What is RSS?

Richardson RSS Feeds

Richardson makes its news items available as syndicated RSS feeds.  Using an RSS reader of your choice, you can access new Richardson news items quickly and conveniently.

What is RSS?

RSS is an acronym for several variations of news streams (RDF Site Summary, Rich Site Summary, Really Simple Syndication).  All the variations refer to the RSS format for distributing and gathering text-based content from sources across the internet.

What RSS readers are available?

RSS reader software aggregates and displays all RSS feeds that have been selected by a user.  There are several common RSS readers. Some commonly used readers:
Microsoft Outlook 2007 – RSS feeds are delivered to an RSS folder similar to the users inbox.  Unread RSS feeds are bolded, similar to unread email.



Several others are available, based on your operating system:
Microsoft Windows
RSS Reader
Sharp Reader
Feed Reader
Thunderbird
Web
Google Reader
Netvibes
My Yahoo
Apple Mac OS
NewsFire
Thunderbird
GNU / Linux
Liferea
SnowNews
Thunderbird

Please note that these links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by Richardson of the contents of such third-party web sites.

What is the URL of Richardson RSS Feed?

Richardson has two separate RSS feeds; one for news and one for commodities.

News: http://www.richardson.ca/newsRSS.ashx
Commodities: http://www.richardson.ca/futuresRSS.ashx

What are some other common RSS Feeds?

Many common news and information providers have RSS feeds. Some common feeds are provided below:

Canadian News Sources: American News Sources

Futures 

 

Dec 5, 2008

Canola

WCE/CDN
Jan-09
363.6
- 15.9

Feed Barley

WCE/CDN
Mar-09
140.0
- 5.0

Soft Wheat

CBOT/US
Mar-09
486'2
-33'4

Soy Beans

CBOT/US
Jan-09
812'6
-17'2

Corn

CBOT/US
Mar-09
333'6
-14'4

HRSW

MGE/US
Jan-09
484'0
-8'0

Winter Wheat

KCBT/US
Jan-09
124.00
0.00

Oats

CBOT/US
Mar-09
213'4
-7'4