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B.C. beer firm to shed Vancouver, Winnipeg breweries

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Reading Time: 2 minutes The owner of Winnipeg’s Fort Garry Brewing and Surrey-based Russell Brewing is set to sell those companies to separate buyers. Vancouver-based Russell Breweries said Friday it plans to sell Fort Garry to an unnamed purchaser for about $7.7 million and Russell Brewing to a B.C. numbered company for $1.8 million. Russell Breweries, whose shares trade […] Read more
Drought at Swift Current affected the study results, but over the long term, red clover should also provide advantages when included in the rotation in drier areas.
Crops, Forages

Growing your own N

New research in Saskatchewan proves forage rotations of only two years can provide a valuable fertility boost

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Reading Time: 3 minutes When Duane Thompson talks about sustainability, he makes no bones about the fact that nothing is sustainable unless it’s economical for the farmer. “Sustainability is a nice notion but you want to be improving and getting better,” he says. “I’m not really big on sustainability — I want to be sustainable-plus.” Thompson is a case […] Read more
SABMiller, whose brands in Canada include Miller and Foster’s, and AB InBev, whose Canadian brands include Keith’s, Labatt Blue and 50 and Kokanee, are now expected to close their merger by Oct. 10. (Keiths.ca/SABMiller.com)
Crops, Reuters

SABMiller investors approve takeover by AB InBev

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Reading Time: 3 minutes London/Brussels | Reuters — SABMiller shareholders overwhelmingly backed the brewer’s takeover by Anheuser-Busch InBev on Wednesday, clearing the last big hurdle for one of the largest corporate mergers in history. When the deal closes, which AB InBev said Wednesday it expects to happen Oct. 10, the combined group will sell more than a quarter of […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle market experiences mixed tone

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian feeder cattle markets experienced a diverse tone across the Prairies, with notable buying interest surfacing on yearlings. Compared to seven days earlier, prices for yearlings in southern Alberta were $5-$7 higher on average, as feedlots focused on purchasing local cattle. In southern Alberta, larger-frame lower-flesh black steers weighing 900 lbs. were quoted at […] Read more
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Barley, Crops, Weather

Malt barley growers face tough questions in soggy Alberta

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Unseasonably wet conditions in Alberta this year are causing quality concerns for malt barley growers there. Harvest typically begins in late August for many growers, but steady downpours have forced delays across much of the province. “We actually started Sept. 1, but we only got two days in before it started to […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Western Feedlots closure seen hurting prices

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg | Reuters — The closure of one of Canada’s biggest cattle feedlots is likely to depress prices of young cattle and the grains used to fatten them, and may increase sales to the U.S., industry officials say. Alberta-based Western Feedlots said Wednesday it will shut feeding operations early in 2017, citing poor market conditions […] Read more
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Finishers, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Major Alberta cattle feeder set to shut feedlots

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — One of Canada’s biggest cattle feeding operations, Western Feedlots, said Wednesday it will close feeding operations after marketing the cattle it currently owns, due to poor market conditions. Closure of Western’s feeding operations, likely early in 2017 once its current cattle are sold, will make it more difficult for ranchers to find markets […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded steady to $5 higher over the past week largely due to stronger U.S cattle markets. Alberta packers were relatively quiet but fed cattle prices in the U.S. southern Plains jumped US$5, reaching US$110. This sudden reversal caused Canadian feedlot operators to hold out for higher prices and the positive […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Trump biofuel proposals echo those of backer Icahn

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Reading Time: 2 minutes New York | Reuters — Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to weigh into a debate over a controversial U.S. biofuels program with a proposal that would back the position of billionaire investor Carl Icahn, one of his wealthiest backers. In a factsheet on economic policy, the Trump campaign slammed a system of […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters

Bayer betting billions farmers will back linked-up supplies

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer’s US$66 billion purchase of Monsanto amounts to a long-term bet that farmers will grow to trust combinations of seeds and pesticides rather than continue to pick from ranges of separate products. In the short term, the German drugs and chemicals firm hopes to benefit from a marketing and sales force […] Read more

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