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Crews replace lead-tainted water service lines at homes in Flint, Michigan in March. In view of the Flint emergency, other U.S. jurisdictions are expected to ramp up investment in water-related infrastructure. (CityofFlint.com)
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Ad Feature: Edmonton firm acquires water works capacity

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Edmonton-based Stantec Inc., an engineering and infrastructure consulting company, has announced the biggest deal in its 62-year history. The all-cash deal for Broomfield, Colorado-based MWH Global, which Stantec said is expected to close in the second quarter could increase Stantec’s annual revenues by about 60 per cent, to more than $4.5 billion, while its global […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters

Mars Food tells customers to go easy on the pasta sauce

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Reading Time: 2 minutes London | Reuters –– Mars Food plans to tell customers to eat some of its Dolmio pasta sauces and macaroni cheese only once a week to maintain a balanced diet because of the products’ high levels of salt, sugar or fat. The scheme is part of a larger initiative by the privately owned U.S. food […] Read more
Confederation Building, St. John’s, N.L. (Gov.NL.ca)
Livestock

Newfoundland, in cost-cutting mode, scraps agrifood fund

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Reading Time: 2 minutes A fund meant to support large-scale agrifood projects in Newfoundland and Labrador is a victim of spending cuts in the province’s latest budget. Finance Minister Cathy Bennett on Thursday mapped out an overall $8.48 billion provincial budget for 2016-17, with an expected deficit of $1.8 billion and a list of “measures to reduce spending.” For the […] Read more
(Government of Alberta via Flickr)
Livestock

Alberta to shut livestock, grain agencies in budget

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta’s farmers will be spared the new fuel levy planned for next year in the province’s latest budget, but can expect a number of farm agencies to close in the meantime as the province moves to curb spending. Provincial Finance Minister Joe Ceci on Thursday announced a 2016-17 budget with projected revenue of $41.38 billion, […] Read more
Despite higher costs, Canada can be competitive through higher productivity and diversification, say Cam and Stephanie Murphy, front, with her mother Carol, sister Lacey and father Dean.
Dairy Cattle, Guide Business

Taking control of their dairy future

For this young couple, the future means a multi-pronged business strategy, with cost control, diversification and a focus on efficiency

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Just as the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement was being signed last fall, Cam and Stephanie Murphy were signing a very different sort of partnership agreement. They were becoming part owners of a 45-cow dairy farm near Hastings, two hours east of Toronto. Together with Stephanie’s parents, Dean and Carol Warner, they took on a seven-figure debt […] Read more
Increased efficiency and lower debt will also aid succession, say Jan and Tracy Bassa, here with oldest son Derrick.
Dairy Cattle, Guide Business

Focusing on efficiency in dairy production

The good old days aren’t coming back, but the Bassas believe success is still possible for farms that focus from top to bottom on efficiency

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Reading Time: 5 minutes In 1991, Piet and Ina Bassa sold their dairy farm in Holland, packed up their family and headed to Canada, leaving not only Europe’s high costs but also its tough environmental regulations and manure quotas that made expansion almost impossible. Importantly, their sons, Jan and Kees, were keen to start farming, so the family bought […] Read more
“I want to get better instead of bigger,” says Kevin MacLean, farming an hour north of the New York State border.
Dairy Cattle, Guide Business

Profitability and sustainability in the dairy business

Kevin MacLean wants consumers and politicians to know how valuable supply management is for Canada

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Reading Time: 4 minutes For Kevin MacLean, the cost of quota is just part of being in a business he loves. “I’ve never seen quota as a risk. Just like you need land to crop, you need quota to dairy farm. It’s a long-term investment.” MacLean echoes a sentiment sometimes heard in country circles. There are two things you […] Read more
What’s turning heads is that the Loewith farm, including Ben and Dave above, are known Canada-wide for their excellence in the barn.
Crops

No till goes dairy farming

In many ways, it’s been an easy transition for this dairy family

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Reading Time: 6 minutes The Loewiths don’t describe themselves as a crop innovators, but they’re certainly not hesitant to glean advice from others and, with some careful consideration, adapt a practice or an approach to the conditions on their farm. So, while the move to no till in a dairy operation might seem a little different to some, with […] Read more
(Bayer.com)
Livestock, Reuters

Bayer to consider shedding animal health unit

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Leverkusen, Germany | Reuters –– Bayer might look into selling its animal health division if it continues to struggle to find takeover targets for the business, the German drugmaker’s incoming chief executive said. “Animal Health is a business that we have been trying for many years to strengthen strategically, that is to say inorganically. That […] Read more

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