Insights and Stories of Staff

Jan. 25, 2018 at 4:46 pm CST

Salford Group recently announced the release of its Ferti-GO 4S, a planter mounted, granular, on-board fertilizer applicator. The Ferti-GO 4S features a single product hopper, available for mounting on many planter models, with variable rate metering and four-section control. The hopper has a standard capacity of four tonnes but can reach a capacity […]

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Jan. 24, 2018 at 8:14 pm CST

Updated, Jan. 25, 2018 — Canada’s supply-managed producer groups warn that the new Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade deal stands to chip away unnecessarily at their markets. Chicken Farmers of Canada on Wednesday said the CPTPP deal, on which Canada pledged Tuesday it will sign in March, still […]

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Jan. 24, 2018 at 1:58 pm CST

Two major players in the Canadian medical marijuana market are set to create one of the world’s biggest pot production firms in a friendly $1.1 billion cash-and-stock deal. Edmonton-based Aurora Cannabis announced an agreement Wednesday in which it will ante up on its previous hostile bid for CanniMed Therapeutics and […]

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Jan. 23, 2018 at 8:01 pm CST

U.S. income tax reform more than offset “challenging” conditions, including reduced grain handle, in Canadian National Railway’s fourth fiscal quarter. Montreal-based CN on Tuesday reported net income of $2.611 billion on total revenues of $3.285 billion for its fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, up from $1.018 billion on $3.217 billion […]

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Jan. 23, 2018 at 12:27 pm CST

Major Canadian steakhouse chain The Keg is set to merge into Cara Operations, the parent for dining chains such as Swiss Chalet, Harvey’s, St-Hubert and Milestones, in a $200 million cash-and-stock deal. The two companies said Tuesday a merger will afford them “synergistic opportunities in marketing, real estate and overall […]

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