ALTON RESIDENTS FEAR ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF ALTAGAS’S STORAGE IN SALT CAVERNS . . . CANFOR ENTERS WOOD PELLET BUSINESS . . . A YOUNG FARMER VIDEO COMPETITION . . . NATIONAL COMPOST CONFERENCE . . . OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST...

ALTON RESIDENTS FEAR ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF ALTAGAS’S STORAGE IN SALT CAVERNS
Source: Chronicle Herald
The sleepy little community of Alton had a rude awakening over the past few months. Heavy trucks pounding over its highway and back roads. Machines digging and spreading gravel. And it’s all tied to a natural gas storage project that has some of the locals on edge. “Being a community member, it’s up to us to educate ourselves on what they are doing, but it’s more their place to alleviate our fears," Theresa Rafuse said of Alton Natural Gas Storage LP. (read more)

CANFOR ENTERS WOOD PELLET BUSINESS
Source: Pulp& Paper Canada
Canfor plans to construct a pellet plant at each of the company’s Chetwynd and Fort St. John sawmill sites, in partnership with Pacific Bioenergy Corporation. The two plants will have a combined annual production capacity of 175,000 tonnes of wood pellets, the sale of which is tied to a long term agreement with a power utility customer. The total investment of $58 million will include electrical self-generation capacity of 3 megawatts supported through BC Hydro's Power Smart Load Displacement Program. (read more)

A YOUNG FARMER VIDEO COMPETITION Source: NSFA
Grab your video camera, digital camera or even your cell phone! Competitors from across Canada will have the opportunity to win a trip to attend the Agricultural Excellence Conference, all expenses paid. The Agricultural Excellence Conference is a one of a kind event that brings diverse industry experts and stakeholders together from across disciplines, regions and commodity sectors to share and explore beneficial farm management practices, taking place in Winnipeg, November 19-21, 2014. (read more)

NATIONAL COMPOST CONFERENCE
Source: NSFA
The National Compost Conference will be held in Halifax, September 22-24, 2014.There are sessions on composting and anaerobic digestion (AD) of organic wastes, including research on heat recovery from composting processes, disease control via composting, trace chemicals in biosolids, etc. (read more)

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

CHICKEN PRICING UP FOR CHANGE
http://www.ontariofarmer.com/sitepages/

CASH PRICE UNCERTAINTY WEAKENS CME HOG FUTURES; LIVE CATTLE MIXED
http://www.producer.com/daily/cash-price-uncertainty-weakens-cme-hog-futures-live-cattle-mixed/

REVISED EU LEGISLATION FOR MEDICATED FEED PUBLISHED
http://www.worldpoultry.net/Broilers/Nutrition/2014/9/Revised-EU-legislation-for-medicated-feed-published-1606259W/

BIOMASS BOILER FUEL TIPS - PELLETS VERSUS CHIPS
http://www.fwi.co.uk/articles/24/09/2014/146841/biomass-boiler-fuel-tips-pellets-versus-chips.htm