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Study finds high-frequency trading not raising futures volatility

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Volatility in futures contracts has remained largely stable in the face of increased participation from high-speed and algorithmic traders often blamed for roiling markets, according to a study issued on Tuesday. The study, released by the Futures Industry Association, examined volatility from roughly 2006 to 2011 in 15 futures contracts traded on platforms run by […] Read more
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Liberals name new ag critic in shadow-cabinet shuffle

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Nova Scotia vegetable grower turned federal politician is the newest agriculture and agri-food critic for the federal Liberals. Party leader Justin Trudeau on Wednesday shuffled his shadow cabinet, moving Mark Eyking, the MP for Sydney-Victoria since 2000, to the ag portfolio. Eyking replaces Guelph MP Frank Valeriote, who becomes deputy whip. Eyking, 52, and […] Read more
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Brazil food safety agents start open-ended strike at ports

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Food safety inspectors responsible for clearing agricultural goods at Brazilian ports went on an open-ended strike Friday morning, saying there was political mismanagement and businesses were meddling in their agency. Wilson Roberto de Sa, president of federal food safety inspectors union ANFFA, said more than 80 per cent of the agents who clear all of […] Read more
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Cargill doubles annual earnings after strong quarter

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Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill on Wednesday reported a sixfold rise in fourth-quarter net earnings and nearly doubled full-year earnings, citing strength in its core grain-based and financial services. Minneapolis-based Cargill, one of the world’s largest privately held corporations and a top commodities trader, reported $483 million in earnings for the fourth quarter ended May 31, […] Read more
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Bayer working to find answers to bee deaths

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Bayer CropScience says it’s working to address concerns that its neonicotinoid insecticide seed treatments are contributing to bee mortality. During a recent grower information day at the company’s research farm here, Bayer representatives Greig Zamecnik and Luc Bourgeois said company researchers and advisers are working on several different levels, including tests on a new dry […] Read more
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One year later, open wheat market moves along

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Reading Time: 2 minutes After 75-plus years of only marketing wheat through the single desk of the Canadian Wheat Board, western Canadian farmers have now had a year to get used selling the crop on an open market. Legislation passed by the Conservative government ended the single desk as of August 1, 2012. The rebranded CWB remains in operation as […] Read more
Crops, General

Alberta farmer fined for Monsanto patent infringement

Reading Time: < 1 minute Monsanto Canada says the Federal Court of Canada has issued a default judgment against Doug Van Verdegem, and Bar V Farms Ltd. of Strathmore, Alberta, for patent infringement pertaining to the Roundup Ready(R) gene in canola. In a statement, Monsanto said the court determined that Van Verdegem violated the terms and conditions of the contract […] Read more
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Farmers brought down to earth at Crop Diagnostic School

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmers, corporate agronomists and crop insurance adjusters attending Saskatchewan Agriculture’s 2013 Crop Diagnostic Schools got a hands-on look at crop issues ranging from nutrient deficiencies to herbicide damage. At the Indian Head Diagnostic School on July 31, Saskatchewan Agriculture research specialists and extension agronomists were on hand to explain in-field demonstrations maintained by Indian Head […] Read more

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