Strong sales growth in the U.S. improved the first-quarter bottom line for Winnipeg feed maker Ridley Inc., despite tough times for its Canadian customers, the company reported Friday. The company, which also operates a U.S. head office in Minnesota, posted $2.6 million in net earnings on $139.8 million in sales for the quarter ending Sept. […] Read more
Feed maker Ridley posts improved Q1
Gas discharge costs sulphur maker $280K
Sulphur fertilizer maker Tiger Industries has been fined $280,000 for a toxic gas release at its former Calgary manufacturing plant, the provincial environment department said Thursday. The company pled guilty Tuesday to a provincial charge of releasing a substance that causes or may cause an adverse effect — in this case, sulphur dioxide, which the […] Read more
Fertilizer markets tighten in Agrium’s favour
A combination of higher volumes and higher prices on tight world fertilizer markets led fertilizer maker Agrium to a significant boost in its third-quarter profits, the company said Thursday. The Calgary company posted net earnings of $51 million on $1.04 billion in sales in its quarter ending Sept. 30, up from $1 million net on […] Read more
CN, CPR rethink interchange points
Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) have drafted a new routing protocol to cut congestion at points where freight traffic shifts from one company’s track to the other. The two railways announced Thursday in a joint release that their plan will direct flows of interline traffic through the “most fluid, efficient” interchange sites […] Read more
Meat industry urges “caution” on cancer report
Canada’s national meat industry groups urge consumers to take “caution” with some of the recommendations from the World Cancer Research Fund’s recent report on cancer risk stemming from diet, physical activity and obesity. The British-based cancer group on Tuesday sent ripples through the North American meat industry with its report, in which recommendations to help […] Read more
CWB’s malting barley gets China’s “Green” label
China’s Green Food Development Centre, which certifies foods for sustainable, “green” farming practices, has approved its “Green Food” label for Chinese beer made with Canadian malting barley. The Canadian Wheat Board has been granted “Green Food” accreditation for shipments of up to 600,000 tonnes per year of Prairie malting barley, the board announced Thursday. That’s […] Read more
Monsanto puts up prizes for rural curling clubs
Seed and chemical company Monsanto Canada has put up a total of $26,000 in prizes for six rural Prairie curling clubs best able to plead their case for “a better house.” The company’s “Imagine a Better House” contest, announced Thursday, offers a grand prize bursary of $10,000 along with two $5,000 and three $2,000 prizes […] Read more
Russian firm closes Buhler deal
Russian combine manufacturer Rostselmash has officially sealed the deal for a majority stake in farm implement maker Buhler Industries. The Russian firm, which according to Buhler makes over 17 per cent of the total world production of farm combines, has paid $7.25 per share in cash to take up an 80 per cent position in […] Read more
Sask. restrictions lifted on poultry transit
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has lifted most of the restrictions on movement of poultry in and through Saskatchewan after testing found no more cases of avian influenza H7N3 in the province. The highly pathogenic strain of bird flu killed some animals on a poultry farm in the Regina Beach area, north of Regina, in […] Read more
New P.E.I. case of potato wart confirmed
A single potato field at Freetown on Prince Edward Island has been confirmed to have potato wart, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Wednesday. The potato wart fungus was confirmed through soil sample testing in the field over the past couple of weeks. The field was “in close proximity” to a field that’s already known […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
