The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is piloting a print-on-demand service for some of its extension publications, including the Guide to Weed Control. In addition, a few crop production publications have just now been made available for free download. The ministry says the pay-as-you-need service through a third party allows "clients to... Read More
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Could Western Canadian crops once again be exported through the Port of Churchill? Owner Omnitrax has reached an agreement-in-principle to sell the rail line leading to Churchill and the Port of Churchill to a consortium that includes pulse exporter AGT Food and Ingredients, according to the federal government. The Hudson Bay rail line has been... Read More
Whether he meant to say it or not, the federal agriculture minister is drawing criticism for a comment he made to the Senate on Tuesday regarding how farmers view the federal carbon tax. Responding to a question from Senator Carolyn Stewart Olsen about the impact of the carbon tax on farmers in New Brunswick, Lawrence... Read More
The union representing 3,000 conductors and locomotive engineers who work for CP Rail says it has reached a tentative deal with the railway, less than 24 hours after its members went on strike. “We believe this is a fair contract that our members can feel good about ratifying. I am personally very satisfied with what... Read More
Canada's competition regulator says it has reached an agreement with Bayer that lays out the conditions for its proposed acquisition of Monsanto. The announcement comes a day after the U.S. Department of Justice gave its conditional approval to the US$66 billion deal. The Competition Bureau concluded that the deal "would likely substantially lessen and prevent... Read More
Around 3,000 conductors and engineers who work for Canadian Pacific Railway went on strike on Tuesday evening after negotiations with the railway failed to yield a settlement prior to the strike deadline at 10pm eastern. Negotiations between the union and the railway are ongoing, with federal mediators involved. The union says it is willing to... Read More
Bayer has gained conditional approval for its acquisition of Monsanto from the U.S. Department of Justice, which was the largest outstanding regulatory authorization left for the the US$66 billion deal. "Receipt of the DOJ’s approval brings us close to our goal of creating a leading company in agriculture," said Bayer CEO Werner Baumann, in a... Read More
Canadian ag retailers have a new tool to help their farmer customers adopt 4R nutrient stewardship practices. With the launch of Fertilizer Canada's new 4R designation toolkit, the industry organization says it will be easier for retailers to support farmers as they work to enhance management practices with the principles of 4R nutrient stewardship –... Read More
Realized net income on farms across Canada decreased by 2.5 percent to $8.3 billion last year, according to Statistics Canada's annual farm income report published on Monday. The agency says rising depreciation charges and higher operating expenses offset a small increase in cash receipts, resulting in the first decline since 2013. Expenses rise by 2.5... Read More
Canadian Pacific Railway has started working toward winding down certain operations ahead of a potential strike starting Tuesday night. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) and the IBEW System Council No. 11, whose members include nearly 3,400 conductors, engineers and signal maintainers, on Saturday filed notice of their intent to go on strike. The earliest... Read More