By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Monday July 18, 2022

Jul 18, 2022 | 9:40 AM

MELFORT, Sask. — The federal government will provide $4.4 million to study the permafrost conditions along the Hudson Bay Railway, which runs to Churchill, Man.

Shifting permafrost and flooding have been an ongoing problem for the rail line, reducing the potential for export shipments of Western Canadian crops via the Port of Churchill.

The study will be led by researchers with the University of Calgary and will identify potential mitigation strategies and tools related to permafrost hazards.

Very little grain has moved by rail and Port of Churchill in recent years. Prior the end of the wheat board era annual, grain export volumes through Churchill exceeding 400,000 tonnes.

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A cloud-based dairy supply chain software company has announced new funding for a technology platform.

Milk Moovement raised $20 million for its platform that creates full supply chain visibility for dairy farmers and their distribution partners to track and route shipments in real-time, optimize delivery schedules, and ultimately create a significant decrease in food waste and loss of profits.

Milk Moovement currently has a network of 2,500 dairy farms and over 5,000 users including global Fortune 100 CPG companies. It manages over 30 billion pounds of raw milk each year, which equals about 15 per cent of the U.S. dairy market.

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G3 is helping train and equip rural Ontario fire departments for grain entrapment rescues through sponsorship of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) BeGrainSafe program.

This month, G3 is funding training and donating specialized grain rescue equipment to the Georgina Fire and Rescue Service. Georgina is one of many southern Ontario farming communities served by G3’s grain terminal in Hamilton.

The BeGrainSafe training consists of a two-hour online theory, and a second day of practical training and evaluation, with an emphasis placed on firefighters learning how to extract a person trapped in grain safely, using the specialized equipment donated by G3.

A total of 40 full-time and 36 volunteer firefighters in Georgina are being trained in awareness of the dangers of grain and rescuing a grain-trapped victim.

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alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com

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