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CP mainline through Rockies reopened after crash

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News February 8, 2019

Canadian Pacific Railway’s mainline through the Rocky Mountains has reopened to traffic following a grain train derailment that killed three railroaders Monday. Calgary-based CP announced late Friday its mainline through Field, B.C. was reopened at midday Wednesday “in close collaboration with Transport Canada, and upon completion of all necessary safety checks.” Meanwhile, CP said Friday, […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Pigs could soon move off Alberta’s PED-infected farm

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News February 7, 2019

The first, and so far only, Alberta hog farm to catch porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) could see animal shipments restart on a supervised basis “in the coming week.” The provincial ag ministry on Thursday said its investigation of the PED case, discovered Jan. 3 at a 400-head farrow-to finish operation, “continues to suggest that the […] Read more

Crops, Lentils, Peas

Unregistered peas, lentils to be demoted

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News January 31, 2019

Any unregistered varieties of lentils or peas harvested in Canada this fall or later will be graded No. 3 Canada at best. The Canadian Grain Commission on Wednesday announced only registered varieties of peas and lentils will be eligible for the No. 1 Canada grade effective Aug. 1 this year. Deliveries of registered and unregistered […] Read more

Livestock, Weather

Livestock tax deferral map expands again for 2018

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News January 30, 2019

Some northern and southwestern Ontario producers who had to sell breeding livestock due to drought in the 2018 tax year can now defer chunks of the income from those sales when filing their income taxes. The federal government on Wednesday rolled out its final list and map of designated regions for 2018 under its livestock […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

CP books higher Q4 grain revenue on reduced handle

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News January 29, 2019

Increased revenue from grain handling — albeit on a slightly lower overall grain handle — helped Canadian Pacific Railway improve its fourth-quarter and year-end gross for 2018. Calgary-based CP on Jan. 23 reported overall net income of $545 million on $2.006 billion in revenues for its fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, down from $984 million […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

Alberta’s PED outbreak so far held to one spot

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News January 18, 2019

The probe into Alberta’s first-ever outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea hasn’t yet shown any paths by which the PED virus might have got to the farm — nor any new cases anywhere else in the province. The provincial government on Jan. 7 confirmed the first case of PED to appear in hogs in Alberta, at […] Read more

General, Weather

Rural development strategy sought in federal shuffle

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News January 16, 2019

Rural economic development has been given a promotion at the federal level in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s latest cabinet shuffle. In the shuffle, following the departure of Treasury Board president Scott Brison from cabinet, Trudeau on Monday called up Bernadette Jordan, MP for the southern Nova Scotia riding of South Shore-St.Margaret’s, to head a newly […] Read more

Crops

Health Canada dismisses glyphosate objections

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News January 11, 2019

Health Canada’s 2017 decision requiring no major changes to product labels for glyphosate herbicide will stand, despite the objections filed in its wake. The federal health department said Friday it has reviewed eight notices of objection received after it released its final re-evaluation decision on glyphosate in April 2017. The objections were filed with Health […] Read more

Canola, Corn, Crops, Soybeans

Canola, corn, soy traits to move forward with China approvals

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News January 11, 2019

Approvals from China are expected to allow several major trait developments to move ahead in Canadian canola, corn and soybean fields. The Reuters news service on Tuesday reported safety certificate approvals from China’s ministry of agriculture and rural affairs for biotech traits including: Bayer’s 88302, or TruFlex canola, approved in Canada since 2012; BASF’s RF3, […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock

PEDv arrives in Alberta hogs

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News January 8, 2019

Veterinary officials in Alberta are now investigating the province’s first-ever outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in hogs. Alberta Pork, the province’s hog producer commission, and the provincial government on Tuesday announced an outbreak of the viral disease at what was described as a “400-head hog operation.” Javier Bahamon, quality assurance and production manager for […] Read more

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CP mainline through Rockies reopened after crash

Pigs could soon move off Alberta’s PED-infected farm

Unregistered peas, lentils to be demoted

Livestock tax deferral map expands again for 2018

Alberta’s PED outbreak so far held to one spot

Rural development strategy sought in federal shuffle

Health Canada dismisses glyphosate objections

Canola, corn, soy traits to move forward with China approvals

PEDv arrives in Alberta hogs

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