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Kraft Heinz, whose salad dressing and sauce offerings include A1, plans to shut its dressing and sauces plant at St. Marys, Ont. and six other U.S. facilities. (Todd Rosenberg photo courtesy KraftFoodsGroup.com)
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Kraft Heinz to shut SW Ont. salad dressing plant

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Merged food and condiment giant Kraft Heinz will shut down its salad dressing and sauce factory in southwestern Ontario and six other U.S. plants in a bid to cut its “excess capacity.” The company announced Wednesday it will shut its Richardson Foods plant at St. Marys, Ont., which makes and sells salad dressings, sauces and […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

Agrium bucks fertilizer sector trend with Q3 profit

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — Canadian fertilizer and farm retail dealer Agrium on Thursday reported quarterly profit jumped nearly nine per cent, as higher sales volumes and lower costs helped it buck the sector’s trend of weaker earnings. Weaker currencies in fertilizer-buying markets such as Brazil and India are weighing down prices, leading rivals PotashCorp and Mosaic Co. […] Read more
(Manitoba Co-operator file photo by Laura Rance)
Crops, Weather

Crunch time for Manitoba producers to fertilize

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — The clock is ticking for Manitoba producers who wish to lay down nitrogen or phosphorous on their fields. Wet conditions in many parts of the province are making it tough for farmers to get their machines onto fields, according to Dan Mazier, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers. “We just drove from Winnipeg […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Architect of the Capitol, VisitTheCapitol.gov)

White House may have to renegotiate on TPP, senator says

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Washington | Reuters –– A key U.S. senator said on Friday the Obama administration may have to renegotiate parts of a Pacific trade pact, heralding a tough battle to win support in Congress. The administration notified lawmakers Thursday it plans to sign the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, starting a countdown to a congressional vote that could […] Read more
(PortMetroVancouver.com)
Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Canada to review TPP pact, seek public input

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Ottawa | Reuters –– Canada’s new Liberal government will review a landmark Pacific trade deal negotiated by the outgoing Conservatives and wants public input on the accord, Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday. Some Canadian dairy farmers and auto workers say their jobs could be threatened by the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership, which seeks to cut […] Read more
(CPR.ca)
Crops, Machinery, Markets

Cereals North America: Communication key to improved grain transportation

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg | CNS Canada –– Canada’s grain transportation system is running relatively smoothly for the time being, but there is still plenty of room for improvement — and better communication between participants is seen as a way to alleviate future bottlenecks. The 2013-14 crop year, with its logistical challenges and, eventually, federal government intervention, are […] Read more
(File photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Canola, Crops

ICE Canada Weekly Outlook: Canola Stuck In Sideways Range

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Winnipeg/Commodity News Service Canada – ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher during the week ended November 4, bouncing off of nearby support levels. However, the market remains range-bound overall with little to indicate a break outside of that range. “These are just choppy markets,” said Ken Ball, of PI Financial in Winnipeg pointing to […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Canola, Crops

Huge weekly canola deliveries In latest CGC report

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Winnipeg/Commodity News Service Canada – ‘A lack of significant farmer selling’ has been a common talking point from analysts whenever they’ve had to account for some unexplained strength in the canola market in recent weeks. However, that line may need to be retired, as the official data tells a different story. According to Canadian Grain […] Read more
Producers are seeing poor returns when growing cereals, especially spring wheat, when compared with alternative crops. Photo: File
Crops

Cereals North America: W. Canada to see marketing shifts

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg/Commodity News Service Canada – Crops in Western Canada saw a range of weather conditions this year, resulting in lower production and higher protein. That means there will be a marketing shift next year, according to Bruce Burnett, weather and crop specialist with G3 Canada (formerly CWB), speaking at a Cereals North America conference in […] Read more
It takes a lot of flea beetles to cause economic loss late in the season and spraying is rarely warranted, but scenes like this in 2015 caught growers’ attention.
Canola, Crops

A busy year for flea beetles in canola

Beetles galore! Best practices for 2016 remain seed treatment and good stand establishment

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Reading Time: 4 minutes The new generation of adult flea beetles was thick on canola fields in August, nibbling pods and capping off what had been a busy year for the costly insect pest. Bob Elliott, integrated pest management scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in Saskatoon, saw a fivefold increase in adults captured in sticky traps in […] Read more

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