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Australia’s GrainCorp, whose Calgary malt plant is shown here, is in on a new joint venture to build Prairie grain handling capacity. (CanadaMalting.com)

Japanese co-op, Canada Malting owner make Prairie grain play

By Dave Bedard December 14, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes A major Japanese farm co-operative and the Australian owner of Canada Malting are staking a new joint claim in Canada’s Prairie grain handling sector. Tokyo-based Zen-Noh Grain Corp. (ZGC) and Sydney-based GrainCorp on Monday announced plans to build new grain origination sites in Alberta and Saskatchewan, through a 50/50 Canadian-incorporated joint venture to be based […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery

Alberta’s farm worker bill passes, with tweaks

By Country Guide Staff December 12, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes A more specific version of the Alberta government’s bill to extend workers’ comp and OHS regulations to paid farm workers has cleared the legislature. Bill 6, the Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, passed third reading 44-29 Thursday. It received royal assent Friday, after the legislature adjourned until Feburary. But the bill, as […] Read more

DuPont’s headquarters in Delaware. (DuPont.com)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Dow, DuPont to merge in deal to create chem giant

By Swetha Gopinath December 11, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Reuters — Chemical giants DuPont and Dow Chemical agreed to merge in an all-stock deal valuing the combined company at US$130 billion in a win for activist investors that could spark further consolidation in the farm chemicals industry. The deal to combine two of the biggest and oldest U.S. chemical producers is a prelude to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Glencore shares jump on debt reduction moves, spending cuts

By Olivia Kumwenda December 10, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Johannesburg | Reuters –– Glencore has increased its debt reduction target and deepened its capital spending cuts, stepping up its response to lower commodity prices and boosting its battered shares by 12 per cent on Thursday. The mining and commodities trading firm and owner of Canadian grain handler Viterra said it was targeting net debt […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Monsanto-backed panel says glyphosate not carcinogenic

By Karl Plume December 10, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — A panel of scientists is disputing a World Health Organization report published earlier this year that concluded glyphosate, the world’s most widely used weed killer and main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, is probably carcinogenic to humans. The 16-member panel, assembled by Intertek Scientific and Regulatory Consultancy, was to present its findings to […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Views mixed on impact of crude’s slip for ag markets

By Dave Sims December 9, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes CNS Canada — While just about everyone agrees the plunging price of oil will have a bearish effect on commodity prices, the size and impact of that fall seems to vary. As recently as Nov. 4, crude oil prices were $48.64 a barrel, but since then have fallen to US$37.86, as of Wednesday’s opening. Some […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Dow-DuPont talks driven by weak farm demand, investor pressure

By Sneha Banerjee, Swetha Gopinath December 9, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Merger talks between Dow Chemical and DuPont are likely to have been precipitated by shareholder pressure and weakening demand for crop-protection chemicals, and such a deal would have been unlikely even a few months ago. Stocks of both companies jumped 12 per cent on Wednesday — Dow’s to a record high of $56.80 […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle remain vulnerable

By Jerry Klassen December 8, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were once again quite volatile this past week as market continues to digest overwhelming fed cattle supplies and lacklustre beef demand. In Alberta, calves under 700 lbs. were steady to $5 lower on average while heavier calves and yearlings were $3 to as much as $10 lower. In the eastern […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

CP revises offer for Norfolk Southern, rebuffed again

By Allison Lampert, Euan Rocha December 8, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) on Tuesday revised its bid to buy U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp, less than a week after its prior $28.4 billion proposal was rejected but the new offer was promptly rejected again. Calgary-based CP said it was now offering $32.86 in cash and 0.451 of a share in […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

A big step for small grains

New market opportunities will come with research and advocacy

By Ralph Pearce December 7, 2015

Reading Time: 5 minutes For several years now, there have been questions about adding crops to the Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO). Beyond the charter commodities of corn, wheat and soybeans, for instance, there have been murmurs about bringing in edible beans. But early this past July, it was farmers who grow oats and barley who became the latest […] Read more

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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