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Saskatchewan farm groups talk transportation

Transport review won't be complete until after the election

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatoon — Grain transportation should be an election issue, says Cam Goff, chair of the Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission, which hosted the Farmers’ Forum on Grain Transportation here Monday along with the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission. The forum coincided with Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz’s announcement in Winnipeg of […] Read more
The first farmer to crack the 100 bushel barrier for canola will win the use of a complete fleet of John Deere equipment in a new contest sponsored by Agri-Trend, John Deere and Glacier Farm Media. Photo: Laura Rance
Canola

Farmers offered a prize for 100-bushel canola

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Producing bigger crops on the same amount of land is the challenge for ensuring world food security. North American canola growers who want to meet that challenge now have an extra incentive — a complete John Deere equipment package if they’re the first to grow 100 bushels per acre on 50 acres of canola. Canola […] Read more
Transportation review recommendations
Crops

Transportation review recommendations

Ritz says shippers should be able to charge for cars not delivered on time

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg — Ongoing assessment of the grain transportation system and better protection for small shippers are two of the eight recommendations made by the Crop Logistics Working Group (CLWG). They will now be submitted to the Canada Transportation Act Review for consideration. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz was in Winnipeg Monday to announce the findings of […] Read more
Crops, Weather

Central Alberta receives weekend rainfall

Up to two inches in some areas will help fill crops

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Commodity News Service Canada — Many regions of central Alberta saw some beneficial rainfall going into the weekend, which provided some relief to dry fields and aided crops as they head into the filling stage. “What it’s basically going to do is help fill the crops. In some places they had up to two inches of rain […] Read more
Canola, Cereals, Markets, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Prairie cash wheat prices down but durum bids up

Average CWRS wheat prices were down by $7 to $12 per tonne over the week

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Commodity News Service Canada — Spring wheat cash bids across Western Canada moved lower during the week ended July 17, as losses in the U.S. futures and improving weather conditions in some parts of the Prairies weighed on values. However, durum was the one bright spot from a pricing standpoint, with declining Canadian crop prospects […] Read more
(Syngenta.com)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

In bid for Syngenta, Monsanto woos U.S. farmer support

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — As Monsanto struggles to convince rival Syngenta to discuss a potential merger, the seed and agrochemical giant is also wooing U.S. farmers, aiming to ease concerns about the proposed tie-up that could prompt regulatory challenges. Company executives have been criss-crossing the U.S. heartland, meeting with soybean and corn growers and a range of […] Read more
A diamondback pupa. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Canola, Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

Genetically modified diamondback moth offers pest control hope

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Reading Time: 2 minutes London | Reuters –– Scientists in Britain say they have developed a way of genetically modifying and controlling an invasive species of moth that causes serious pest damage to cabbages, kale, canola and other similar crops worldwide. In what they said could be a pesticide-free and environmentally-friendly way to control insect pests, the scientists, from […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Canola faces resistance

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts traded within a wide range during the week ended Wednesday, but settled mixed as the market reacted to conflicting outside factors. While the nearby bias has shifted lower in the most active months, ongoing production uncertainty in Western Canada should remain supportive in the long run, according […] Read more
(Syngenta.com)
Crops, Reuters

Influential hedge fund takes stake in Syngenta

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — Hedge fund Paulson + Co. has taken a stake in Syngenta, and could push for the board of directors of the Swiss pesticide maker to accept a takeover offer from U.S. seed company Monsanto, people familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, made a US$45 billion bid for […] Read more

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