The Saskatchewan government plans to ramp up its efforts to shed the assets of its cash-losing meat processing plant at Melfort. “We believe that government has no role in owning a meat processing plant,” Ag Minister Bob Bjornerud said in a release Tuesday, announcing the province’s plans to find buyers for Thomson Meats Ltd. “Our
Sask. seeks buyers for Thomson Meats
Editors’ Picks: Deere merging ag, lawn tractor units
Facing declining sales in commercial and consumer equipment such as riding mowers and leaf blowers, equipment giant Deere and Co. will merge that business into its ag equipment division. The Illinois-based company said Tuesday it will combine its agricultural and commercial/consumer equipment units into a single worldwide “agriculture and turf” division starting May 1. The
ADM, B.C. fuel firm eye biodiesel plant
Archer Daniels Midland and Canadian Bioenergy Corp. are studying a possible joint-venture canola biodiesel facility at ADM’s Lloydminister, Alta. crush plant. ADM, the Illinois-based multinational ag processing firm, and Vancouver-based Canadian Bioenergy said in a release Tuesday that they have entered negotiations on such a joint venture. The two firms are now “in the process
CPR shuts Man. rail line ahead of flood
Canadian Pacific Railway expects its Emerson subdivision, running from Winnipeg to Noyes, Minn. to be closed for at least three weeks as the Red River overflows its banks. CPR spokesperson Mike Lovecchio said the company officially closed the line to traffic Friday and has begun pulling up track at the Manitoba communities of Emerson and
Farmers Near Cities No More Likely To Work Off-Farm
“Urban areas appear to enhance the value of the operator’s labour on the holding.” – ALESSANDRO ALASIA AND RAY BOLLMAN, STATISTICS CANADA Call it counterintuitive if you like, but a nationwide study finds no link between the distance to the nearest urban centre and the likelihood of a farmer working off-farm. That’s not to say
BSE class action suit focused on settlement
If the federal government wants to flow aid to Canada’s punch-drunk beef cattle sector, it couldn’t do much better than to settle with the ranchers now suing it. That’s how Toronto lawyer Cameron Pallett, the lawyer for Niagara Falls-area cattle producer Bill Sauer, plans to press his case with officials in Ottawa to settle Sauer’s
BSE Class-Action Suit Focused On Settlement
If the federal government wants to flow aid to Canada’s punch-drunk beef cattle sector, it couldn’t do much better than to settle with the ranchers now suing it. That’s how Toronto lawyer Cameron Pallett, the lawyer for Niagara Falls-area cattle producer Bill Sauer, plans to press his case with officials in Ottawa to settle Sauer’s
Editors’ Picks: Bobcat, Polaris team up
Skid-steer maker Bobcat Co. and snowmobile and ATV maker Polaris Industries have signed on for a “long-term strategic alliance” that will ultimately include co-development of new equipment. The agreement, announced last week, is meant to “leverage the complementary strengths of both companies to penetrate work-related market segments globally.” “Initially, Polaris will produce and sell highly
McHoax targets burger giant’s Canadian wing
A new viral hoax e-mail in circulation has the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, the Alberta Cattle Feeders Association and the e-mail’s alleged author stepping up to the defense of McDonald’s Canada. The viral e-mail, which has been posted on a substantial number of publicly available blogs and has been spreading at the same rate as other
Editors’ Picks: Dow may shed Dow Agro
Cash-strapped U.S. chemical and plastics giant Dow Chemical is reportedly considering a “For Sale” sign for its high-performing farm chemical and biotech company. Indianapolis-based Dow AgroSciences, which operates worldwide including a Canadian wing based in Calgary, is one of 12 major assets for which Dow Chemical is evaluating potential buyers, according to a recent report
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