Insights and Stories of Staff

Sobeys, Safeway parent seeks cost-cutting ‘leverage’

May. 6, 2017 at 3:44 am CDT

Empire Co., the parent firm for about 1,500 grocery stores across Canada, plans to restructure from a regional to a “largely national” operation cutting $500 million in annual costs by the end of 2020. Nova Scotia-based Empire — whose stores operate under brands including Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty […]

Glacier Media strengthens weather, ag technology team

May. 4, 2017 at 4:34 pm CDT

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Farm groups weigh options after hog truck verdict

May. 4, 2017 at 1:25 pm CDT

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Farm, ranch work still exempt from Alberta helmet rule

May. 3, 2017 at 6:52 pm CDT

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Weather, ‘economic challenges’ drag on A+W sales

May. 2, 2017 at 7:40 pm CDT

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Manitoba crop groups officially on merger track

May. 2, 2017 at 4:52 pm CDT

Five Manitoba-based crop producer associations, nearly all of which already work out of the same building, have a memorandum of understanding to work toward forming a single merged grower group. The Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA), Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers Association (MPSG), National Sunflower Association of Canada (NSAC) and […]

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Pickseed to buy forage seed firm Moore Seeds

May. 2, 2017 at 3:30 am CDT

The Canadian arm of one of the world’s top forage seed players plans to expand its space in the Peace region with a deal for forage and turfgrass seed dealer Moore Seeds. DLF Pickseed Canada announced April 21 it has a letter of intent in place to buy Moore — […]

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Viterra buys North Dakota elevator

May. 1, 2017 at 8:19 pm CDT

Prairie grain handler Viterra is expanding its reach in eastern North Dakota with a deal for Gavilon Grain’s elevator at Grand Forks. Regina-based Viterra said Monday it has closed its acquisition of Omaha-based Gavilon’s Grand Forks site for an undisclosed sum, and plans “immediate capital upgrades” for the elevator. The […]

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Monsanto halts sale of Precision Planting arm to Deere

May. 1, 2017 at 5:12 pm CDT

Monsanto subsidiary The Climate Corp. has cancelled a deal to sell its Precision Planting business to Deere and Co., citing the months-long court fight against it. The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit in August last year to block the proposed US$190 million deal, alleging the deal would lead to […]

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Grain handle helps CN to record first-quarter volume

Apr. 29, 2017 at 4:06 pm CDT

Canadian National Railway reports moving more Prairie grain in its first quarter than at the same time last year, despite “more demanding winter conditions” compared to 2016. Montreal-based CN on Monday reported net earnings of $884 million on overall revenues of $3.206 billion for the quarter ending March 31 (Q1), […]

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