Insights and Stories of Staff

Farm business tax credits on tap in Manitoba budget

Apr. 30, 2015 at 8:38 pm CDT

Expansions and extensions for tax credits of use to Manitoba farmers and small agribusinesses were laid out Thursday in the province’s latest budget. Finance Minister Greg Dewar’s plan calls for an expansion of the province’s small business venture capital tax credit, broadening its list of eligible businesses to include “non-traditional […]

Fire damages Bunge’s Hamilton crush plant

Apr. 30, 2015 at 7:13 pm CDT

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Cost index trimmed for railways’ grain revenue cap

Apr. 30, 2015 at 5:10 pm CDT

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Ont. co-op swaps corn supply line for ethanol plant

Apr. 29, 2015 at 10:46 am CDT

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Third Ont. farm with avian flu cleared of birds

Apr. 28, 2015 at 7:49 pm CDT

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GFO seeks longer comment period on neonic regs

Apr. 27, 2015 at 8:04 pm CDT

Grain Farmers of Ontario wants the province’s environment ministry to reconsider the rush on the comment period for its proposed new controls on neonicotinoid seed treatments. The province has given the public, farmers included, a 45-day period ending May 7 to comment on its proposed regulations. “This is one of […]

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ADM to upgrade crush plants for soy

Apr. 27, 2015 at 3:03 pm CDT

Archer Daniels Midland plans to get ahead of increased soy acreage on the Prairies by upgrading two crushing plants to handle more soybeans. The U.S. agrifood firm said Monday it will upgrade its processing plant at Enderlin, N.D., about 80 km southwest of Fargo, to crush soybeans as well as […]

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Co-op Atlantic seeks exit from grocery, fuel businesses

Apr. 26, 2015 at 9:43 am CDT

The board of Atlantic Canada’s biggest co-operative is planning its way out of the “increasingly competitive” grocery and fuel businesses. Co-op Atlantic said Saturday its board recommends members vote by a May 12 deadline in favour of the organization divesting its food and fuel wholesale assets. Co-op Atlantic is the […]

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Alberta ag minister named acting justice minister

Apr. 25, 2015 at 2:33 pm CDT

Alberta’s agriculture minister is now also its justice minister. Premier Jim Prentice on Saturday appointed Verlyn Olson, MLA for Wetaskiwin-Camrose since 2008 and the province’s ag and rural development minister since 2012, as both acting justice minister and solicitor general. Prentice said his move follows having “asked for and received […]

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Arbitrator named for CP talks with running trades

Apr. 25, 2015 at 9:42 am CDT

The federal government has named its arbitrator to settle a new contract between Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and its conductors, engineers, trainmen and yardmen. Labour Minister Kellie Leitch on Monday appointed lawyer and professional mediator George Adams as the arbitrator and mediator for talks between CP and its 3,800 unionized […]

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