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Grain traffic backed to take Hudson Bay route

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News April 15, 2012

The move to deregulate nearly the only user of the Hudson Bay port of Churchill, Man. will come with per-tonne incentives for shippers who continue to ship grain on that route. Speaking Friday in Tisdale, Sask. to the annual meeting of the Hudson Bay Route Association, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz formally launched a five-year, $25 […] Read more

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Corn ethanol production seen hitting plateau

By Tom Button, GFM Network News April 11, 2012

Corn-based ethanol’s dream days are over, says the chief economist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Starting this year, the industry will plateau at an annual output of 15 billion gallons (56.8 billion litres), marking the end of a seven-year growth spurt that saw its corn purchases grow by an average 500 million bushels a […] Read more

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Paterson to distribute seed for biofuel crop

By GFM Network News April 6, 2012

Grain handler Paterson Grain has been tapped to handle contracting and distribution for Canada’s first commercial variety of an oilseed aimed at the biofuel processing market. Saskatoon-based Agrisoma Biosciences on Tuesday named Winnipeg’s Paterson as its long-term partner for identity-preserved distribution of Resonance, a carinata variety developed for the Prairies’ brown soil zone. Resonance, the […] Read more

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E-application system for crop cash advances goes offline

By GFM Network News April 5, 2012

The new administrator for federal cash advances on Prairie wheat, durum and barley has asked growers to phone in their applications as its website is in mid-overhaul. The Canadian Canola Growers Association — which already handled administration for the federal agriculture department’s Advance Payments Program (APP) on canola and 16 other field crops in some […] Read more

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Agriculture department grazed in federal cost-cutting

By GFM Network News March 30, 2012

Consolidation of "back-office functions," streamlining of operations, reduction of costs and shedding of assets are on the agenda over the next three years in Canada’s agriculture ministry. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, releasing the Conservative government’s 2012 budget on Thursday, announced plans that will see the federal agriculture portfolio’s overall annual budget reduced from current levels […] Read more

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Canada launches trade talks with Japan, eyes Thailand deal

By GFM Network News March 26, 2012

Canadian ag commodity groups are hailing the decision by Canada and Japan to launch formal negotiations toward a free trade agreement. Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the announcement Sunday in Tokyo during a meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Yoshihiko Noda, two days after announcing Canada will pursue "exploratory discussions" toward a free trade deal with […] Read more

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CFIA widens burger recall from Saskatoon plant

By GFM Network News March 21, 2012

An E. coli-related recall of ground beef from a shuttered Saskatoon burger processing plant has been widened to over 135 products made between last July and mid-February this year. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Monday rolled out an expanded list of products including retail brands such as PC, Western Family, Best Value, Calgary Stampede, […] Read more

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Heated flax meal sparks Man. processor fire

By GFM Network News March 17, 2012

Overheated flax meal is blamed for a fire that’s caused seven-figure damages at a major flax processing plant in western Manitoba. RCMP from nearby Russell, Man. report no one was injured when the Glanbia Nutritionals plant at Angusville., about 120 km southeast of Yorkton, Sask., caught fire Tuesday morning. Manitoba’s Office of the Fire Commissioner […] Read more

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Canola crusher offers EU-grade sustainability program

By GFM Network News March 16, 2012

A major Prairie canola processor that’s certified to crush "sustainable" feedstock oils for the European biodiesel market has set up a program to certify its canola growers. ADM (Archer Daniels Midland) Agri-Industries at Lloydminster, Alta. on Tuesday launched what it’s dubbed the Sustainable Grower Program, following its own certification through International Sustainability and Carbon Certification […] Read more

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Prairie shortline railways look ahead to new reality

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News March 14, 2012

The looming end of the Canadian Wheat Board’s single desk for marketing wheat, durum, and barley in Western Canada on Aug. 1 may lead to changes to the shortline railways in the region. The shortlines predominantly move CWB grains, but industry participants expressed confidence in their viability and the continued use of producer rail cars […] Read more

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Grain traffic backed to take Hudson Bay route

Corn ethanol production seen hitting plateau

Paterson to distribute seed for biofuel crop

E-application system for crop cash advances goes offline

Agriculture department grazed in federal cost-cutting

Canada launches trade talks with Japan, eyes Thailand deal

CFIA widens burger recall from Saskatoon plant

Heated flax meal sparks Man. processor fire

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Prairie shortline railways look ahead to new reality

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