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Three-action cereal seed treatment cleared for spring

Reading Time: 2 minutes A new cereal seed treatment with three modes of action against various seed-, soil-borne and seedling diseases has picked up approval for release this spring. BASF Canada announced registration Wednesday with Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency for Insure Cereal seed treatment, combining pyraclostrobin (Group 11), triticonazole (Group 3) and metalaxyl (Group 4). Approved for […] Read more
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Prairie winter moisture conditions looking good

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Reading Time: 2 minutes A good portion of the Prairies is seeing above-average precipitation and snow pack levels in the early part of the winter season, which should bode well for the 2013 crop, according to a government climate analyst. Trevor Hadwen, a specialist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s AgroClimate service in Regina, said a large portion of the […] Read more
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Biofuel exemption planned for home heating oil

Reading Time: < 1 minute Home heating oil would get a permanent pass from Canada’s mandatory minimum for renewable content in fuels, in a new proposal from the federal environment ministry. Environment Minister Peter Kent on Dec. 31 said he plans to propose an amendment to the federal Renewable Fuels Regulations installing a permanent, nationwide exemption for home heating oil from […] Read more
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USDA declares drought disaster in much of wheat belt

Reading Time: 2 minutes The United States government declared much of the central and southern U.S. Wheat Belt a natural disaster area on Wednesday due to persistent drought that imperils this year’s winter wheat harvest. In its first disaster declaration of the new year, the U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) made growers in large portions of four major wheat-growing states […] Read more
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U.S. live cattle futures end mixed after fiscal deal

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago live cattle ended narrowly mixed on Wednesday, with uneasiness about futures’ premium to last week’s cash cattle prices eroding morning gains fueled by the U.S. fiscal deal, analysts and traders said. An agreement by the U.S. Congress to avoid automatic year-end spending cuts and tax hikes sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average soaring more […] Read more
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Low water may halt Mississippi River transport next week

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Commerce on a key stretch of the Mississippi River could "come to an effective halt" earlier than expected next week due to low water levels, disrupting shipments of billions of dollars of grain and other goods, a group of shippers said on Wednesday. The Waterways Council, which represents shippers and receivers of commodities, said in […] Read more
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You can blame aster yellows on bad luck, but not blackleg

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Hope for a cold winter this year to knock back aster yellows, loosen up your canola rotations to avoid blackleg, and pick your pulse cultivars with disease resistance in mind. Those were three key pieces of advice offered by plant pathologist Michael Harding at Alberta Pulse Growers’ recent meeting. Aster yellows have been stealing yield […] Read more
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U.S. soy slips as China cancels deal

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Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures fell for the third day in a row on Thursday, dropping two per cent to their lowest level in nearly a month due to a new cancellation of an export deal with China, the world’s top buyer of the oilseed, traders said. Corn futures dropped one per cent, falling below $7 and […] Read more
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U.S. live cattle drop by profit taking, cash caution

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Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. live cattle futures turned lower as investors took profits while waiting for this week’s cash cattle trade to develop, said analysts and brokers. Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle traders looked to the cash cattle market for direction after factoring in the arrival of a snowstorm in parts of the U.S. Plains by midweek. Forecasters […] Read more
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U.S. soybeans fall as China cancels deals

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Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. soybean futures dropped two per cent on Tuesday, their biggest daily decline in more than a month, due to China’s decision to cancel a purchase of 300,000 tonnes of U.S. supplies, traders said. Corn prices also fell, dragged lower by the weakness in soybeans and low demand from end users on the domestic and […] Read more

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