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Crops, Livestock

Cash ticket deferral option to remain unchanged

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Reading Time: 2 minutes The federal government is leaving its deferred cash purchase ticket policy unchanged. When listed grains (wheat, oats, barley, rye, flax, canola, rapeseed) are delivered for payment at a licensed elevator, an elevator operator can issue either a cash purchase ticket or a deferred cash purchase ticket, payable in the year following the year in which […] Read more
Canola oil was Canada’s second-highest-valued export in 2016, at US$2.3 billion. Photo: File
Crops, Livestock

Reports highlight strengths, weaknesses of Canadian ag exports

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Commodity News Service Canada – There is room for improvement in the Canadian agricultural export market with competition from new markets globally, according to a pair of reports released by Farm Credit Canada. The FCC Ag Economics, Trade Ranking Report: Agriculture and FCC Ag Economics, Trade Ranking Report: Manufactured Food give overviews of Canada’s global […] Read more
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Crops, Livestock

Canadian agricultural exporters urge Trans Pacific Partnership without U.S.

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Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA), added its voice to the long list of Canadian agricultural exporters urging the federal government to achieve a trade deal with the 11 remaining Trans Pacific Partnership members. The planned summit in Vietnam next week represents a unique opportunity for Canada to take the forefront in negotiations as the […] Read more
Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola trending higher

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts continued their steady upward trend during the week ended Wednesday, posting their highest daily settlements since July. Continued strength is possible, but those gains will depend on activity in the Canadian dollar and the U.S. soybean market. “There’s a firm tone in canola,” said Errol Anderson of […] Read more
Japan’s Imperial Palace and Nijubashi Bridge, in Tokyo. (CIA.gov)
General, Markets, Reuters

TPP talks without U.S. near final stretch

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Urayasu, Japan | Reuters — The 11 remaining nations in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) without the United States edged toward sealing a comprehensive free trade pact after New Zealand agreed to amend laws that are not subject to TPP, to enable its ban on foreign home purchases. The pact aims to eliminate tariffs on industrial […] Read more
Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola enjoying broad-based support

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts are benefiting from developments down south. The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday imposed antidumping duties on biodiesel imported from Argentina and Indonesia. The department claimed the fuel was being sold at prices below market value in the U.S. The move was enough to lift soyoil in the […] Read more
Kim Jo Bliss credits her grandmother, Gladys Smith, with instilling the love of farming she carries with her today.
Corn, Crops

About the northwest

To this farmer, northwestern Ontario offers loads of advantages over the hustle of the southwest

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Reading Time: 6 minutes Whether it’s through the longer days of spring and summer in northwestern Ontario or the darker nights that mark the passage of winter, Kim Jo Bliss puts a lot into every hour of every day. A full-time farmer, manager of the Emo Agricultural Research Station, a passionate advocate for farming, and a mentor for young […] Read more
The Big River Resources ethanol plant at West Burlington, Iowa, about 120 km southwest of Davenport. (Steven Vaughn photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Machinery, Reuters

U.S. EPA abandons changes to biofuel program

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Reading Time: 3 minutes New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has backed off a series of proposed changes to the nation’s biofuels policy after a massive backlash from corn-state lawmakers worried the moves would undercut ethanol demand, according to a letter from the agency to lawmakers seen by Reuters. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said in […] Read more
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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Seasonal uptrend possible for canola

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts trended higher over the past month, but appear to be running into resistance from a chart standpoint. Seasonal price trends, however, should see values continue their uptrend over the next month. The most-active November contract has now traded above the $500 per tonne level for five straight […] Read more
Researcher Magda Rogalsky stands in an unfertilized check plot with a field of canola in the background. Studying the relationship between corn and canola, which is non-mycorrhizal, is part of the four-year Corn Agronomy Project.
Corn, Crops

Prairie corn: Agronomics and economics

A four-year project in Manitoba has some notable findings on tillage economics and the reliability of heat unit ratings

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Reading Time: 8 minutes As Prairie farmers consider growing some of the shorter-season corn hybrids coming onto the market, they still have questions whether they should even risk trying them, and which hybrids have the best chance of success. After completing three years of the four-year Corn Agronomy Project, researchers are beginning to provide a few answers — and […] Read more

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