Winnipeg agrifood firm Parrish and Heimbecker has lined up more government financing for its planned new flour mill at Hamilton, this time from the federal level. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay on Thursday announced a $10 million “repayable investment” in the project from the AgriInnovation program, part of the Growing Forward 2 ag policy funding framework. […] Read more
Ottawa to back P+H’s Hamilton flour mill
History: The Future of the Farm Horse in Western Canada
Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The Future of the Farm Horse in Western Canada By A. H. Ewan, Professor of Animal Husbandry, University of Saskatchewan ‘The history of the farm horse in Western Canada has been brief but not inglorious – at least not until the last few years. Land settlement on the Prairies started in the 1870’s, encouraged by […] Read more
Breeding for methane suppression and feed efficiency
Research: News Roundup from the October 3, 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
A recent Alberta research project, known as GreenBeefCow, is designed to merge information between three ongoing studies into methane production and feed efficiency in beef cattle. Researchers in the GreenBeefCow project will evaluate biomarkers for methane production in cattle, investigate relationships between methane production and other methane-related traits, and then add this information to larger […] Read more
CN feels Prairie harvest delays in Q3 revenues
Weather-related stalls in this fall’s Prairie grain harvest have chipped away at Canadian National Railway’s (CN) third-quarter financials, as the railway booked lower profits and revenues on “shifting traffic demands.” Montreal-based CN on Tuesday reported overall net income of $972 million on $3.014 billion in revenue for the quarter ending Sept. 30, down from $1.007 […] Read more
Revisions in the works for Canada’s Food Guide
Health Canada is planning changes to one of its key policy documents to reflect how Canadians’ diets are generally coming up short in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk and milk alternatives. At the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Montreal on Monday, the federal health department launched a 45-day public consultation on changes to Canada’s Food Guide, […] Read more
Damp, tough canola at risk for spoilage
Some Prairie canola growers may now be able to get back to their unharvested canola, but the Canola Council of Canada warns that tough or damp canola can still be volatile, even at cooler outdoor temperatures. The Saskatchewan agriculture ministry on Wednesday reported “a few” growers in the province’s southeast were out harvesting canola last […] Read more
N.S. communities to get clear powers on runaway livestock
Any community defined as a “municipality” in Nova Scotia will soon be able to act to deal with stray livestock and local fencing problems. The provincial government on Wednesday introduced legislative changes to its Fences and Detention of Stray Livestock Act, to make it easier for municipalities to respond when livestock go wandering. The law […] Read more
Saskatchewan presses for rail interswitching, revenue cap
Farm stakeholder groups and Prairie provincial agriculture ministers got their chance Thursday to bring their concerns about grain transportation by rail to the federal minister responsible. Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay held a roundtable meeting with grain sector representatives Thursday in Saskatoon, and met also with the Prairies’ agriculture ministers. […] Read more
Cargill to exit Canadian egg processing
U.S. agrifood giant Cargill is set to step out of the Canadian egg processing business and sell its Toronto-area plant to another processor in the same line of work. The company announced Thursday it plans to sell its egg processing plant at Etobicoke to Global Egg Corp., which also operates out of Etobicoke, for an […] Read more
History: Greatest Canadian Bred Mare of All Time: Part 2
Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Greatest Canadian Bred Mare of All Time: Part 2 By Guy Weadick, High River, Alta. The fact remains that Lynch and Rankin delivered the horses to Reynolds as agreed and in payment, Reynolds gave Lynch one of the race horses, a mare registered on the books as “Frolia,” but known in Canada as “Sangree.” Some […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
