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Minogue: Undercurrent of frustration pervades at CropSphere

By Leeann Minogue January 16, 2014

Just months after a record-setting harvest, delegates nodded as market analyst Larry Webber told Saskatchewan farmers at CropSphere in Saskatoon, “Everything is not rosy in the country.” Frustration is building as many farmers are taking large price discounts to sell their grain into a congested transportation system and other farmers are unable to sell their […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Logistics issues weigh on canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 15, 2014

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts declined to fresh lows during the week ended Wednesday, and could be headed lower still as logistics issues in Western Canada continue to weigh on values. The losses in canola came despite a rally in CBOT soybeans and sharp declines in the Canadian dollar relative to its U.S. counterpart. Those […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery, Weather

Cold, wet weather may help spread deadly piglet virus: USDA

January 10, 2014

Frigid temperatures across a large swath of the U.S. this week, followed by warmer conditions, could aid the spread of a fatal pig disease now in 22 states, affecting hundreds of thousands of pigs, a swine veterinarian said on Thursday. “The virus likes cold, wet and cloudy days,” said Rodney Baker, a swine veterinarian at […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

AGI ties equipment brands together

January 9, 2014

Grain growers and livestock producers looking for new equipment from the Ag Growth International (AGI) group of manufacturers can expect to look for new logos. Winnipeg-based AGI on Thursday announced a “rebrand initiative” in which the company’s grain and livestock handling equipment and grain storage brands — Batco, Westfield, Wheatheart, Hi Roller, Union Iron, HSI, […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery, Weather

RFID tagging on cattle best left for warmer weather

January 8, 2014

Research into why radio frequency ID (RFID) tags sometimes just won’t stay put on cattle’s ears has found very cold temperatures have a “profound effect” on tag strength. Use of RFID tags is now mandated through the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) for traceability of individual cattle from birth through to slaughter. Several forms of […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

CP to shed U.S. Plains grain track

January 2, 2014

Over 1,000 km of Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) track, used mainly to haul grain across South Dakota, are set to be sold as the company streamlines its U.S. operations. CP on Thursday announced a deal to sell the western portion of its Dakota, Minnesota + Eastern (DM+E) line to Connecticut-based shortline operator Genesee + Wyoming […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

BNSF reopens tracks after wreck in N. Dakota

January 2, 2014

BNSF Railway Co. said it reopened the two mainline tracks that it shut after a crude oil train exploded after it hit a derailed grain train earlier in the week. The company said in an advisory to customers that it reopened one track at 3 a.m. CT and the other at 3:15 a.m. on Thursday. […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Weather

U.S. tile maker buys into Canadian ag drainage market

December 31, 2013

A southern Manitoba company making tile pipe for the agricultural market is about to become the Canadian arm of a U.S. competitor. Minnesota-based Prinsco announced last week it has bought AccuPipe of Winkler, Man. for an undisclosed sum — and also plans to set up a second facility at Taber in southern Alberta. The sale […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Ag Growth, Bayer launch new farm-level seed treater

December 27, 2013

The Canadian arm of ag chem firm Bayer CropScience has hooked up with Winnipeg grain handling equipment maker Ag Growth (AGI) to roll out a “first of its kind” cereal and pulse seed treatment applicator for on-farm use. The two companies, which late last year announced plans to work together on such a system, have […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Buhler books record 2013 profit on near-record sales

December 24, 2013

Strong demand across its tractor and farm tool product lines has led Winnipeg ag equipment maker Buhler Industries to record profit for fiscal 2013. Buhler, the manufacturer of Versatile tractors and Farm King farm tools, on Tuesday reported net profit of $19.9 million on $343.9 million in revenue for the year ending Sept. 30, up […] Read more

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Minogue: Undercurrent of frustration pervades at CropSphere

ICE weekly outlook: Logistics issues weigh on canola

Cold, wet weather may help spread deadly piglet virus: USDA

AGI ties equipment brands together

RFID tagging on cattle best left for warmer weather

CP to shed U.S. Plains grain track

BNSF reopens tracks after wreck in N. Dakota

U.S. tile maker buys into Canadian ag drainage market

Ag Growth, Bayer launch new farm-level seed treater

Buhler books record 2013 profit on near-record sales

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