Insights and Stories on Crop Inputs

Richardson makes first entry in branded crop inputs

Oct. 17, 2022 at 7:53 pm CDT

Prairie grain handler and agribusiness Richardson Pioneer has launched itself into self-branded crop inputs with a nitrogen stabilizer, CirrusX. Steve Biggar, associate vice-president of fertilizer and energy products for Winnipeg-based Richardson, said it was the right time for the company to launch CirrusX because of new treaters the company has […]

Nutrien buys expanded ag retail presence in Brazil

Jul. 20, 2022 at 11:44 am CDT

By Reuters

StatsCan predicts more Canadian wheat acres, less canola in 2022

Apr. 26, 2022 at 1:26 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm

Viterra to buy Marubeni’s U.S. grain firm Gavilon

Jan. 26, 2022 at 6:52 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Buyer found for ag retailer Blair’s contested outlet

Dec. 8, 2021 at 10:25 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

P+H to replace eastern Saskatchewan elevator

Jul. 2, 2021 at 10:31 pm CDT

Agrifood company Parrish and Heimbecker (P+H) plans to build a new and leaner grain elevator at Yorkton, Sask. to replace its 41-year-old facility there. The privately-held Winnipeg grain firm said Wednesday it has already started work on the new build, which it expects to have ready to receive grain in […]

By Dave Bedard

Richardson building new southwestern Saskatchewan elevator

Jun. 14, 2021 at 5:47 pm CDT

Winnipeg grain firm Richardson International has started work on a new high-throughput grain elevator in southwestern Saskatchewan, to be bookended by smaller elevators it already operates in the region. The company said Monday it began construction work earlier this month at Carmichael, about 65 km southwest of Swift Current, about […]

By Dave Bedard

Federated Co-op buying into ag retailer Blair’s

Feb. 12, 2021 at 3:27 am CST

The ag retail arm of the Saskatchewan-based Blair’s Family of Companies is set to go into a joint venture with one of Canada’s biggest co-operatives. Blair’s and Federated Co-operatives (FCL) announced last week they’ve reached an agreement to set up a joint venture which, pending regulatory approvals, will own and […]

By Dave Bedard

Richardson to boost Peace region grain handle

Dec. 3, 2020 at 7:56 pm CST

Prairie grain handler Richardson Pioneer has started work on a new elevator to expand its access to the southern reaches of northwestern Alberta’s Peace region. The Winnipeg company said Thursday it expects to complete a new high-throughput grain elevator by fall next year on Canadian National Railway (CN) track at […]

By Dave Bedard

FBN cuts yearly membership fee to zero

Sep. 21, 2020 at 8:14 pm CDT

E-marketplace Farmers Business Network (FBN) has disposed of the annual membership fee that allowed members access to its various buying groups and services. California-based FBN, which has operated in the U.S. since 2014 and expanded to Canada in 2017, announced Tuesday (Sept. 15) its farmer members may now have “access […]

By Dave Bedard

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