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New Holland to buy sprayer manufacturer Miller

Sep. 11, 2014 at 3:16 pm CDT

Wisconsin precision spraying equipment maker Miller can expect to break further into the Canadian market following a friendly takeover by New Holland’s farm equipment arm. New Holland’s parent firm CNH Industrial announced a “definitive agreement” last week to buy the assets of Miller-St. Nazianz Inc. for an undisclosed sum. New […]

Feds back livestock genetics marketing push

Sep. 10, 2014 at 7:27 pm CDT

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FNA gauging farmer interest in bid for CWB

Sep. 9, 2014 at 7:49 am CDT

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Pork probed for links to Alta. E. coli cases

Sep. 6, 2014 at 6:32 am CDT

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Dutch potato co-op buys control of Alta. seed firm

Sep. 4, 2014 at 5:56 pm CDT

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CWB plans new concrete in southern Sask.

Sep. 4, 2014 at 3:26 pm CDT

The grain company formerly known as the Canadian Wheat Board plans to add to its handle in south-central Saskatchewan with a new concrete-and-steel high-throughput elevator. CWB announced Thursday it will start construction this fall on a 42,000-tonne capacity elevator, plus grain cleaning facilities, on Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) track near […]

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Cargill gains Ont. chocolate plant in deal with ADM

Sep. 3, 2014 at 8:17 am CDT

Archer Daniels Midland’s (ADM) exit from the chocolate processing business will see Cargill expand its own chocolate arm in Ontario. The two global grain and agrifood players on Tuesday announced an agreement in which Cargill will buy ADM’s worldwide chocolate business for US$440 million. The sale includes ADM’s chocolate plant […]

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Livestock tax deferral expansion open to comment

Sep. 3, 2014 at 5:15 am CDT

The federal government’s plan to expand its income tax deferral provisions on breeding livestock to cover bees and horses has entered a month-long public comment period. Then-finance minister Jim Flaherty proposed in February to expand the tax deferral provision as part of his final “Economic Action Plan” budget before his death […]

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SW Ontario grain handler to change hands

Sep. 3, 2014 at 4:20 am CDT

The family-owned company behind what’s billed as Ontario’s biggest inland grain terminal is set to exit the grain handling business. The owners of Palmerston Grain — which operates from Palmerston, Ont. and handles wheat, corn, soybeans and canola through its 57,000-tonne capacity terminal at nearby Minto — have reached a […]

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Service to flag possible farm equipment safety issues

Sep. 2, 2014 at 6:42 pm CDT

Farmers wanting to air concerns about possible safety hazards on new equipment now have another channel to move those issues forward. The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) last week launched its “Speak Up For Safer Equipment” tool, an online form farmers can use to report safety concerns with farm equipment […]

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