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Paterson taps brakes on China canola sales

By Rod Nickel March 2, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Winnipeg | Reuters — Crop handler Paterson Grain will take a more cautious approach to selling canola to Chinese buyers for the near term, after China said it would toughen its standard on canola shipments from Canada, the CEO of parent Paterson GlobalFoods said. China’s quarantine authority, AQSIQ, told Ottawa last week it would allow […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola drops amid widespread pressure

By Dave Sims March 2, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts suffered significant losses during a volatile week ended Wednesday. While futures managed to recover off their fresh contract lows hit during the week, the overall technical bias remained pointed lower. Weakness in the U.S. soy complex and vegetable oil market were joined by strength in the Canadian […] Read more

Melvin Penner of H&M Farms located near Altona, Manitoba.

Crops, Guide Business, Livestock

Bulletproof the farm

Extreme weather, volatile markets, government regulations, financial strains... The bullets are flying and they’re aimed straight at your farm. Here’s how Melvin Penner at H&M Farms is fighting back

By Maggie Van Camp March 2, 2016

Reading Time: 10 minutes Snow pelts the metal siding so hard it rattles, but inside the farm shop, it’s warm with work and energy. Lined up in various stages of maintenance are a truck, tractor and corn planter, while in the corner, pouring over their field maps, the three owners of H&M Farms near Altona, Man., discuss the upcoming […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

Canada, EU finally settle trade deal after opposition

By David Ljunggren, Philip Blenkinsop February 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ottawa/Brussels | Reuters — The European Union has convinced Canada to include a new way of settling investor claims in their trade deal, making it more likely that it will be passed and putting the U.S. under pressure to accept the same terms. The two sides wrapped up negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Crops, Reuters, Weather

Monarch population rebounds, still well off highs

By Jon Herskovitz February 26, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Austin, Tex. | Reuters — North America’s monarch butterflies are on a rebound and the number of the plucky orange and black creatures, which gather in Mexico before flying north to Canada, could soon stand at around 150 million, a new survey showed on Feb. 26. The survey from a scientist at Natural Resources Defense […] Read more

“I had 21 acres as a test plot — I thought we were on top of it, sprayed it four times and I had a third of a tonne of canola.” – Terry Phillips, agronomist and chair, Ontario Canola Growers Association

Canola, Crops

Out-thinking the swede midge

What happens when the best recommendation is to stop growing the crop?

By Ralph Pearce February 25, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do near-north canola growers have to stop growing the crop? This is the challenge facing canola growers in the Ontario’s Temiskaming district as they battle increasing pressure from swede midge. The pest, which wasn’t a huge issue in Ontario until 2011, is now causing large-scale yield loss in parts of Ontario’s near north. Terry Phillips, […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Spring road bans to slow grain movement across Prairies

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 25, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Spring road bans are starting to be put into place across Western Canada as temperatures warm up in the Prairie provinces. The annual restrictions set axle weight limits for vehicles moving on certain roads in an effort to reduce the damage heavier loads can cause during the spring thaw period. Grain and […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

BASF to cut half the jobs in plant biotech unit

By Reuters February 25, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Leverkusen, Germany | Reuters –– BASF, the world’s largest chemicals group by sales, will cut half of the 700 jobs at its plant biotechnology business, slashing some early development projects in yield improvement and stress tolerance and all of its rice yield and corn fungal resistance projects. BASF’s plant biotechnology unit is developing improved plant […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Bayer sizing up deals to strengthen seeds operation

By Ludwig Burger, Patricia Weiss February 25, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Leverkusen, Germany | Reuters — Bayer’s Crop Science business is casting its eye over potential targets to enhance its seeds operation, the division’s head said on Thursday, as competitive threats increase with big mergers among its rivals. The Bayer CropScience operation comprises the world’s second-largest pesticides supplier but remains a much smaller player in seeds, […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Blackleg, big stocks seen behind China-Canada canola conflict

By Niu Shuping, Rod Nickel February 25, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — A “scientific disagreement” between Canada and China over the risk of transmitting the blackleg fungus is behind China’s move to raise its standard for Canadian canola imports, an industry official involved in discussions said. But some traders say the real reason for a higher standard that may slow Chinese imports is the country’s […] Read more

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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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