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CN adds more containers for grocery goods

Reading Time: 2 minutes Aiming to boost its share of Canada’s domestic grocery and consumer goods shipping business, Canadian National Railway (CN) has bought over 1,000 new containers to cater to that market segment. About 80 per cent of the new containers are heated to carry “temperature-sensitive” goods year-round, while the remainder are standard dry containers, the railway said […] Read more
General, Machinery

Man. equipment maker back at work after fire

Reading Time: < 1 minute A southwestern Manitoba company making loader attachments for the farm market is back to normal operations at a temporary site after its shop burned in mid-March. Agromec Industries, a manufacturer of front-end loader, telehandler and skid-steer loader attachments, has set up temporary space at the Glendale Industries building on the north side of Brandon. The […] Read more
Crops, Machinery

CP to boost N.D. development, cites grain production

Reading Time: 2 minutes Noting the state’s “increased grain production,” Canadian Pacific Railway plans to budget an extra $100 million for infrastructure work and more personnel in North Dakota. “North Dakota is a source of growth for CP and the Midwest’s economy with its increased grain production, vast oil deposits in the Bakken Formation (straddling North Dakota, Montana and […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Markets, Weather

Sask. budget includes biodiesel incentive

Reading Time: 2 minutes A five-year, $26 million provincial incentive program for renewable diesel production in Saskatchewan will kick in next month, with a mandatory minimum renewable fuel requirement for diesel to follow 15 months later. The program, announced Wednesday as part of Saskatchewan’s 2011-12 provincial budget, will provide a grant of 13 cents per litre to eligible producers […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Markets

Soft ocean freight rates benefit grain exports

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Ocean freight rates have come up off their two-year lows over the past month but are still relatively soft, which is beneficial for Canadian grain exports as the country is traditionally at a freight disadvantage to some of its competitors. The Baltic Dry Index, which tracks global shipping rates, is currently sitting at around US$1,500 […] Read more
Crops, Machinery

ADM to double Alta. crusher’s storage, intake

Reading Time: 2 minutes Agrifood giant Archer Daniels Midland plans to start work this spring doubling storage capacity and “receiving capabilities” at its Lloydminster, Alta. canola crushing plant. The project involves five new storage bins and a second receiving system, “which is expected to significantly reduce unloading times for area farmers,” the company’s ADM Agri-Industries arm said in a […] Read more
Crops, Machinery

Agri-Trend to support Deere dealers on precision ag

Reading Time: 2 minutes Eight major John Deere dealerships in the West and Ontario will work with an Alberta-based ag consulting firm to help farmers set up Deere precision ag systems. The Agri-Trend Group of Companies has signed on for a “channel distribution agreement” with the dealerships, in which Agri-Trend will train and support in-house dealership personnel who will […] Read more
Livestock, Machinery

SW Man. loader tool manufacturer’s shop burns

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Brandon, Man. area company making front-end loader, telehandler and skid-steer loader attachments for the ag market saw its shop “heavily damaged” in a Wednesday morning fire. Fire departments from nearby Rivers and Rapid City, along with Brandon RCMP, responded just after 8 a.m. to a “structure fire” at Agromec Industries, about six kilometres east […] Read more
Livestock, Machinery

Feds to back beef producers, packers for IT upgrades

Reading Time: 2 minutes Cattle producers, feedlots and packers are up for federal funding to help keep their information technology (IT) systems BIXS-compatible. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz on Thursday budgeted $5.3 million from the AgriFlexibility fund for the project, to be spearheaded by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA), as part of a larger $8.16 million funding announcement. BIXS, the […] Read more
Crops, Machinery

Prairie Case IH chain to “slow down” acquisitions

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Calgary group managing and buying Case IH dealerships across the Prairies plans to “slow down on acquisitions” in fiscal 2011. Publicly-traded Rocky Mountain Dealerships operates 37 full-service ag and construction dealerships across the West, mostly selling Case IH and Case machinery. The company on Tuesday reported 2010 year-end profit of $15.5 million on $633.4 […] Read more

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