CN Opens Dialogue on Grain Transportation
CN announces a month long effort to gather prairie farmers input on future grain delivery needs. From August 2 CN will tour 38 towns across Alberta Manitoba and Saskatchewan meeting a farmer from each locale to discuss the industry and transportation system for the next crop year. Interviews will feed into television ads and be shared through Western Canadian agricultural groups.
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Straw to pulp link eyed by Western farmers and pulp firms
Elaine Gauer reports on Arbokem Inc developing a method to make pulp and paper from cereal and flax straw. The project envisions 40 000 tonnes of straw processing, 20 000 tonnes of pulp yearly, water and power needs, and a $1.5 million private equity stake with potential $3 per acre annual net to producers and a 43 percent return. Community benefits include 27 full time jobs and $14 million pulp value, while MAPA invites producer and community participation.
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Wong
Vancouver
Dlaer Emuecte
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