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Dairy farmers to pilot animal care assessment plan

thumb Canada's dairy farmers plan to draft and test-pilot an animal ca...
Feb 3, 2012 5:42PM


Mosaic to dial back potash production

thumb Citing "lower near-term demand," fertilizer giant Mosaic Co. has ...
Feb 3, 2012 4:35PM


DuPont to increase investment in food, nutrition

thumb Chemical and bioscience giant DuPont will spend $10 billion and ...
Feb 3, 2012 12:01AM


Dairy farmers launch new supply-management defense

thumb Their system of revenue under renewed jabs from various angles, ...
Feb 2, 2012 6:16PM


In Ethiopia: Too many people, too little land and a changing climate

The highway southwest of Addis Ababa to Wolayto-Soddo is wide and smooth, but there is no such thing in Ethiopia as setting the cruise control and just cruising, as one would expect to do on the wide open Canadian Prairies.

Higher ethanol blends would hit livestock sector: study

Policies designed to cut Canada's emissions from fossil fuels have instead made the ethanol industry a "subsidized competitor" against the livestock sector, according to a new study from a well-known ag think tank.

Deere to take MacDon windrowers global

Farm equipment maker MacDon Industries will be the manufacturer for several lines of self-propelled windrowers and mower conditioners to be sold worldwide under John Deere paint.




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Former Molson, Dollarama exec to lead Agropur

thumb Major dairy co-operative Agropur has found its new chief executive sitting on its own board of directors.
Feb 1, 2012 5:05PM


Canola council seeks replacement for Senator Buth

thumb The national organization representing Canada's canola industry has spread out its executive duties while it searches for a new president and vice-president for crop production.
Feb 1, 2012 1:44PM


Russia to determine grain export cap Thursday

thumb Russia's government will determine on Thursday how much grain can be exported during this crop year before it considers imposing a protective duty to keep grain in the country, Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov told Reuters.
Feb 1, 2012 6:13AM


Canada cattle herd to shrink despite trade wins

thumb Canada's cattle herd should keep shrinking for several years, making it tough for the No. 3 beef exporter to capitalize fully on new overseas opportunities, the head of the country's new beef industry group said.
Feb 1, 2012 6:05AM


Monsanto to expand community support plan

thumb Monsanto's program backing community causes, special projects and/or charities in Eastern Canada will be expanded across the country this year.
Jan 31, 2012 6:00AM


China's ban on Indian meal is Canadian canola's gain

thumb China will boost imports of rapeseed and rapeseed meal from Canada, traders said on Monday, after Beijing banned Indian meal after tests showed it contained a toxic chemical.
Jan 30, 2012 6:31PM


U.S. cattle herd at 60-year low

thumb The U.S. cattle herd has shrunk for the fifth straight year to a 60-year low, a government report showed on Friday, as a devastating drought and record high feed costs hit production, which will likely mean even higher beef prices for...
Jan 30, 2012 6:20PM


Prominent UPA executive to run for PQ

thumb One of the founders and leaders of the international development wing of Quebec's influential Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) plans to run for the Parti Quebecois in the next provincial election.
Jan 27, 2012 6:51PM


Seed-applied liquid nutrient approved for cereal crops

thumb A new liquid formulation of a seed-applied nutrient has been cleared for use on wheat, barley, oat and corn crops.
Jan 27, 2012 5:54PM


USDA sets guidelines for healthier school meals

thumb School meals for millions of U.S. children will be healthier under obesity-fighting standards unveiled on Wednesday that double the fruits and vegetables in cafeteria lunches -- but won't pull French fries from the menu. 
Jan 27, 2012 12:01AM


Bull run in U.S. cattle may lose steam, for now

thumb Texas rancher Jim Selman is on the verge of going out of the cattle business, a victim of one of the worst droughts since the Dust Bowl in the 1930s.
Jan 26, 2012 12:00PM


ADQ ag critic keeps post in merger with CAQ

thumb The leaders of Quebec's new third party have named the agriculture critic from the former Action democratique Quebec (ADQ) to keep that post.
Jan 25, 2012 9:01PM


N.B. orders alleged deer farms shut down

thumb Jan 25, 2012 6:25PM


Canadian pork producers name new chief

thumb Jan 25, 2012 12:47PM