Insights and Stories of Dave Bedard

Southwestern Ontario elevator to handle Scoular grain

Oct. 23, 2020 at 4:03 am CDT

Scoular Co. has set up a new delivery point for southwestern Ontario growers from whom it buys grain. The Omaha-based, privately-held grain firm announced Thursday it has made a deal with Martin Farming — which operates at Paris, just northwest of Brantford — that will direct grain to Martin’s new […]

Shutdown urged for Quebec pork plant after COVID-19 death

Oct. 23, 2020 at 3:24 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Four Quebec farm programs’ payments to roll early

Oct. 21, 2020 at 8:09 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

BHP covers added costs for potash project

Oct. 21, 2020 at 12:06 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Wireworms a target for first Group 30 insecticide in Canada

Oct. 20, 2020 at 6:32 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

BMO regroups ag banking business

Oct. 20, 2020 at 2:24 am CDT

With COVID-19 serving to “accelerate” changes in the industry, BMO Bank of Montreal says it has reset its farm banking work under the oversight of an expanded national agriculture and agribusiness banking team. BMO announced the new team approach Oct. 14, describing it as “a national team of agriculture banking […]

By Dave Bedard

Viterra to replace western Saskatchewan elevator

Oct. 19, 2020 at 8:28 pm CDT

Grain firm Viterra’s asset investment plan has moved onto Biggar things. Regina-based Viterra announced Monday it’s starting construction “immediately” on a new “state of the art” elevator about two km northeast of its current elevator at Biggar, Sask., about 90 km west of Saskatoon. The new concrete facility will have […]

By Dave Bedard

Manitoba cattle sector gets COVID-19 AgriRecovery

Oct. 15, 2020 at 11:57 pm CDT

Manitoba cattle producers whose usual markets for finished cattle were temporarily out of reach this spring and summer may now be able to offset some of the resulting extra feed bills. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and her Manitoba counterpart, Blaine Pedersen, on Thursday announced the 2020 Canada-Manitoba Finished Cattle […]

By Dave Bedard

Farmer and activist Percy Schmeiser, 89

Oct. 15, 2020 at 6:38 pm CDT

Funeral services are to be held and livestreamed Saturday for Prairie farmer, businessman and activist Percy Schmeiser, best known for his ultimately unsuccessful court battles with the company behind Roundup Ready canola. Schmeiser, who farmed at Bruno, Sask., about 90 km east of Saskatoon, died Tuesday at age 89. According […]

By Dave Bedard

Federal fund, Alberta government back irrigation upgrades

Oct. 10, 2020 at 6:16 am CDT

Eight irrigation districts in Alberta are set to tap into the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s new $1.5 billion pool of funding earmarked for irrigation, to receive loans worth about $407.5 million. The Alberta and federal governments on Friday announced a total investment of $815 million — including repayable CIB funds, provincial […]

By Dave Bedard

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Insights and Stories of Dave Bedard

Southwestern Ontario elevator to handle Scoular grain

Shutdown urged for Quebec pork plant after COVID-19 death

Four Quebec farm programs’ payments to roll early

BHP covers added costs for potash project

Wireworms a target for first Group 30 insecticide in Canada

BMO regroups ag banking business

Viterra to replace western Saskatchewan elevator

Manitoba cattle sector gets COVID-19 AgriRecovery

Farmer and activist Percy Schmeiser, 89

Federal fund, Alberta government back irrigation upgrades

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