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Time To Caulk Cracks

By Stan Harder November 3, 2011

Now s the time to caulk cracks around wooden windows to prevent moisture from entering and starting the process of rotting. Once begun, rot will accelerate, damaging both casing and window. Caulking guns are awkward to handle and extrusion can be hit and miss due to uneven pressure, causing unsightly smears and uneven lines. There

News

Edsel Of Tractors Sells For A Record Price

October 20, 2011

RECORD HIGH BID By Lorraine Stevenson Co-operator staff International Harvester s M18-35 Titan tractor was a dud when it first hit the market in the early 1900s. But now it s worth as much as a brand new one. The rare vintage tractor restored by a MacGregor-area farmer has fetched what s believed to be

Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Viterra Outlines Structure Along Three Business Lines

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 11, 2011

TORONTO/REUTERS Viterra Inc. outlined Aug. 8 a global organizational structure around three business lines – grain, processing and other agricultural products – and named senior executives to head each unit. The Canadian agribusiness company, which has expanded recently in Australia and New Zealand, said the moves would support growth and improve internal efficiencies. Fran Malecha,

Country Crossroads

Construct A Pen For Small Animals

By Stan Harder June 30, 2011

I constructed a cage for our granddaughter’s guinea pigs and found it to be an easy and inexpensive project as many of the materials had been recycled. With four unused window screens (16-1/2×26 inches), some one-inch chicken wire, 1×4 boards, a few staples and wood screws, I created a 67x28x25-inch cage. Building instructions are easy

News

Fire Damages Manitoba Agricultural Museum

By Natasha Tersigni April 7, 2011

Staff at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum at Austin hope that fire damage can be repaired in time for the regular opening in early May, a spokesman said last week. On March 29 at 11:30 p. m the Austin Fire Department was called by a neighbour who saw the smoke from one of the museum’s buildings.

Dairy cattle, Hogs, News, Oilseeds

Ritz Says Farm Groups Wanted Budget Passed

March 31, 2011

Buoyed by endorsements from farm groups for the 2011 budget, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz lashed out at opposition parties March 23 in what sounded more like an election rally than a news conference. “The coalition of opposition parties should explain why they will vote against the budget that has the support of farm groups,” said

News

$7.74 Million Expansion At FDC Underway

By Lorraine Stevenson March 3, 2011

The Food Development Centre at Portage la Prairie is undergoing a major renovation this winter that will expand its processing and warehouse capacity plus add space for additional staff. Included in the $7.74-million expansion is a 6,000-sq.-ft. addition to the west side of the building to house more staff plus a full-service training centre. Some

News

Railways Announce Capital Spending For 2011

By Alex Binkley February 24, 2011

On the heels of posting impressive full-year results for 2010, CP and CN have announced capital spending plans for 2011 that could exceed $2.6 billion. CP plans to invest in the range of $950 million to $1.05 billion on rail infrastructure while CN intends to spend $1.7 billion. CP chief financial officer Kathryn McQuade says

News, Pulses

Food Processors Look To Farm Practices

By Lorraine Stevenson February 17, 2011

Canadian farms have sustainability advantages from the climate they produce food in, progressive soil management practices and low water usage, Pulse Canada says. Two new reports have attempted to measure sustainability within agricultural supply chains and how food companies view and value it as a measure of food product quality. The reports, commissioned by Pulse

News

Mind The Global Output Gap

By John Kemp February 10, 2011

Escalating food and fuel prices are a sign the global economy is approaching full resource utilization and the limits of sustainable output. Policy-makers, commentators and investors are still fiercely debating whether high unemployment and idle factories in the United States and Europe are caused by cyclical lack of demand (in which case Keynesian demand management

Daily Network News

Women who fed a nation

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on China demand hopes; corn and wheat rebound

U.S. livestock: Hogs rebound, cattle hit upward limits

Tag Archives Manufacturing

Time To Caulk Cracks

Edsel Of Tractors Sells For A Record Price

Viterra Outlines Structure Along Three Business Lines

Construct A Pen For Small Animals

Fire Damages Manitoba Agricultural Museum

Ritz Says Farm Groups Wanted Budget Passed

$7.74 Million Expansion At FDC Underway

Railways Announce Capital Spending For 2011

Mind The Global Output Gap

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