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Scientists make ethanol without corn or other crops

By Will Dunham April 10, 2014

Washington | Reuters — Scientists said Wednesday they have developed a new way to make liquid ethanol efficiently without using corn or other crops needed in the conventional method for producing the biofuel. The scientists said their process turns carbon monoxide gas into liquid ethanol with the help of an electrode made of a form […] Read more

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New interswitching rules more punishment than policy: CN CEO

By Lisa Guenther April 9, 2014

Given recent federal moves to regulate Canada’s major railways into moving more grain, Claude Mongeau came to Winnipeg Wednesday feeling “a little bit like a general who lost the battle.” Speaking to the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, the CEO of Canadian National Railway (CN) said he was in town to make the case that “regulation […] Read more

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Bill to force railways to pay for poor service bound for Commons

By Rod Nickel April 7, 2014

Reuters — Federal legislators on Monday amended a bill designed to ensure grain moves smoothly by rail by allowing the government to order railways to compensate shippers for poor service. The Canadian Transportation Agency currently has authority only to arbitrate matters on which the parties mutually agree. Railways can avoid paying compensation simply by refusing […] Read more

Grain that’s gone mouldy in storage. (Photo courtesy AAFC Cereal Research Centre/U of M)

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Get grain piles safely binned before May, expert warns

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 7, 2014

One of the Prairies’ top experts in stored grain’s circle of life is warning farmers to get piled or bagged crops up off the ground before next month. Last fall’s bumper harvest and this winter’s grain rail freight backlog have together left Prairie farmers without sufficient bin space storing crops in Silobags or Quonsets or […] Read more

This stolen Deere 6400 did a complete rollover Wednesday while trying to back down a hill in the Blackfalds, Alta. area with Mounties in pursuit. (Photo courtesy Blackfalds RCMP)

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Mountie pursues stolen tractor on snowmobile

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 4, 2014

RCMP at Blackfalds, Alta., north of Red Deer, have charged a 25-year-old man with theft and breaking and entering in the wake of a rural “mini-crime spree” and a wild, albeit geared-down, chase through snow-covered fields. CLICK HERE to read Alexis Kienlen’s story on the Alberta Farmer website.

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Ontario’s ‘greener’ diesel mandate takes effect

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 3, 2014

Ontario’s plan to ease its way toward mandatory minimum biodiesel content of four per cent in regular diesel is underway, starting with a two per cent mandate as of April 1. As announced Thursday, and running until the end of 2015, all fuel suppliers will be required to ensure the diesel they place in the […] Read more

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Sask. truck weight updates seen as farmers’ gain

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 2, 2014

Saskatchewan’s move to streamline allowable truck weights for certain roads, effective April 1, is expected to benefit the province’s ag and resource sectors. For one, “the increase in weight for tridem drive B-train combinations on secondary-weight highways will help get product coming out of rural areas to market more efficiently,” Dave Marit, president of the […] Read more

Cliff Jamieson of DTN addresses grain summit delegates in Saskatoon on March 26. (Lisa Guenther photo)

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Guenther: Farmers’ cash flow concerns feeding wide basis

By Lisa Guenther April 2, 2014

Saskatoon | Grainews — Prairie farmers have been feeling the pain of a basis wide as the Saskatchewan sky, and the situation isn’t likely to improve any time soon. “We need to get rail movement to tighten supplies and improve these basis levels,” Cliff Jamieson, grains analyst with DTN, told delegates at the Grain Handling […] Read more

Transport Minister Lisa Raitt and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz speak to reporters March 27 in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

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More grain cars roll as eastern passage nears opening

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 1, 2014

Canadian National Railway (CN) reports it’s nearing the federal government’s mandated goal of moving 5,500 grain cars per week, just as the Great Lakes grain shipping corridor is set to open for the season. CN on Monday reported having spotted 5,102 hopper cars for loading at country grain elevators in Western Canada during crop Week […] Read more

Farmers and ag industry representatives listen to GWU president Gerry Gault at Wednesday’s Grain Handling and Transportation Summit in Saskatoon. (Lisa Guenther photo)

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Guenther: West Coast’s grain capacity a question mark

By Lisa Guenther March 29, 2014

Saskatoon | Grainews –– Western Canada’s rail network isn’t the only piece of the grain logistics puzzle that needs attention, farmers heard here at Wednesday’s Grain Handling and Transportation Summit. “If we did solve the rail problem, we have another large problem, and that’s West Coast terminal capacity,” said Richard Gray, a University of Saskatchewan […] Read more

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Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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Scientists make ethanol without corn or other crops

New interswitching rules more punishment than policy: CN CEO

Bill to force railways to pay for poor service bound for Commons

Get grain piles safely binned before May, expert warns

Mountie pursues stolen tractor on snowmobile

Ontario’s ‘greener’ diesel mandate takes effect

Sask. truck weight updates seen as farmers’ gain

Guenther: Farmers’ cash flow concerns feeding wide basis

More grain cars roll as eastern passage nears opening

Guenther: West Coast’s grain capacity a question mark

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