H.J. Heinz Company and Kraft Foods Group, Inc. have announced they will merge to become The Kraft Heinz Company, the third largest food and beverage company in North America. Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway and Brazil-based 3G Capital (the owner of Heinz) will invest an additional $10 billion in The Kraft Heinz Company. Under the terms... Read More
Category: Western Canada
Millions of dollars are invested in managing a crop before it's in the bin, and that management doesn't stop just because it's in storage. Sensors that monitor temperature and moisture levels inside a bin are important tools for maintaining the value of a stored crop, notes Joy Agnew of the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute at... Read More
Feed companies, farmers and other stakeholders in the feed industry in Western Canada have until April 9th to share their thoughts on the proposed mandatory licensing of feed mills with the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC.) So why is the CGC looking at licensing feed mills? In 2012, two major hog producers — Puratone and Big... Read More
New Holland unveiled its Flexi Coil P Series air carts this January, with a nod to a history of innovation. “The P Series air carts are a fresh example of Flexi-Coil’s long-standing heritage of innovation,” said Jason Hardy, New Holland crop production marketing manager. “Our product design team conducted extensive research with customers to make... Read More
DuPont Crop Protection has announced the registration of new DuPont Express FX herbicide for pre-seed weed control before planting spring wheat, durum or barley. Express FX delivers two modes of action, Group 2 and Group 4, as an add-in to glyphosate. Tank-mixed with Group 9 glyphosate, that makes three modes of action for "an additional... Read More
Reporting news is a complicated process. When writing or telling a story, a reporter makes hundreds of decisions — some intentional, some unintentional — on what to share with the audience and what to leave out. In making a story understandable and engaging, the reporter or editor will often boil down an issue to a... Read More
Brassicogethes aeneus, commonly referred to as the pollen beetle and formerly known as Meligethes aeneus, is a major pest of canola in countries like Scandinavia, and, is now present in eastern Canada. And, though they are not yet a problem in western Canada, entomologists are suggesting we become familiar with what to look for. "One... Read More
Are you flying blind when it comes to starting your crop? An untested seed lot is exactly that, untested — you don't know what diseases may be lurking in the bin that could contribute to pathogen load in the field or choke off seedlings before they get a chance to grow. What's more, variable seed... Read More
Remember your parents telling you “If I want your opinion, I’ll ask for it!”? Well, thanks to social media, you or yours no longer need to seek permission to give an opinion. You don’t even need anyone to ask you for it. You can just give it freely, and you sure don’t need anyone to... Read More
The Canadian poultry sector is working with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to minimize the impact the outbreak of H5N2 avian influenza in the U.S. has at home. Following findings of the highly pathogenic strain, the CFIA has restricted imports of live birds and poultry products from Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and... Read More