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Chance of full-blown El Nino seen fading

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Despite frequent predictions that an El Nino weather event would unfold in early 2015, a well known weather expert says it’s growing more and more unlikely we will see one anytime soon. “The latest data suggests a weakening trend and even though we have some of the symptoms of El Nino we’re […] Read more
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General, Markets, Reuters

Cargill profit surges as lower grain prices spur demand

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Replenished grain supplies following a bumper North American harvest bolstered global commodities trader Cargill’s bottom line in its latest quarter as lower prices lifted demand for crops and padded margins on meat sales. Privately-held Cargill, based in Minnesota, reported net earnings of $784 million for the second quarter ended Nov. 30, up 41 […] Read more
These images show a comparison between bone mass in a hunter-gatherer and an agriculturalist hip joint. Photo: Timothy Ryan and Colin Shaw
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Weak bones? Agriculture may be to blame

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Reading Time: < 1 minute The invention of agriculture may have allowed for many human advances, but strong bones may not be one of them, say researchers at the University of Cambridge. Writing in the journal PNAS, they says that human skeletons have become much lighter and more fragile since the invention of agriculture. Hunter-gatherers from around 7,000 years ago […] Read more
More duties for Manitoba ag minister
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More duties for Manitoba ag minister

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn has been appointed as minister of infrastructure and transportation and minister responsible for emergency measures. He replaces Steve Ashton, who has resigned from cabinet to run for NDP leader at a convention in March. Kostyshyn will also remain minister of agriculture, food and rural development, a post he has held […] Read more
General, Markets, Reuters

Normalized relations with Cuba seen positive for U.S. agriculture

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — The normalization of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba is an “important opportunity” for U.S. agriculture that will make exports of U.S. farm goods cheaper, easier and less time consuming for shippers, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday. President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday that the U.S. plans […] Read more
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General, Markets

Canada/Korea trade pact to kick in Jan. 1

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Legislators in both Canada and South Korea have ratified the two countries’ bilateral free trade deal to take effect next month. Canada’s Trade Minister Ed Fast on Wednesday announced the Canada-Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act has received royal assent just as the South Korean National Assembly has passed its Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) […] Read more
Delegates at the Indigenous Agriculture Summit got musical accompaniment to their lunch Wednesday at Regina’s Ramada Plaza. (Lisa Guenther photo)
Beef Cattle, General

Guenther: Indigenous ag summit cultivates global ambition

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Elmer Eashappie is an idea man. And on his mind today is an agricultural summit connecting First Nations groups worldwide to network and learn, all under the umbrella of Canadian Western Agribition. And that idea is closer to reality than one may think. Eashappie, an Agribition board member, is chairman of the Indigenous Agriculture Summit, […] Read more
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Prairie farm leaders peg water damage in the billions

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Farm leaders from Manitoba and Saskatchewan hope a new lobby group of stakeholders from both provinces can bring some long-term solutions to excess water problem that have led to billions of dollars in damages. Last week about 150 people met in Regina to discuss the way forward for the Assiniboine River Basin […] Read more
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General, Machinery

Minogue: Silicon Valley, Saskatchewan style

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Jordan Dutchak is bringing Silicon Valley’s working style to Saskatchewan agriculture. This weekend software developers, engineers, students and entrepreneurs will team up with farmers and ag professionals in Saskatoon at Emerging Agriculture, the first Canadian agricultural hackathon, where they hope to develop cutting-edge solutions to agricultural problems. The idea of a “hackathon” originated in the […] Read more

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