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Crops, Reuters

Monsanto-backed panel says glyphosate not carcinogenic

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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
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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola seesaws with StatsCan report

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts posted modest losses for the week ended Wednesday, with the January contract falling slightly below the key technical benchmark of $470 per tonne. Still, at least one analyst said he thinks canola is well positioned to climb higher. A bearish Statistics Canada report on Friday pegged canola […] Read more
Jimsonweed got a lot of attention when it was discovered last August in a canola field in Westlock County north of Edmonton.
Canola, Crops

A costly approach to dealing with crop insects and weeds

A head-in-the-sand approach to unfamiliar insects, diseases and weeds simply won't do. Be observant. Early identification and fast action — when required — are best

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Reading Time: 5 minutes If Dan Orchard had not discovered clubroot in an Alberta canola field in 2003, we’d all be in ignorant bliss right now. Orchard really should have recognized the scientific principle that if something isn’t “discovered,” then it doesn’t exist and we don’t have to worry about it. He should have left well enough alone, as […] Read more
(HuskyEnergy.com)
Crops, Markets

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

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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
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Crops, Reuters

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

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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
A big stretch for canola yields
Canola, Crops

A big stretch for canola yields

At current rates of increase, canola yields will average 38 bushels in 2025. The Canola Council is shooting for 52. Is it possible?

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Reading Time: 5 minutes You don’t get there unless you try. That’s the reasoning behind the Canola Council of Canada’s ambitious plan for Canada to produce 26 million tonnes at 52 bushels per acre by 2025. “Targeting is the one word that defines this strategy over others before it,” says Canola Council president Patti Miller. “Targeting in agronomy and […] Read more
(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

For U.S. farmers, ugly soy bids look better all the time

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. farmers booked soybean sales this week as prospects for burgeoning global supplies and weak export demand caused growers to accept deals they’d rejected at similar price levels just a few weeks ago. Grain dealers noted an uptick in grower interest as Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures rallied 3.8 per […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters

BHP Billiton to cut 76 Sask. potash jobs

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton will cut 76 jobs from its Canadian potash operations due to low commodity prices, a company spokesperson said on Friday. Work continues on sinking and lining shafts at BHP’s potash mine near Jansen, Sask., about 60 km southeast of Humboldt, according to the spokesperson. The mine would be the […] Read more
(NSCorp.com)
Crops, Machinery, Reuters

U.S. railway Norfolk Southern rejects CP offer

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Reuters — U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern said Friday its board had rejected Canadian Pacific Railway’s US$28.4 billion offer, calling it “grossly inadequate” and could face substantial regulatory hurdles. A struggling coal transportation market, suppressed by weak market demand and global oversupply, has weighed on the earnings of Norfolk, making it more vulnerable as a […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

Huge Canadian canola crop beats expectations

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — An upward revision to Canada’s 2015-16 canola crop was widely anticipated in the industry, but Statistics Canada’s latest survey results have surpassed even the most optimistic forecasts — and will lead to major adjustments in the country’s supply/demand balance sheet. StatsCan on Friday pegged the year’s canola production at 17.2 million tonnes, […] Read more

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