Ag safety program launched for farm managers

Managers of crop operations with employees can use a new program, to be distributed by Cargill on behalf of Canada’s main ag safety organization, to develop safety plans for their businesses. The program, dubbed SafetySense, is geared toward Canadian crop producers who may also have “multiple enterprises” such as cattle, processing, trucking or manufacturing as […] Read more




Olymel bacon plant funded for faster processing

Quebec meat packing giant Olymel has picked up a $2 million federal loan for three new bacon slicing and packing lines for its Aliments Prince food service operations. Aliments Prince, which makes precooked bacon products for the foodservice, retail, restaurant and fast food sectors at St-Hyacinthe, will be able to increase the speed on its […] Read more


EQuipTV: New Zealand seeding technology heads north

Growers in North Dakota were recently treated to a demonstration of New Zealand seed drill technology at work in Prairie growing conditions. Baker No-Tillage, the New Zealand manufacturer of the Cross Slot drill, has partnered with North American manufacturers to build units on this continent for farmers in the zero-till market. Grainews machinery editor Scott […] Read more



National cattle record-keeping system phase-in begins

The launch has begun for the Beef InfoXchange System (BIXS), a voluntary Canada-wide data recording system for cattle producers. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA), which oversees BIXS, said Thursday in a release that a “limited number” of cow-calf producers are to receive invitations to register, log on and submit their individual animals’ data to the […] Read more

Nationwide biodiesel mandate to arrive Friday

Nationwide regulations requiring two per cent biofuel in Canada’s diesel and heating oil will take effect as planned on Canada Day. Environment Minister Peter Kent on Wednesday announced the amended Renewable Fuels Regulations, which were published for public comment in February, will come into force on their expected start date of July 1. An 18-month […] Read more



Que. cheesemaker to be fuelled by whey

A Quebec cheese producer has picked up a federal loan for equipment to use its own whey to help power and heat its manufacturing plant. Federal Transport Minister Denis Lebel on Tuesday announced $300,000 in “repayable funding” for Laiterie Charlevoix to become the first Quebec company to use such a system. The company, based at […] Read more