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Haber’s DRI-Stack system will now be offered by STIG.
Crops, Equipment, Machinery

Grain drying firm Shivvers buys Haber, forms STIG

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Iowa-based grain drying systems maker Shivvers Manufacturing has bought a fellow Iowa firm, Haber Technologies. That deal, announced at the end of May, creates a new business, Shivvers Technology and Innovation Group (STIG). “This marriage allows the opportunity to build upon the synergies between Shivvers’ established drying solutions and the cutting-edge technology Haber already offers […] Read more
AGI has sold MFS and Stormor steel bins in parts of the U.S. with 2.66-inch corrugated sidewalls.
Crops, Equipment

AGI standardizes steel bins

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Ag Growth International (AGI), the Winnipeg parent company for several well known grain handling equipment and storage brands, is going to a single standard wall type for its galvanized steel bins in the North American market. The walls of steel bins AGI sells up here in Canada and in “select northern states” under the Westeel […] Read more
G3 Canada today operates 24 elevators and grain terminals across Canada. Its majority owner, G3 Global Holdings, also owns G3's export terminal at Vancouver in partnership with Western Stevedoring Co.
Crops, Features, Markets

What’s happening with your shares in G3?

How your stake in the equity trust set up for Prairie farmers sits today

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Glacier FarmMedia — An owner of G3 Canada it may be, but Farmers Equity Trust won’t be a suitor for Bunge’s separate ownership stake in G3, if Ottawa decides to require a sale as part of its review of Bunge’s proposed takeover of Viterra. “The trust has no cash resources to invest that way, and […] Read more
Crops, Markets

Would Bunge have to get out of G3?

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Good question. While we don’t yet have an answer, the federal Competition Bureau’s recent language suggests Bunge’s continued part-ownership of G3 would be a regulatory sore spot in a merger with Viterra. The basic background: U.S.-based Bunge, the “B” in the “ABCD” group of companies that handle the bulk of global grain trade, last June […] Read more
Sudden shifts from springlike temperatures to bone-chilling cold this winter called for a check on your stored grain, Anne Kirk says.
Crops, Features, Weather

Avoid grain spoilage when temperatures get wild

Consider your bins when the weather swings from extreme cold to unseasonably warm

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Glacier FarmMedia — With unusually high temperatures interrupted by two deep freezes, it’s been a challenging winter for grain storage on the Prairies, requiring diligence to protect stored crop. Anne Kirk, cereal crop specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, advises aeration and vigilant monitoring of bin moisture and temperature. The latter is particularly important when outside temperatures […] Read more
The older the seed, the greater the loss of vigour and germination will be.
Columns, Crops, Practical Tips

Saving your own crop seed

Don't just assume two- or three-year-old seed, or even last year's seed, will still be viable

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Look before you leap! Check your seed before you plant. Before getting into the topic of saving your own seed, whether it be cereals or legumes or any crop except for canola, I talked to several consultants and seed growers. Their answers were that few growers use all-new seed every year. These few exceptions actually […] Read more

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