Insights and Stories on Grain Dryers

Feds spend $97 million on agricultural clean tech projects

Mar. 7, 2024 at 9:39 am CST

The federal government today announced some $97 million in funding for farms and agri-businesses to adopt cleaner technologies like more efficient grain dryers, solar power and precision agriculture technology.

Carbon exemption bill nearing close of Senate deliberations

Oct. 5, 2023 at 4:44 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

New farm fuel carbon tax rule to return to Commons

Nov. 18, 2022 at 2:24 am CST

By Dave Bedard

Federal budget plays to mixed reviews from ag groups

Apr. 24, 2021 at 4:35 am CDT

By D.C. Fraser

Federal budget to offer direct payments to farmers for carbon pricing

Apr. 19, 2021 at 4:50 pm CDT

By D.C. Fraser

Green Party backs grain drying exemption from carbon tax

Jan. 20, 2020 at 3:29 pm CST

One of the federal opposition parties in full favour of carbon pricing is lending its support to calls by farm groups for a carbon tax break for grain drying. Vancouver Island MP Paul Manly, the Green Party’s caucus critic for agriculture, announced the party’s position Monday. “We support the grain […]

By GFM Staff

Union says propane shortfalls may be CN’s own making

Nov. 22, 2019 at 8:45 pm CST

Propane shortages for grain dryers and heating fuel in the wake of a strike by Canadian National Railway (CN) conductors and yard workers appear to be “largely manufactured” by the railway, according to the union for the striking workers. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC-CTY), which represents over 3,000 CN […]

By GFM Staff

U.S. propane bottlenecks not affecting Canada

Nov. 15, 2019 at 7:04 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Despite ongoing shortfalls of propane in some areas of the U.S. Midwest, the situation doesn’t appear to be adversely affecting Canada, according to the Canadian Propane Association. The late harvest in the Midwest has been further hampered by wet conditions, forcing farmers to dry their grain before putting […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

U.S. books latest end to soy harvest in a decade

Nov. 13, 2019 at 2:16 pm CST

MarketsFarm —The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in its oilseed crops outlook issued Wednesday, said the country’s 2019 soybean harvest will wind up the latest in 10 years. As of Sunday, the overall U.S. soybean harvest stood at 85 per cent complete, according to USDA’s weekly crop progress report. The […]