Insights and Stories of Staff

CP, CN both top their Prairie grain revenue caps

Jan. 3, 2017 at 7:32 pm CST

The Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) can soon expect a late gift of over $4.4 million in surplus Prairie grain freight revenue, according to a new ruling from the Canadian Transportation Agency. The agency said Dec. 22 it has determined Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and Canadian National Railway (CN) went […]

Canola Council chief to lead Grain Commission

Jan. 3, 2017 at 2:20 pm CST

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Happy 2017 from Farm Business Communications

Dec. 30, 2016 at 12:15 am CST

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Grain elevators applaud the Parliamentary Committee’s rail recommendations

Dec. 28, 2016 at 1:10 pm CST

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Season’s Greetings from Farm Business Communications

Dec. 23, 2016 at 12:45 pm CST

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Oilseed processors applaud House Transport Committee’s call for extended interswitching limits

Dec. 23, 2016 at 12:30 pm CST

The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) is pleased that the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities is recommending making extended interswitching limits permanent in its recently tabled study into making rail transportation more competitive. “Having competitive options made available through extended interswitching limits has introduced a […]

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Cars driving on a highway are stuck in traffic because of a snow storm.

Christmas storm watch

Dec. 22, 2016 at 1:35 pm CST

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement warning of a Colorado low expected to hit southern Manitoba Christmas Day. “There is still some uncertainty, but models are in much better agreement at this time as to the track of this low pressure centre placing it over South Dakota late […]

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Ontario tomato processors cancel orders for spring

Dec. 22, 2016 at 9:00 am CST

Retaliating in a dispute with what they call a “growers’ cartel,” two of Ontario’s major commercial tomato processors say they won’t contract with tomato seedling producers for this spring’s crop. Sun-Brite Foods and Highbury Canco, which describe themselves as two of the three biggest tomato processors in the province, said […]

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Major Deere dealer sheds stake in Prairie chain

Dec. 22, 2016 at 5:33 am CST

Canada’s biggest Deere dealership group has sold its minority stake in a Prairie dealership chain back to the chain’s majority owners. Calgary-based Cervus Equipment Corp. said Wednesday it has sold its 21.449 per cent of Maple Farms Partnership, owner of the Maple Farm Equipment chain of Deere farm equipment dealerships, […]

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Quarantines added in bovine TB probe

Dec. 22, 2016 at 4:18 am CST

Federal inspectors’ search for animals exposed to one of six Alberta cattle confirmed with bovine tuberculosis (TB) has led them to quarantine more farm sites for testing. As of Wednesday, “approximately 50” farm sites, mostly in southeastern Alberta with “approximately five” in southwestern Saskatchewan, are under quarantine and movement controls, […]

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