Canadian farmers looking to buy the U.S. generic glyphosate product ClearOut 41 Plus will no longer need federal government permits to do so, Farmers of North America (FNA) reported Monday. Albaugh, Inc., an Iowa-based maker and distributor of ag chemicals, took over the Canadian registration of the product and has agreed to supply it to […] Read more
ClearOut 41 Plus available for direct sale: FNA
Butter, skim milk powder support prices to rise
Support prices for butter and skim milk powder will rise effective February 1, 2008, the Canadian Dairy Commission announced Friday. The support price for skim milk powder will increase from $5.9212 to $5.9835 per kg, while the support price for butter will increase from $6.8695 to $6.9316 per kg. Support prices are the prices at […] Read more
Japan’s Mitsui buys into Sask. crush plant
Japanese commodity trading company Mitsui and Co. has bought a 40 per cent partnership stake in Louis Dreyfus Canada’s planned canola processing plant at Yorkton, Sask. Brant Randles, president of Louis Dreyfus Canada, said Thursday that the partnership is “a positive step for everyone involved” and will strengthen the two companies’ long-standing business relationship. Louis […] Read more
Safety campaign offers equipment maintenance decals
Farmers can get up to 100 free new decals to keep notes on their farm machinery about regularly scheduled maintenance, through a nationwide farm safety program. The vinyl decals can be written on with a ballpoint pen to record the date, work summary and initials of the person doing the work, as a reminder for […] Read more
Husky ethanol plant hits startup phase
Husky Energy has finished construction and is headed for commissioning on the $200 million expansion of its ethanol plant at Minnedosa, Man. Husky CEO John C.S. Lau and several provincial government officials made the announcement Tuesday in Winnipeg. “We look forward to going to Minnedosa and officially opening the plant when it reaches full production,” […] Read more
U.S. rival buys Man. veterinary needle maker
The Manitoba firm that helped create the detectable veterinary hypodermic needles now widely used by livestock producers has been sold to its U.S. rival, ending patent fights between the two. The assets of Rivard Instruments of Winnipeg have been bought for an undisclosed sum by Neogen Corp. of Lansing, Mich., which owns needle manufacturer Ideal […] Read more
Lethbridge biogas power plant funded
A biogas processing facility planned near Lethbridge will use local livestock manure and food processing waste as feedstock to generate electricity, heat and methane gas, with $1.5 million in provincial start-up funding. The grant to ECB Enviro North America from the Alberta government’s biorefining commercialization and market development program and bioenergy infrastructure development program was […] Read more
N.S. food “micro-factory” funded
Nova Scotia Agricultural College will lead a project to develop and test a portable “micro-factory” to help small-scale food producers and processors get more value from their crops, with almost $1 million in federal funding. The federal government announced $950,000 for the Atlantic BioVenture Centre project on Monday. The micro-factory would be used to extract […] Read more
Crops’ viability for B.C. Peace to be studied
A five-year project to find the crop varieties best suited to B.C.’s Peace River region and its “unique” growing conditions will get federal backing. Peace-area MP Jay Hill announced Ottawa’s pledge Saturday of $1.2 million for the B.C. Peace River Cereal, Flax and Pulse Crop Enhancement project. The project will use crop trials to find […] Read more
Ont. to fund farm water protection
Farmers in Ontario are among those who can tap a new $4 million provincial government fund for water protection work in rural areas. The funding was part of a $7 million water stewardship package announced Monday, also including money to promote awareness of what individuals can do and to fund new innovations or approaches to […] Read more
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