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Some farmers forced to use up winter fodder supplies. Photo: dageldog/Getty Images
Hay, Livestock

Straw prices soar, piling pressure on N.Europe livestock farmers

In some areas straw now more expensive than grains

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Hamburg | London | Reuters – Livestock and dairy farmers across northern Europe are paying soaring prices for straw used in food and bedding for cattle, as hot, dry weather across the region reduces crops. The higher bills put further pressure on farmers already facing one of their toughest summers ever; many have had to […] Read more
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Crops

Harvest underway in Manitoba

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada – Dry conditions persist across Manitoba, with harvest underway in parts, according to the weekly crop report from Manitoba Agriculture released on Aug. 7. Moisture stress is becoming evident in many crops, with rainfall needed to help the grain fill. There were also storms across the province with hail damage reported during the […] Read more
Crops mowed down by the great white combine can have high concentrations of nitrates and need to be tested before being used as feed.
Crops, Hay

Nitrate accumulation a danger in hailed-out crops

The crop, its development stage, and the amount of nitrogen in the soil all need to be considered

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Think about nitrate accumulation when salvaging cereal, oilseed, or hay crops damaged by hail, says a provincial beef and forage specialist. “Nitrate accumulation occurs in a plant when it is injured and is not able to convert nitrate to protein efficiently after a hailstorm,” said Barry Yaremcio. “In non-legume crops, water and nutrients are pushed […] Read more
G20 agriculture ministers on July 28, 2018 at La Rural in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (G20.org)
General, Markets, Reuters

G20 ag ministers slam protectionism, pledge WTO reforms

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Buenos Aires | Reuters — Agriculture ministers from the G20 countries criticized protectionism in a joint statement on Saturday, and vowed to reform World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, but did not detail what steps they would take to improve the food trade system. In the statement, they said they were “concerned about the increasing use […] Read more
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General, Markets, Reuters

NAFTA teams ready to ‘start solving’ stalled issues, Mexico says

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Washington | Reuters — Mexican Economy Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo said on Friday that the negotiating teams for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are ready to kick off talks again after they stalled last month. NAFTA talks between the U.S., Mexico and Canada had stalled since June when the U.S. imposed tariffs on Mexican […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery, Markets

Dwindling diesel supplies could boost price

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Strong global demand and a looming North American harvest could send diesel prices higher in coming months. According to one energy analyst in Chicago, farmers may want to buy some fuel before prices get too high. “We’re telling our people to hedge some of your exposure, because we do think that, barring […] Read more
The grand chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union, in Luxembourg. (Curia.europa.eu)
Crops, Reuters

GMO rules cover plant gene editing technique, top EU court says

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Brussels | Reuters — Crops obtained by plant breeding technique mutagenesis should fall under laws restricting the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Europe’s highest court said on Wednesday, in a victory for environmental campaigners. The biotech industry had argued that much of mutagenesis, or gene editing, is effectively little different to the mutagenesis that […] Read more
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General, Markets, Reuters

Mexico, Canada insist on three-way NAFTA deal

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Mexico City | Reuters — Canadian and Mexican officials insisted that the North American Free Trade Agreement remain a trilateral pact on Wednesday and reiterated their opposition to U.S. calls for a so-called “sunset clause” that could end the deal after five years. After a meeting in Mexico City, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland and […] Read more

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