The Canada West Equipment Dealers Association has named Duane Smith, a John Deere dealer from Swift Current, Sask., as its new president. Smith represents Jay Dee Equipment, which operates dealerships in five towns in southwestern Saskatchewan. He was installed as president Friday at the group’s annual meeting in Edmonton, to replace Prince Albert, Sask. implement […] Read more
Western equipment dealers name new chief
N.S. farmers’ input wanted on water strategy
The Nova Scotia environment department is looking for input from farmers on a new water resources management strategy for the province. A discussion paper released Wednesday is meant to generate comment from Nova Scotians — industries, municipal governments and environmental groups included — to build a strategy covering the province’s lakes, rivers, wetlands and aquifers, […] Read more
Climate change calls for crop research: Wall
A “national effort” is needed to support crop science research with climate change in mind, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall urged Wednesday. “Our growing season is now three weeks longer than it was in the 1960s, temperatures are warmer, and we need to invest in crop science,” Wall said from Vancouver in a provincial news release […] Read more
Australian sugar CEO to head CWB
Ian White, the CEO of Australian sugar marketing firm Queensland Sugar, will officially be the Canadian Wheat Board’s president and CEO starting March 31. White will replace Greg Arason, who resumed the chief executive post on an interim basis in late 2006 after the federal government fired previous CEO Adrian Measner. White’s appointment covers a […] Read more
CN cuts back service in West due to cold
Canadian National (CN) has temporarily cut back freight service in most parts of Western Canada due to “extreme cold and wind conditions,” the company said Tuesday afternoon. The company said it expects the service reduction to last for up to 36 hours and customers should thus expect delayed transit times for their shipments. “The health […] Read more
P.E.I.’s Triple-Milk no more: CBC
Some, but not enough, Prince Edward Island residents are mourning the loss of Triple-Milk after its maker wound down its production, CBC reported Monday. Amalgamated Dairies’ (ADL) Triple-Milk, a product unique to P.E.I., was pasteurized, homogenized, concentrated milk with 66 per cent of its water removed. Unlike evaporated or condensed milk, Triple-Milk was a fresh […] Read more
N.S. setting up organic ag council
Nova Scotia farmers, processors and other stakeholders are forming a new organic agricultural council for the province. The new council, tentatively called the Nova Scotia Organic Council, will work with the federally-formed Organic Federation of Canada (OFC) to address issues in the industry on standards and regulations, organizers said Tuesday in a provincial release. “This […] Read more
BASF takes Equinox to wide release
Chemical company BASF Canada plans to make its new Group 1 tepraloxydim herbicide Equinox “broadly available” across Western Canada for the 2008 growing season. The post-emergent dicot graminicide was only available “in limited quantities” to farmers in 2007, the company said in a release Tuesday. Equinox is registered for use in pea, flax and lentil […] Read more
CPR’s grain revenue up in ’07
An increased grain handle contributed to an improved bottom line for Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in 2007, the railway reported Tuesday. CPR in 2007 posted net income of $946.2 million on $4.71 billion in total revenue, up from $796.3 million on $4.43 billion in 2006. The railway also posted a healthier fourth quarter (Q4) ending […] Read more
Saputo to buy Wisconsin cheesemaker
Saputo, Canada’s biggest dairy processor, plans to expand its U.S. cheese division by buying Wisconsin’s Alto Dairy Co-operative. Alto, based in Waupun, northeast of Madison, makes both Italian- and American-style cheeses including mozzarella, provolone, cheddar, gouda and Monterey Jack, for food service and industrial markets, as well as the premium Italian-style brand Alto Bello for […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
