like tractors.
Machinery

Profiting from a ‘five per cent’ strategy

Small changes can generate large improvements in profitability

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Should you buy that new tractor? It is the right colour, after all. What about the farm for sale nearby? You’d rather build equity than pay more rent. For financial experts, answering these and other questions with confidence requires a hard look at existing profitability over multiple years. If the math doesn’t pencil now, small […] Read more
(BriggsandStratton.com)
Machinery

Briggs + Stratton filing for reorganization, courting buyers

Stalking-horse deal in place with private equity firm

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U.S. outdoor power equipment maker Briggs + Stratton has locked in a stalking-horse buyer for its assets as it seeks a court-supervised reorganization. The Milwaukee-based company announced Monday it has a stock and asset purchase agreement in place with New York private equity firm KPS Capital Partners, best known as an investor in manufacturing companies. […] Read more
Truck driver charged in protester death incident
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Truck driver charged in protester death incident

Driver charged with careless driving causing death

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Updated July 22 A North Perth truck driver has been charged after a truck struck and killed a protester at the Fearman’s Pork processing plant in Burlington June 19. The driver was charged with careless driving causing death under the Highway Traffic Act by Halton Regional Police Service. The police said in a statement that […] Read more
A research paper estimates that 70 tonnes of two of the most critically important antibiotics in human medicine are sprayed on rice crops in Southeast Asia each year.
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Antibiotic use on crops more widespread than thought

Science Notes: Few monitoring systems exist, compared to extensive tracking of animal use

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The world is more aware of the overuse of antibiotics and the development of resistance in bacterial populations. This has led to calls for greater control and monitoring of their use in both human and veterinary medicine. What is less well known is that antibiotics are routinely used in crop production and according to new […] Read more
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Letters: Greater information needed on nuclear storage effects

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Dear Editor, The fuller truth must be known about the risks and environmental dangers of the Deep Geological Repository (DGR), proposed on prime farmland in the Municipality of South Bruce. The reason is nothing is more imperative than the protection of food security today, and for future generations. Secondly, the proposed DGR is an experiment, […] Read more

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