Canadian ag input buying group Farmers of North America (FNA) is going North American. Saskatoon-based FNA and its sister supply organization, AgraCity, said Thursday they now have teams on the ground in three states — North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota — to recruit new FNA members. “When the organization began back in 1999, the name […] Read more
FNA preparing to push south
Richardson to replace Dauphin elevator
Richardson International has budgeted over $20 million to bring down the old and build the new at its grain elevator site at Dauphin, Man. The privately-held Winnipeg grain firm announced Thursday it will build a new Dauphin high-throughput elevator with 10,000 tonnes of storage capacity, linking into the site’s current steel bin storage space, bringing […] Read more
Que. complying with, appealing AIT ruling on edible oil products
Quebec has amended its rules on sales of vegetable oil-based dairy products, but is still appealing the ruling that led to the amendments, the Saskatchewan government reports. Amendments to Quebec’s Food Products Act last week have loosened laws that have effectively banned sales in Quebec of edible oil dairy substitutes, such as some margarines and […] Read more
Avian flu arrives on more B.C. poultry farms
Federal officials monitoring avian flu outbreaks in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley aren’t surprised to have confirmed another three, maybe four, infected properties. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in a statement Wednesday, two more farms — both close to the initial pair of farms confirmed last week with high-pathogenicity H5N2 avian flu — have […] Read more
Deere chain Cervus buys two Alta. dealerships
Two John Deere farm equipment dealerships in southern Alberta are set to become part of Deere dealer chain Cervus Equipment. Cervus announced Wednesday it’s bought the assets of Deer-Country Equipment, which owns and operates Deere dealerships at Vulcan and High River. The deal “represents a strategic opportunity for Cervus to expand our western Canadian presence […] Read more
Tim Hortons shareholders approve Burger King deal
Stockholders in Canada’s emblematic Tim Hortons coffee-and-donut chain have voted their shares in favour of U.S. fast-food chain Burger King’s marriage proposal. A special THI shareholders’ meeting held Tuesday at the company’s Oakville, Ont. headquarters saw the proposal receive about 99.2 per cent approval in votes cast. The two firms announced Tuesday their combined new […] Read more
The early days of amateur radio on the farm: Part 2
History pages from the March 1948 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
Calling CQ – Calling CQ: Part 2 By Slim Marsden, Vulcan, Alta. ‘Ranchers with access to a ham (radio) station or who are now ops, are waned by another Ham far away to the north of the coming blizzards, or other phenomena that might affect the other’s interests in plenty of time for the one […] Read more
Poultry, captive bird movements now limited in southern B.C.
Movements of birds, poultry products and poultry farm equipment are under new restrictions in the area where five poultry farms in British Columbia have been quarantined with avian flu. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Monday announced a new “primary control zone” in the entire southern half of B.C. south of Highway 16, split in […] Read more
CWB seeks partner with grain handling expertise, money
The grain firm formerly known as the Canadian Wheat Board wants it known the company’s looking for an industry partner, not a new owner — and not just any partner. Aiming to scotch what it calls “speculation and inaccuracies” in recent reports about its future and its plans for full commercialization, CWB laid out its […] Read more
Another Abbotsford poultry farm quarantined
A fifth poultry farm in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, this time a turkey farm near Abbotsford, is under federal quarantine with an H5 strain of avian influenza. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Saturday the Abbotsford farmer came forward after observing “higher than normal mortality rates,” and provided birds for sampling used in provincial and federal […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
