Those who closely watch the Canadian transportation mergers and acquisitions scene have been bemoaning a lack of activity thus far in 2013. That silence was shattered in mid-November, beginning with the blockbuster acquisition of Yanke ...
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Fuel prices are rising, but c, and the Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) wants the industry to do a better job of explaining those differences. The MTA is urging trucking companies and the trucking industry as a whole to take the time ...
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The chair of Manitoba Pork Council says trade advocacy efforts in the U.S. have gone a long way toward improving relations between Canadian and U.S. pork producers. A range of topics will discussed when members of Manitoba Pork Council ...
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Texas-based Shermco Industries says it has completed its acquisition of Magna Electric Corp. (MEC), a Canadian electrical power system engineering, testing, construction, manufacturing and commissioning service company based in ...
An October transportation conference in Yellowknife saw business, community and government folk converge to discuss ways in which Canada's northern transportation policy can be moved forward through the 21st century. Organized by the Van ...
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The number of soybean acres in Manitoba will likely increase again in 2014, says a senior market analyst with FarmLink Marketing solutions. "When we think about relative prices, the conversations we have with our clients point to soybeans ...
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The chair of Manitoba Pork Council says 2014 is shaping up to be a much better year for pork producers than 2013. As the result of disappointing grain production in 2012 due to drought pork producers saw grain prices double heading into ...
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"Unlock your soil's potential" is the theme for the 36th annual Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association Workshop and Trade Show scheduled for Jan. 6-8, at the Holiday Inn-Riverside in Minot, N.D. "Many producers think that ...
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The manager of public relations and consumer marketing programs with Manitoba Pork Council reports interest in accessing recipes over the internet is growing. As part of its 12 Days of Christmas Holiday Giveaway Manitoba Pork Council ...
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Manitoba Pork Council reports an internet based holiday promotion has dramatically increased the number of hits on the recipe pages of its web site. As part of its 12 Days of Christmas Holiday Giveaway the public was invited to register ...
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More than three-fourths of the honey sold in U.S. grocery stores isn't exactly what the bees produce, according to testing done exclusively for Food Safety News. The results show that the pollen frequently has been filtered out of ...
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The executive director of Winter Cereals Canada says abundant snow cover in much of Saskatchewan and Manitoba should provide the protection necessary to allow cereal crops planted last fall to survive the winter. Figures released by ...
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The general manager of the National Farm Animal Care Council says the process for updating Canada's Codes of Practice for raising livestock has ensured broad public participation in the effort. The Pig Code of Practice is one of eight ...
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Canada-based Aurora Importing & Distributing has recalled Aurora brand Corn Gnocchi and Rice Gnocchi as they may contain gluten that is not mentioned on the label. The company warned that people with sensitivities to gluten should not ...
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The federal government is welcoming the Federal Court decision to strike down six of seven claims in a class action lawsuit over the end of the Canadian Wheat Board's single desk. Four prairie farmers - Andrew Dennis of Brookdale, ...
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