Cargill is planning to build a crush plant with annual capacity for one million tonnes of canola in Regina, Sask. Construction is slated to begin in early 2022, with operations beginning in early 2024. Cargill estimates it will cost around $350 million and says it will have a similar design as the company's canola processing... Read More
Category: Western Canada
CLAAS of America and Alberta AG Centre recently announced that the dealership has been assigned additional territory in Alberta. The expansion comes after the Smith's Equipment Sales acquisition in Lougheed, Alta., and a new facility in Stettler, Alta. Alberta AG will add a new location in Medicine Hat in the summer of 2021 and relocate... Read More
The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) has made notice of the suspension of five primary licenses and one grain dealer license. According to the CGC, as of April 20, 2021, the licenses of W.A. Grain & Pulse Solutions are suspended until April 30, 2021. This means you will be protected by security under the Canada Grain... Read More
Corteva Agriscience and Symborg, an expert in microbiological technologies, have announced a multi-year agreement surrounding a microbe-based nitrogen fixation product in the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina. Through the agreement, announced April 20, Symborg is providing an exclusive distribution license to Corteva for the endophytic bacterium Methylobacterium symbioticum, which works with plants to secure... Read More
While much of the attention around the federal budget release on Monday was focused on the billions of dollars in new spending and programs, the budget also includes a significant measure that will make it more attractive for incorporated farms to purchase certain types of capital, including tractors, trucks, and other farm machinery. The budget,... Read More
Syngenta Canada has added a new biological control product to their portfolio with the introduction of Draco seed treatment. The corn and soybean seed treatment is for suppression of key diseases and nematodes at the critical early stages of germination and seedling growth. Draco features the bacteria Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis, offering suppression of... Read More
Canadian National (CN) Railway has announced a competing bid to combine forces with the Kansas City Southern (KCS) railway. CN says its offer represents a 21 per cent premium over the implied value of Canadian Pacific (CP) Railway's existing agreement with KCS, which was announced in late March. The CP-KCS deal, which has already been... Read More
Billions of dollars for childcare, COVID relief programs, and new climate initiatives headlined the federal government's first budget in more than two years, read by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland in the House of Commons on Monday. The 739-page document outlines the Liberal government's many spending priorities as it expects to rack up an unprecedented... Read More
Ashley Knapton is the dairy strategic account manager with Corteva. Based in Eastern Ontario, Knapton spends her days working that bridge between the dairy farmer, the cow nutritionist, and what happens in the field. But this isn't really where she thought she'd end up. Knapton — also known as Kaptin Knapton on social media— had... Read More
An executive familiar to many in Canadian agriculture has been tapped to lead Saskatchewan-based crop input and fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. Mayo Schmidt has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Nutrien, effective immediately, according to a statement issued by the company on April 18. Schmidt is well-known for overseeing the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool's…Read More