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POET unseats ADM as top global fuel ethanol maker

By Michael Hirtzer, GFM Network News May 1, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Privately held, U.S.-based POET has overtaken industry pioneer and global grain merchant Archer Daniels Midland to become the top ethanol producer in the world, the companies told Reuters. ADM had been the biggest ethanol maker since the U.S. began requiring refiners to mix billions of gallons of biofuels into the nation’s […] Read more

BASF’s dicamba production facility in Beaumont, Tex. (BASF.com)

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Monsanto product to deactivate dicamba residue in sprayer tanks

By Tom Polansek April 25, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Monsanto is launching the first product that deactivates a controversial herbicide inside spraying equipment after it is used, the company said on Tuesday, its latest attempt to prevent unintended crop damage associated with dicamba. The new product aims to stop farmers from accidentally applying traces of dicamba on crops that cannot […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

CTA to bump up Prairie grain freight cost index

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 25, 2018

Fuel and infrastructure improvements are expected to push up the cost of railroading and, in turn, the index guiding how much money Canada’s big two railways get to keep from hauling Prairie grain in the next crop year. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) on Wednesday announced it will set the volume-related composite price index (VRCPI) […] Read more

A CN locomotive near Jasper, Alta. (Photo courtesy CN)

Crops, Machinery

Grain handle drops in CN’s first quarter

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 24, 2018

Reduced traffic in grain, fertilizers and petroleum, against increased costs from “challenging operating conditions,” ate into the first-quarter bottom line for Canadian National Railway (CN). Montreal-based CN on Monday booked net income of $741 million on total revenues of $3.194 billion for its quarter ending March 31, down from $884 million on $3.206 billion in […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Strike action postponed at CP

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 20, 2018

Conductors, engineers and signal maintainers at Canadian Pacific Railway won’t be walking off the job Saturday, but will instead vote soon on a contract offer their unions recommend they reject. Federal Labour Minister Patty Hajdu on Friday agreed to a request from CP to have the Canadian Industrial Relations Board administer a ratification vote on […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

CP talks said stagnating as strike deadline looms

By Allison Lampert, Julie Gordon April 20, 2018

Montreal/Vancouver | Reuters –– Canada’s biggest rail union said no progress had been made in negotiations on Friday with Canadian Pacific Railway to reach a deal before a Saturday deadline as worries about a potential strike weighed on the country’s crude oil prices. If the two sides fail to reach a deal, a strike is […] Read more

General, Machinery

Regulatory change urged to help expand rural broadband

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 20, 2018

A parliamentary committee is calling on the federal government to use legislative tools to help shore up broadband access for rural and remote areas of Canada. The House of Commons’ standing committee on industry, science and technology, chaired by Vancouver area Liberal MP Dan Ruimy, on Tuesday released its report and recommendations for meeting federal […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Grain handle down, costs up in CP’s Q1

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 18, 2018

Increased traffic in potash and intermodal containers offset an eight per cent drop in grain carloads in Canadian Pacific Railway’s first quarter, against higher costs and “challenging” conditions. Calgary-based CP on Wednesday booked net income of $348 million on gross revenues of $1.662 billion for the quarter ending March 31, down from $431 million on […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Two unions set to strike Saturday at CP

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 18, 2018

Unions representing engineers, conductors and signal maintainers on Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) have served formal notice to strike starting Saturday. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents about 3,000 CP engineers and conductors, served strike notice late Tuesday, as did System Council No. 11 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), representing over […] Read more

A controlled atmosphere stunning system for chicken processing. (Marel.com)

Livestock, Machinery, Poultry/Eggs

Cargill to replace chicken plant’s stunning system

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff, GFM Network News April 14, 2018

Agrifood firm Cargill has budgeted $22 million to swap out an electric stunning system at its London, Ont. chicken processing plant in favour of a new controlled atmospheric stunning (CAS) system. The CAS system, expected to be up and running this spring, “will help reduce handling stress with chickens, resulting in a higher-quality, more consistent […] Read more

Klassen: Feeder market remains volatile

Under Trump, U.S. cedes its share of China’s beef market to Australia

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

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Klassen: Feeder market remains volatile

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

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POET unseats ADM as top global fuel ethanol maker

Monsanto product to deactivate dicamba residue in sprayer tanks

CTA to bump up Prairie grain freight cost index

Grain handle drops in CN’s first quarter

Strike action postponed at CP

CP talks said stagnating as strike deadline looms

Regulatory change urged to help expand rural broadband

Grain handle down, costs up in CP’s Q1

Two unions set to strike Saturday at CP

Cargill to replace chicken plant’s stunning system

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