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Feb. 15, 2011 at 5:30 am CST

Unionized mechanics and related staff at Canadian National Railway (CN) have formally voted in favour of four years’ labour peace with their employer. The employees, who include mechanical and shopcraft workers, office and clerical staff and truck owner/operators who handle intermodal containers for a CN subsidiary, had reached tentative agreements […]

Feb. 14, 2011 at 6:07 pm CST

Maple Leaf Foods’ bakery subsidiary Canada Bread has signed a deal to sell its fresh prepared sandwich business in Eastern Canada to food processor Premium Brands. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed in either company’s release Monday, apart from supply agreements which will see Canada Bread and Maple Leaf Consumer […]

Feb. 14, 2011 at 4:04 pm CST

High corn prices, nearly double the traditional average in southern Manitoba, should have corn producers in the province looking to increase their acres this spring. However, actual plantings will depend on weather conditions at seeding time, said an official with the Manitoba Corn Growers Association. “The numbers are pretty good […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feb. 12, 2011 at 11:00 am CST

Farmers and other agribusinesses are questioning the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) proposal to go to full cost recovery, the Manitoba Co-operator reports. About half the CGC’s $80 million budget now comes from fees charged for its services, most of which are ultimately paid for by farmers. The rest comes from […]

Feb. 11, 2011 at 11:30 pm CST

Seed potato growers, among other vegetable and fruit producers, can this year expect a new aphid control that spares the insects who also control aphids. Ag retailer UAP Canada will distribute FMC Corporation’s new Beleaf 50SG, a flonicamid insecticide from the pyridinecarboxamide class (Group 9C), sold in a soluble granule […]