Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Transport Canada is launching consultations regarding some of its rail policies, including the maximum revenue entitlement for grain shipments, extended interswitching, shortlines, and other regulations that fundamentally affect grain transportation.

Grain 278

Grain Logistics Agriculture Agriculture 278

Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 22, 2023

million to the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) for exceeding their maximum grain revenue entitlements for the 2022-23 crop year, according to a ruling issued Dec. CN’s grain revenue of $1,079.5 Canada’s two railways — CN and CPKC — must pay a combined $7.1 22 by the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA.)

Grain 299

Grain Crop Logistics 299

Real Agriculture

AUGUST 18, 2023

The Port of Johnstown will receive $2 million towards the purchase and installation of a new grain dryer with heat capture and air recycling features that will minimize fuel consumption by roughly 20 to 40 percent. The reduction in fuel use will result in an estimated 344 metric tonnes of CO2e, annually. Funded through the. Read More

Grain 246

Grain Logistics Production Crop 246

Real Agriculture

AUGUST 2, 2023

Both of Canada’s major railways — Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) — have published their annual grain transportation plans, coinciding with the start of 2023-24 crop year on August 1. Read More

Grain 246

Grain Crop Logistics Production 246

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Lawrence Seaway shipping corridor is seasonal, and the labour dispute holding up product movement is putting serious stress on Ontario’s agriculture sector during the harvest period. An estimated $20 million per day of grain isn’t moving through the St. Lawrence Seaway after members of UNIFOR went on. Read More

Grain 340

Grain Harvest Harvester Harvesting 340

NASDA

DECEMBER 7, 2023

food and agriculture community to ask you to support this important President Export Council (PEC) proposal to bolster American agriculture’s global competitive standing around the world. food and agriculture, eliminate unwarranted non-tariff barriers, and reinforce global food security. agricultural production.

Agriculture 130

Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain Food 130

Real Agriculture

AUGUST 3, 2023

Both CN and CPKC have published their 2023-24 grain plans to mark the start of the 2023-24 crop. Both CN and CPKC have published their 2023-24 grain plans to mark the start of the 2023-24 crop. Read More

Grain 246

Grain Crop Marketing Logistics 246

Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 7, 2023

rail network, serving the upper Midwest agricultural and industrial markets, including biofuels and grain. CN has signed and closed an agreement to acquire Iowa Northern Railway, as of December 6. Iowa Northern operates approximately 275 track miles in Iowa connecting to CN’s U.S. Read More

Biofuel 290

Biofuel Grain Marketing Agriculture 290

Real Agriculture

MARCH 26, 2024

In the early hours of Tuesday, March 26th, the cargo vessel Dali collided with a support post of the Francis Scott Key Bridge at Baltimore, Maryland, causing the bridge to collapse. Reports are that the Singapore-owned ship reported a power loss and inability to steer the ship before the collision. While the rescue and recovery.

Grain 299

Grain Logistics 299

Real Agriculture

APRIL 26, 2024

The possibility of both CN Rail and CPKC striking in the next month could leave farmers sitting on grain contracted for delivery this spring. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), the union representing more than nine thousand CN and CPKC railway workers, organized an electronic strike vote beginning on April 8th to give members the.

Grain 298

Grain Logistics Agriculture Agriculture 298

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 5, 2023

On this show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Steve Pratte, senior manager, transportation and biofuel policy with the Canadian Canola Growers Association, on Transport Canada’s upcoming railway policy review; Erin Gowriluk, president of Canada Grains Council, on the importance of science-based policy; and, Alanna Koch, Read More It’s time (..)

Science 264

Science Biofuel Grain Logistics 264

Real Agriculture

APRIL 30, 2024

Richard Gray, James Nolan, and Peter Slade, received research support from the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), Alberta. The study, conducted by Drs. Read More

Agriculture 338

Agriculture Agriculture Logistics Grain 338

Real Agriculture

MAY 29, 2023

American grain giant Bunge and Viterra, owned by Switzerland’s Glencore, are reportedly in talks to become one super grain company. In a reversal of a few years ago, this time it appears it is Bunge setting out to take on Viterra to create a company that would have extensive assets in nearly every grain type. Read More

Grain 130

Grain Logistics Production Crop 130

Real Agriculture

JULY 6, 2023

While bulk grain shipments are continuing to flow, fertilizer exports from the West Coast have been interrupted by the ongoing port worker strike.

Fertilizer 246

Fertilizer Grain Logistics 246

World Agri-Tech

DECEMBER 15, 2023

GROWMARK is an agricultural cooperative serving almost 400,000 customers across North America, providing agronomy, energy, facility engineering and construction, and logistics products and services, as well as grain marketing and risk management services.

Logistics 52

Logistics Construction Crop Grain 52

Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 27, 0002

In the early hours of Tuesday, March 26th, the cargo vessel Dali collided with a support post of the Francis Scott Key Bridge at Baltimore, Maryland, causing the bridge to collapse. Reports are that the Singapore-owned ship reported a power loss and inability to steer the ship before the collision. While the rescue and recovery.

Grain 130

Grain Logistics 130

Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

After years of philanthropic support for fisheries, water, and education, members of his generation (along with some of their elders) are not only accelerating that environmental focus, they’re applying it to food and agriculture in new ways. He also passed on a significant stake in Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, with $611.3

Supply Chain 117

Supply Chain Food Agriculture Agriculture 117

Real Agriculture

JUNE 26, 2023

Richardson International has announced plans to upgrade eight elevators located on Canadian Pacific Kansas City rail lines in Western Canada. The work will allow these sites to load longer trains under CPKC’s 8,500-foot high efficiency product (HEP) model.

Construction 130

Construction Production Logistics Grain 130

Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2024

But instead of trying to keep the water at bay, Zander’s opted to look to the region’s agricultural past for inspiration, to an approach that works with the tidal landscape. But over the past decade, Miller has been leading a shift toward focusing on coastal plants that can help address saltwater intrusion in agriculture.

Farming 79

Farming Farming Meadow Greenhouse 79