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Jul. 16, 2013 at 12:11 pm CDT

TPG Capital LP is one of the final bidders for MacDon Industries Ltd, a Winnipeg-based manufacturer of agricultural machinery looking to sell itself for around $1 billion, three people familiar with the matter said July 8. The private equity firm is working on making a binding bid for MacDon by […]

By greg-roumeliotis, soyoung-kim

Jul. 15, 2013 at 3:39 pm CDT

Southern Alberta has had quite a beating from Mother Nature this summer. The hail season started early with crop-damaging hailstorms during the last week of May in both Lethbridge and Vulcan areas. Storms were particularly violent and widespread over July 5-8, when some motorists reported driving through hailstorms as tough […]

By helen-mcmenamin

Jul. 15, 2013 at 3:10 pm CDT

Corn and soybean growing weather in the U.S. Midwest this week will not be ideal, but overall it should be satisfactory in most key acreage areas, agricultural meteorologists said on Monday. • Global Weather Monitoring said the forecasts were not perfect for crop-growing conditions but it also will not be […]

By Reuters

Jul. 15, 2013 at 2:56 pm CDT

A new report by Allsup, a U.S. disability insurance provider, puts livestock raising and slaughtering among the top 11 industry groups with the highest serious injury rates nationwide. The report is based on data obtained from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The top 11, based on […]

Jul. 15, 2013 at 12:00 pm CDT

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz kept his post in a cabinet shuffle announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper today. Maxime Bernier, formerly  Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism, movest to Minister of State for Agriculture. In the other major portfolio affecting agriculture, former Labour Minister Lisa Raitt becomes the new minister of […]