The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has issued its long-awaited decision on the merger of Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern, authorizing the combination of the two railways to form the first railway connecting Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. The 212-page decision includes many conditions, but will allow CP to take control of KCS, forming... Read More
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The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has committed $343 million over five years to continue the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, a collaboration of the University of Guelph, OMAFRA, and the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario (ARIO). The Alliance brings together academia, government, and industry to support Ontario’s agri-food sector through research... Read More
Corteva, Bunge, and Chevron have partnered on a commercial collaboration to introduce proprietary winter canola hybrids for the U.S. market. The collaboration is focused increasing the availability of vegetable oil feedstocks primarily for the growing domestic renewable fuels market. “We’re pleased to work with Bunge and Chevron to bring a new option in the southern... Read More
There are benefits to both dry and liquid fertilizer, depending on the operation and fertility program. This is why Fendt decided to create more options for the Momentum planter, making it much more feasible to switch between dry and liquid fertilizers. It's not a matter of convincing producers to go one way or the other,... Read More
With changes in production around the world, fertilizer and commodity prices have fluctuated significantly in the last eight to 12 months. Josh Linville, vice president of fertilizer at Stone X, says it depends on the market, but just about everything today has a very bearish slant to it. When you look at the nitrogen market... Read More
Criteria for Canadian boxed beef reporting should be more comprehensive and a mandatory reporting system should be considered, says a new report. The recommendations come from a feasibility assessment of wholesale beef price reporting as Part B of the Alberta Beef Competitiveness Study. The findings were announced by Alberta Beef Producers (ABP), Alberta Cattle Feeders'... Read More
Alberta Beef Producers (ABP), Alberta Cattle Feeders' Association (ACFA), and the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) have completed a resiliency report for Alberta's meat processing sector as Part A of the Alberta Beef Competitiveness Study. The competitiveness study, titled "Building Resiliency in Alberta's Beef Processing Industry," was inspired by growing interest in diversifying and building capacity... Read More
The Canola Council of Canada is offering incentives to growers to improve 4R Nutrient Stewardship on canola acres. Shawn Senko, an agronomy specialist for the Canola Council of Canada, presented at Soils and Crops in Saskatoon, Sask., on the Canola 4R Advantage Program available to canola growers across the country. The purpose of the 4R... Read More
Following a 2021 partnership announcement with Microsoft, Bayer has now launched new cloud-based products for the agri-food industry. AgPowered Services from Bayer, in combination with the new Microsoft Azure Data Manager for Agriculture, will provide ready-to-use capabilities available for businesses and organizations, the company says. Companies that develop on-farm technologies can use the cloud infrastructure... Read More
McCain Foods is making a substantial investment in its Coaldale, Alta. plant, doubling the size of its facility and output. Established in 2000, the potato plant currently employs 225 people. The announced $600 million investment will provide an economic boost for the region that will create 260 new jobs, the company says. Aligned with McCain's... Read More