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Richardson buys up veg oil-based drilling lubricant maker

Grain firm supplies canola oil to Control Chemical

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The Calgary maker of Matex drilling fluids is under new ownership from one of its minority owners and its biggest supplier of crude canola oil. Winnipeg grain firm Richardson International announced last Tuesday it has bought full ownership of Control Chemical Corp. for an undisclosed amount. Control Chemical is billed as a specialized manufacturer of
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Crops, Other

Brandt to buy Deere dealership chain Cervus

Regina firm to pay $302 million in all-cash deal

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The world’s biggest privately-owned chain of Deere construction and forestry equipment dealerships is set to expand its reach into Deere farm equipment in a major way. Brandt Tractor, the equipment sales arm of the Regina-based Brandt Group, on Monday announced an agreement to buy all of publicly-traded Cervus Equipment Corp. for $19.50 a share, valuing
Op/Ed, Opinion, Other

Opinion: Co-operation breakdown

Drought-prompted AgriStability changes are not a sign of continued co-operation

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A drought forced the federal and Saskatchewan government to reach an agreement on AgriStability – but is it a sign of what’s to come? Near the start of August, the two governments agreed to allow Saskatchewan producers early access to the 2021 payments they are entitled to. The two ministers of agriculture involved, Marie-Claude Bibeau
A low, algae-covered dugout near Dauphin shows the impact of drought and heat this summer.
News, Other, Weather

ECCC fall outlook warm, precipitation hard to predict

It’s not yet clear how much drought relief the Prairies can expect

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The Prairies will probably still be warmer than normal in the next three months, but it may not be as dry, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). The national environment and weather agency released its monthly long-range temperature and precipitation forecasts for future months on July 31. AAFC’s Canadian Drought Monitor has had
Cleanfarms aims to collect and recycle more bale wrap across Canada.
News, Other

Cleanfarms completes count of Canadian ag plastics

Manitoba agriculture generates about seven per cent of ag plastic in Canada

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The count is in. Canada produces just under 62,000 tonnes of agriculture plastic a year, and Cleanfarms hopes to collect it all. “You can’t manage what you don’t measure,” Barry Friesen, executive director of Cleanfarms, told the Co-operator. “Our goal is to move towards collecting all of the agricultural plastics and we need to know
Cattle graze near Dauphin, Man. in late July. (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Alexis Stockford)
Livestock, Other, Weather

Feds lock in AgriRecovery funds before election call

Ottawa's pledged share now up to $500 million

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Just hours ahead of a federal election call, the federal government has committed $500 million to cover its share of federal/provincial AgriRecovery support plans for drought-hit farmers across Canada’s West. Shortly before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit Sunday to Rideau Hall seeking the dissolution of Parliament for a federal election, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau confirmed
Promoting resilient western forests will require that our society builds a new relationship with fire by creating fire-adapted communities and looking for opportunities to restore fire to western forest landscapes.
Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: How years of fighting every wildfire helped fuel the western mega-fires of today

More people in historical fire zones, plus built-up fuel that might otherwise be cleared by minor fires, help set the stage for more serious blazes

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After so many smoke-filled summers and record-setting burns, residents of western North America are no strangers to wildfires. Still, many questions are circulating about why forest fires are becoming larger and more severe — and what can be done about it. Is climate change fuelling these fires? Does the long history of fighting every fire
Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editorial: Farm policy for the future

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It’s safe to say that most farmers in Canada don’t really know the history of farm policy developments in this country, and they don’t really care. What they do care about is whether supports will be there for them in their times of need — whether that’s when dealing with this year’s drought, last year’s
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Weather: An unsettled start with chances for improvement

Forecast covering the period from August 11 to August 18

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It is not that surprising with weak storm systems moving through, plenty of ridging and not a lot of moisture that the weather models are struggling a little bit with the timing and placement of systems, but the overall pattern is being forecasted quite well. Since the systems are weak, we tend not to notice

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