by Breanne Baker | May 20, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
Here are some pictures of how severe the flooding in Manitoba is: This is the Assiniboine River Bridge on Highway 34. The water is usually 15 feet below the bridge. Looks more like a lake than a river!
by Breanne Baker | May 19, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
With over 270 weather stations across Alberta giving daily or hourly reading on various weather observations, Alberta farmers have access to interactive tools through the ACIS website to help long-term planning and decision making based on current and past weather...
by Breanne Baker | May 17, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
Bayer CropScience Canada, will be changing advertising agencies to prepare for a younger generation of farmers. After over 20 years working with agricultural agency AdFarm, the company thought it was time to try a fresher approach and chose MacLaren McCann Calgary to...
by Breanne Baker | May 13, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
Shareholders voted in favour of Mosaic Co.’s split from Cargill with intentions to distribute Cargill’s 64 percent interest in the company between stockholders and select debt holders. Now the start of their secondary offering will begin, comprising of 100...
by Breanne Baker | May 12, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
The 18th annual Battleford Business Excellence Awards saw Norsask Farm Equipment named Business of the Year! With a history of serving the Battlefords area since the 1940’s, Norsask Farm Equipment has undergone a few name changes but has always focused on...
by Breanne Baker | May 10, 2011 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
There has been a number of large agricultural acquisitions by North American companies in Australia over the past year. Most recently, Agrium has purchased the Australian Wheat Board, then Agrium turned around and sold the commodity business (grain side) to Cargill. ...