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Cargill profits sink as U.S. drought hits meat business

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Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. agrifood giant Cargill said on Tuesday that lingering pressure from a historic U.S. drought hurt its meat and grain operations, knocking quarterly earnings down 42 per cent. The worst drought in more than half a century last year devastated the corn harvest in the United States, the world’s top grain producer, and catapulted prices […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Weather

B.C. greenhouse growers get permanent carbon tax break

Reading Time: 2 minutes British Columbia’s greenhouse growers will now get a permanent exemption from the bulk of the province’s carbon tax on their natural gas and propane use — with a similar break expected to follow for farm fuels. Telegraphed in the provincial budget in February, the new exemption announced Tuesday will come in the form of grants […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Weather

Satellite’s crop monitoring days may be over

Reading Time: 2 minutes Agricultural users of Canada’s first Earth observation satellite won’t be getting new data from the unit in the near future. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced Tuesday that RADARSAT-1 has entered into “safe mode,” a semi-dormant state to conserve energy, after it “experienced a technical anomaly” on March 29. Entering safe mode buys the CSA’s […] Read more
Crops, Weather

First fusarium-resistant spring wheat now in pipeline

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Launching two new Canadian Prairie Spring red (CPS) wheats, including the first fusarium head blight-resistant spring wheat bred for western Canadian farmers, is a great way to cap a 40-year-long career in planting breeding, says Doug Brown. Ten years in the making, HY1615, which is resistant to the yield-crippling fusarium, and HY1610, which is 10 […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Weather

Strong flax prices may not encourage acres

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Values for new-crop flax across Western Canada are strong, but may not result in more acres this spring. According to Prairie Ag Hotwire, new-crop values ranged from $13.75 to $14.50 per bushel as of Thursday. Old-crop prices across Western Canada were reported as being around $14 to C$16.50 per bushel. “A lot of guys will […] Read more
Livestock, Weather

CFIA dials down anthrax response

Reading Time: 2 minutes Any Canadian farmers who lose livestock to anthrax infections this summer can now expect much less federal intervention or support when they report their losses. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced in August last year that it will no longer investigate or quarantine anthrax-infected premises, collect or submit samples for testing, or even perform anthrax […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Weather

Canola futures watching soybeans, weather

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Reading Time: < 1 minute ICE Futures Canada canola contracts dropped sharply during the week ended April 3, backing away from nearby highs as a downturn in the Chicago soy complex spilled over to weigh on values. The canola market is expected to continue to take its direction from soybeans, although relatively supportive fundamentals should limit the downside potential. “Canola […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. wheat jumps as dry weather prompts short-covering

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Chicago Board of Trade wheat jumped 3.8 per cent Wednesday, its biggest daily rise in six months, as concern about poor U.S. crop weather and expectations of strong global demand for U.S. supplies sparked a flurry of fund short-covering, traders said. Corn edged higher in choppy trade, stabilizing after three straight losing sessions following last […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Weather

Third Sask. field joins clubroot club

Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan’s canola growers have been warned to seed with care as a canola field in west-central Saskatchewan has been confirmed as the third in the province to have clubroot. SaskCanola, the province’s canola development commission, announced Tuesday it had received confirmation from the provincial ag ministry of the new finding, discovered during an annual survey […] Read more

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