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Dutch arrest company head in horsemeat scandal

thumb Dutch authorities have arrested the head of a meat trading...
May 23, 2013 7:15PM


Argentine port strike ends, union says

thumb Argentine port workers ended a four-day-old strike on Thursday,...
May 23, 2013 7:09PM


U.S. soybeans rise for sixth straight day on thin supplies

thumb U.S. soybean prices rose for a sixth consecutive session on...
May 23, 2013 6:54PM


McMillan: U.S. drought area down, but very dry areas drier

thumb Total U.S. farmland under drought edged lower over the week...
May 23, 2013 1:39PM


FREE to good home: FARM PROGRESS tickets

Haven't got your tickets yet for Canada's Farm Progress Show? Again this year, we might.

'Zero' chance U.S. will comply on COOL by deadline

Exporters of Canadian meat and livestock are waiting to see exactly how the U.S. government will wind up not complying with international trade law on its regulations for mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL).

McMillan: Prairie crop insect pressure light, so far

With warming weather come weeds and pests. So far insect pest numbers on the agricultural Prairies have been light -- although that can change quickly.




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NFU-Ont. won't change relationship with NFU after ruling

thumb The National Farmers Union-Ontario refuses to reorganize its relationship with its Saskatoon parent group, even after a provincial tribunal ended the provincial group's status as an accredited Ontario farm organization.
May 23, 2013 5:31AM


Old/new-crop corn and soybean spreads widening

thumb Old-crop soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ended Wednesday (May 22), as tight supplies provided underlying support.
May 23, 2013 2:05AM


Uralkali to delay potash boost if Billiton proceeds in Sask.

thumb Russia's Uralkali OAO would delay two of its potash mine expansion projects for as long as a decade if rival BHP Billiton builds the world's biggest mine of the crop nutrient, Uralkali's chief executive said in an interview.
May 22, 2013 7:10PM


Strike stalls scores of grain ships in Argentina

thumb Scores of grain ships were delayed in and around Argentina on Wednesday due to a three-day-old strike by port workers that threatens to bog down exports at a time of heightened world demand for South American soy and corn, sources said.
May 22, 2013 5:40PM


Fund buying lifts U.S. hog futures to 9-1/2-month high

thumb Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) lean hog futures climbed to a 9-1/2-month high on Wednesday as fund buying lifted nearby trading months beyond a key technical resistance level, said analysts and traders.
May 22, 2013 5:34PM


U.S. live cattle jump with new beef price record

thumb Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday closed higher after wholesale beef prices notched another record high fueled by grilling demand and tight supplies, said traders and analysts.
May 21, 2013 5:39PM


U.S. corn falls after record planting pace

thumb U.S. corn futures dropped 1.5 per cent, to their lowest since early April, on Tuesday as investors unwound bull spreads following a record planting pace last week that encouraged farmers to sell some old-crop supplies to ease cash market...
May 21, 2013 5:32PM


E. coli vaccine maker to shed animal heath arm

thumb The eastern Ontario company that developed a registered vaccine against E. coli O157:H7 bacteria in cattle is working on putting its separate animal health business up for sale.
May 21, 2013 11:53AM


McMillan: Northern Plains planting grinds to a halt

thumb Planting problems resume for northern U.S. farmers. In what was already a very slow start to seeding, farmers were stopped by rains so heavy that flash flood warnings were issued for southeastern North Dakota and western Minnesota.
May 21, 2013 5:58AM


U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside

thumb The number of cattle placed in U.S. feedlots last month was up 15 per cent from a year earlier, a government report showed Friday, and analysts said reduced feed costs encouraged fattening cattle for slaughter.
May 18, 2013 12:11PM


Virus found in Iowa hog population, possibly beyond

thumb A potentially fatal hog virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea, has been found in the United States for the first time, government and private industry officials said on Friday, posing a new threat for the country's struggling pork producers.
May 18, 2013 11:59AM


U.S. live cattle futures sag ahead of USDA report

thumb Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Friday as traders adjusted positions ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture monthly cattle-on-feed report that was released after the futures closed, analysts and traders said.
May 18, 2013 11:42AM


Pearce: Glyphosate-resistant weeds come to Huron County

thumb May 17, 2013 7:05PM


Canada prepares to target U.S. goods in COOL spat

thumb May 17, 2013 6:42PM