Insights and Stories of Dave Bedard

Editors’ Picks: Save land, use oilsands as cemeteries

Apr. 19, 2009 at 4:13 pm CDT

Student researchers from the University of Alberta suggest Canadian industries, such as oilsands companies, consider preserving the country’s useable land base by helping rejuvenate used land as “environmentally friendly cemeteries.” The students, working on a class project in the U of A’s department of renewable resources, researched the viability of […]

Sask. seeks buyers for Thomson Meats

Apr. 14, 2009 at 5:39 pm CDT

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Editors’ Picks: Deere merging ag, lawn tractor units

Apr. 14, 2009 at 3:10 pm CDT

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ADM, B.C. fuel firm eye biodiesel plant

Apr. 7, 2009 at 3:49 pm CDT

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CPR shuts Man. rail line ahead of flood

Apr. 3, 2009 at 6:35 pm CDT

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BSE class action suit focused on settlement

Mar. 12, 2009 at 4:13 pm CDT

If the federal government wants to flow aid to Canada’s punch-drunk beef cattle sector, it couldn’t do much better than to settle with the ranchers now suing it. That’s how Toronto lawyer Cameron Pallett, the lawyer for Niagara Falls-area cattle producer Bill Sauer, plans to press his case with officials […]

By Dave Bedard

Editors’ Picks: Bobcat, Polaris team up

Mar. 11, 2009 at 2:03 am CDT

Skid-steer maker Bobcat Co. and snowmobile and ATV maker Polaris Industries have signed on for a “long-term strategic alliance” that will ultimately include co-development of new equipment. The agreement, announced last week, is meant to “leverage the complementary strengths of both companies to penetrate work-related market segments globally.” “Initially, Polaris […]

By Dave Bedard

McHoax targets burger giant’s Canadian wing

Feb. 25, 2009 at 6:45 pm CST

A new viral hoax e-mail in circulation has the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, the Alberta Cattle Feeders Association and the e-mail’s alleged author stepping up to the defense of McDonald’s Canada. The viral e-mail, which has been posted on a substantial number of publicly available blogs and has been spreading at […]

By Dave Bedard

Editors’ Picks: Dow may shed Dow Agro

Feb. 21, 2009 at 1:53 am CST

Cash-strapped U.S. chemical and plastics giant Dow Chemical is reportedly considering a “For Sale” sign for its high-performing farm chemical and biotech company. Indianapolis-based Dow AgroSciences, which operates worldwide including a Canadian wing based in Calgary, is one of 12 major assets for which Dow Chemical is evaluating potential buyers, […]

By Dave Bedard

Editors’ Picks: Study shows rural injury risks higher

Dec. 29, 2008 at 2:42 pm CST

Rural areas of the U.S. boast much higher rates and severities of injuries needing hospitalization in most categories, compared to that country’s cities, according to a West Virginia University study. WVU’s Injury Control Research Center on Monday announced the results of its findings in the January 2009 issue of the […]

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