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CN, CPR strike West Coast switching deal

Jul. 18, 2008 at 4:52 pm CDT

Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) plan to jointly manage rail switching on intermodal trains at the Deltaport marine container terminal at Roberts Bank, B.C. Deltaport, about 40 km south of Vancouver’s inner harbour, handles about 70,000 intermodal TEUs (20-foot equivalent containers) off CN and CPR trains each […]

Gowan buys Dow’s Gavel potato fungicide

Jul. 18, 2008 at 12:54 pm CDT

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Feds back Suncor ethanol plant expansion

Jul. 18, 2008 at 12:21 pm CDT

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Prairie spud growers enter convenience market

Jul. 18, 2008 at 12:04 pm CDT

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Release food inspection plan now: Liberals

Jul. 17, 2008 at 6:08 pm CDT

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Supreme Court allows BSE lawsuit: report

Jul. 17, 2008 at 5:42 pm CDT

The Supreme Court of Canada won’t stop cattle producers from suing the federal government over the arrival of BSE in this country, according to a report Thursday by the Canadian Press. The news agency said the high court won’t hear an appeal filed by the federal government and Winnipeg feed […]

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PotashCorp to boost Sask. mines’ capacity

Jul. 17, 2008 at 4:46 pm CDT

PotashCorp plans to spend US$1.6 billion in Saskatchewan to boost two potash mine capacity expansion projects and launch a third, to raise its total annual capacity by 15 per cent by the end of 2012. The Saskatoon company, the world’s largest potash producer by capacity, plans a new “debottlenecking” project […]

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New loans up at Farm Credit

Jul. 17, 2008 at 4:21 pm CDT

Farm Credit Canada has posted another increase in the number and total dollar amount of new loans to farmers in its 2007-08 fiscal year. In its annual report, released Thursday, the federal ag lending agency listed $4.28 billion in new loans for the year ending March 31, up from $3.71 […]

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P.E.I. cuts farm building assessments

Jul. 17, 2008 at 2:58 pm CDT

Farm buildings used to produce pork, beef or potatoes on Prince Edward Island will get an immediate 25 per cent depreciation in their assessment for tax purposes, the province announced Thursday. “We’ve been hearing many producers are having a tough time,” said provincial treasurer Wes Sheridan in a release. “We’re […]

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Alta. bison wanted to test mobile abattoir

Jul. 17, 2008 at 2:38 pm CDT

Researchers in Alberta are looking for four bison farms or feedlots to help test the effects of on-farm slaughter, using a mobile abattoir, on meat quality and animal stress. The provincial and federal ag departments and Olds College are collaborating on a study that will study bison for pre-slaughter stress […]

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