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Ontario to boost fees for farm plates

Reading Time: < 1 minute Putting plates on farm vehicles in Ontario is going to get a bit more expensive each year starting in 2013. The province on Tuesday announced it will begin to boost the annual fees for vehicle licence validations across various categories, as well as driver’s license renewal fees and driver exam fees. Included among those, as […] Read more
Crops, Machinery

Nearly-ended program backs Sask. biodiesel maker

Reading Time: < 1 minute A biodiesel processor in eastern Saskatchewan will get up to $1.7 million in loans from a provincial biofuel support program in its final days. Milligan Bio-Tech, based at Foam Lake, about 90 km northwest of Yorkton, will get a "repayable contribution" from the province’s four-year, $80 million SaskBIO program, which ends March 31. The program, […] Read more
Livestock, Machinery

Ont. to halt horse racing industry’s slots program

Reading Time: 3 minutes In a move which has the province’s horse breeders fearing a meltdown, the Ontario government has told its gaming agency to shut down the Slots for Racetracks program by the end of March next year. The program, a revenue-sharing agreement in place since 1998 between the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG), the province’s racetracks […] Read more
Livestock, Machinery, Markets

BIXS funds to help ‘complete circle’ of cattle data flow

Reading Time: 2 minutes Additional funding for the Beef InfoXchange System (BIXS) is expected to help cattle producers and beef packers "complete the circle" of animal and carcass data. The federal government on Thursday announced a further $3 million for BIXS during the annual meeting in Ottawa of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, which operates the system. "This additional funding […] Read more
Crops, Machinery

Sask. launches AgriStability intake system online

Reading Time: < 1 minute The agency running the federal/provincial AgriStability income stabilization program for farmers in Saskatchewan has put the intake process online. Melville-based Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. (SCIC) on Tuesday launched AgConnect, a web-based system through which eligible farmers can both submit and manage their AgriStability information. AgConnect "will make the entire AgriStability application process easier and more […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Markets

Shipping slump seen extending into 2013

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Reading Time: 3 minutes The global shipping slump is expected to last well into 2013 as a glut of vessels and a growing credit squeeze will challenge even the toughest companies in the seaborne sector, Moody’s Investor Service said on Wednesday. Shipping companies, especially in the oil tanker and dry bulk sectors, already hit by worsening economic turmoil, weak […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Markets

FNA joins OFA’s member benefits program

Reading Time: < 1 minute Saskatoon-based ag input buying group Farmers of North America has become a partner in the Ontario Federation of Agriculture’s member benefits program. Effective immediately, OFA members will receive a "significant discount" on the price of a membership in FNA, which would allow them to access FNA programs and services such as lower-cost inputs. "At FNA, […] Read more
AgReader Mobile now available for Android phones
General, Machinery, Markets, Weather

AgReader Mobile now available for Android phones

Reading Time: < 1 minute Our free mobile app, allowing you to keep track of Canadian farm news, weather and commodities on your smartphone, is now available for the Android platform. AgReader Mobile, developed for the Farm Business Communications family of publications, became available Thursday through the Android Market (search for “agricultural news”) and is also available by using an […] Read more
Crops, Machinery

Corn to rule at Husky ethanol plant this spring

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Husky Energy’s ethanol plant in Manitoba is set to ditch wheat and focus on corn for a two-month-long run this spring. "In the next couple of months, March and April, we’re going to do a 100 per cent corn run," said Raymond Dyck, grain marketing co-ordinator for the Husky plant at Minnedosa, about 50 km […] Read more
Crops, Machinery

Sask. begins removing winter weight allowances

Reading Time: 2 minutes Allowances for winter weights for grain trucks and other heavy vehicles on a number of Saskatchewan roads will begin to be removed starting just after midnight Thursday (March 1). "Operators are advised to monitor their loads and watch for restrictions during this sensitive time period," provincial Highways Minister Jim Reiter said in a release late […] Read more

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