Modern Canadian elevator opens in Dawson Creek complex
Dawson Creek unveils Western Canada's most modern country elevator built by United Grain Growers. The facility handles 14 000 bushels per hour receiving, 10 000 bushels per hour loading, and features 8 silos, a 160 000 bushel capacity, an extensive dryer setup, computerized Bulk-Tron controls, and a 1.65 million dollar price tag with about 160 000 dollars in star bins. Construction began August 1976 and finished May 1978 with major components from Revelstoke to Calgary and Nebraska suppliers.
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Western
Canada
United Grain Growers
UGG
Mac Runciman
H.p. Berg
Westeel Rosco
Revelstoke Lumber
Rocky Mountain House
Evans Tedham Forest Products
Calgary
Atco Metal
Grain Elevator Supply & Service
Sweets
Nebraska
U.S.A
Grain Elevator Supply and Service
Make the fountain good and life will be right
A brief religious note urges fixing the heart to change life, citing biblical verses about new birth and becoming a child of God. The ad invites readers to mail for a tract titled Heaven and How To Get There, offering free guidance from Jim Webb, Brandon, Manitoba.
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God
John
Jim Webb
Brandon
Man
RTA
Heaven
Bin Planning Time Is Now
Manitoba agriculture engineer Alan Roberts urges immediate planning for grain storage. He questions if old wooden bins will last and whether storage is enough for a heavy crop, noting on-farm space aids price-based decisions and requires foresight, especially with a grain dryer. Manufacturers and regional engineers offer planning help.
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Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Alan Roberts
Manitoba Beef Subsidy Payments Mailed to Producers
Agriculture minister announced that about 9,000 eligible contract holders will receive roughly 2.02 million dollars in subsidies under the Beef Producers Income Assurance Program. Average payment about 672 dollars. program launched in 1975 with five-year contracts to stabilize prices for calves and finished beef.
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Manitoba Beef Producers
Jim Downey
Manitoba Beef
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Manitoba Beef Producers’ Income Assurance Office
Norquay Bulding
Winnipeg
New Manitoba map series for fisheries hunters announced
The province's maps and surveys branch unveiled new maps of interest to fishermen and hunters. The provincial angling map shows fish species in major lakes, depth contour maps cover 33 lakes, and a crown lands map helps identify private lands for hunting. Prices range from 25 cents to 31.75, with a flight information map at 2.00 and a province wide relief map at 2.00. Maps are available through Renewable Resources in Winnipeg or can be picked up in person, with payment included.
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Renewue Resources and Transportation Services
Ken Mac
Crown Lands
Manitoba
Surveys and Mapping Branch
Renewable Resources
Century Street
Winnipeg
Brucellosis Status Eyed Across Prairie Cattle
Agriculture Canada notes prairie cattle herds are largely brucellosis free with Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia designated low incidence. Movement between these provinces can occur without testing though BC may require a 30 day pre movement test once free. Ontario remains non-free. Quebec recently gained low incidence status. Exemptions apply for young calves certain cattle and beef range cattle. Canada continues farm inspections milk ring tests and market testing in pursuit of free-listed status.
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Anit Si
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Federal
Health of Animals
Quebec
Ontario
Columbia
Nova Scotia
B.C
Canada
United States
Agriculture Canada
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