THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015
VOL. 93 | NO. 24 | $4.25
THE HIDDEN PROBLEM | P19
SERVING WESTERN CANADIAN FARM FAMILIES SINCE 1923
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ENTER OUR CRAVEN COUNTRY JAMBOREE TICKET GIVEAWAY CONTEST | SEE PAGE 65 FOR DETAILS Neonics: better alternatives or only option? Entomologists claim there are less toxic products available. Researchers say depending on the pest, alternative treatments are more hazardous | Page 60
TRANSPORTATION
Terminal will transform grain export: G3
Frost claims Insurance claims are in for last week’s killing frost in Manitoba | Page 3
BY SEAN PRATT SASKATOON NEWSROOM
JUSTIN KEITH lost nearly 1,900 acres of drought-stressed canola to frost at his family farm near Sovereign, Sask. Now, he’s wondering the same thing as many other farmers: when will it rain? | PAGE 4
P. 3 After the frost: Manitoba farmers reseed P. 4 What’s behind the lastest dry spell? P. 5 Dry weather takes toll on hay, pastures P. 6 Dry conditions are slowing the expected growth of Canada’s cattle herd
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Praying for rain
More on stressed crops:
A proposed state-of-the-art export terminal planned for Vancouver will transform grain transportation logistics in Canada, says the man leading the project. “The facility that we envision in Vancouver will be able to unload a 130-car unit train in under six hours, which is a complete step-change to the industry with respect to efficiency,” said Karl Gerrand, chief executive officer of G3. It will also lead to construction of a fleet of inland terminals in Saskatchewan and Alberta to service the export terminal. G3, which is a partnership between Bunge Ltd. and Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Co. (SALIC), has secured the rights to a lease on the north shore of Burrard Inlet serviced by CN Rail. Earlier this year the company acquired a 50.1 percent controlling stake in CWB.