Insights and Stories on Crops

Nov. 7, 2008 at 12:14 am CST

The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority has put up another $400,000 to fund farmer groups’ and municipalities’ water control projects. “We’ve heard from a number of groups such as conservation and development area authorities, watershed associations and rural municipalities about the need for financial support for these projects,” said Nancy Heppner, minister […]

Nov. 6, 2008 at 3:43 am CST

Agrium’s quarterly revenues. coming from rising fertilizer prices and from ag retailer UAP, which it now owns, are seven times higher than in the year-earlier period. The Calgary-based fertilizer and ag retail giant on Wednesday posted net earnings of $367 million (all figures US$) on $3.18 billion in sales in […]

Nov. 6, 2008 at 3:03 am CST

Vicwest Income Fund, owners of Winnipeg-based grain bin manufacturer Westeel, posted a record quarter based partly on “record output” from its ag storage business. The Oakville, Ont. income trust on Wednesday posted $16.3 million in net income on “record” revenues of $126.38 million for its quarter ending Sept. 30, up […]

Nov. 6, 2008 at 2:27 am CST

Canada should demand compensation from the U.S. government for damages, legal bills and lost profits stemming from its latest failed trade action against the Canadian Wheat Board, says federal ag critic Wayne Easter. Easter, a Prince Edward Island Liberal MP, said Wednesday he had written to the Conservative government’s newly […]

Nov. 6, 2008 at 2:06 am CST

Prairie farmers loading grain in producer rail cars to roll on CN track will need to carefully check cars’ load limits or risk fines of up to $10,000 per car, the Canadian Wheat Board warns. CN on Jan. 1, 2009 will raise the fee from $1,560 per car to $10,000 […]