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Mars Food tells customers to go easy on the pasta sauce

By Reuters April 15, 2016

London | Reuters –– Mars Food plans to tell customers to eat some of its Dolmio pasta sauces and macaroni cheese only once a week to maintain a balanced diet because of the products’ high levels of salt, sugar or fat. The scheme is part of a larger initiative by the privately owned U.S. food […] Read more

Livestock

Alberta to shut livestock, grain agencies in budget

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 14, 2016

Alberta’s farmers will be spared the new fuel levy planned for next year in the province’s latest budget, but can expect a number of farm agencies to close in the meantime as the province moves to curb spending. Provincial Finance Minister Joe Ceci on Thursday announced a 2016-17 budget with projected revenue of $41.38 billion, […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

European Parliament backs glyphosate, with conditions

By Barbara Lewis April 13, 2016

Brussels | Reuters — European politicians advised on Wednesday that the herbicide glyphosate should only be approved for another seven years, rather than the 15 proposed by the EU executive, and should not be used by the general public. Environmental campaigners have demanded a ban on glyphosate, which is used in products such as Monsanto’s […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Global GMO area dips in 2015 in first-ever decline

By Karl Plume April 13, 2016

Reuters — The world scaled back biotech crop planting for the first time ever in 2015, led by a decline in the U.S., which has fuelled rapid expansion of genetically modified crops since their commercial launch two decades ago, according to an annual report released Wednesday. The decline was blamed largely on lower crop plantings […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola wary of soybean rally

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 13, 2016

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved lower overall during the week ended Wednesday, as the bearish influence of the rising Canadian dollar countered any spillover support from gains in CBOT soybeans. CBOT soybeans climbed sharply over the course of the week. However, the Canadian dollar has also posted solid gains over the […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Post-CWB review flags grain trade ‘inefficiency’

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 13, 2016

WITHDRAWN, April 15, 2016: A historian’s review of the Prairie grain trade, commissioned by supporters of the former single marketing desk for wheat and barley, suggests history is repeating itself at grain growers’ expense — but the data on which the review is based is now being questioned. The Canadian Wheat Board Alliance on Wednesday released a […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Germany backs EU plan to approve glyphosate

By Reuters April 12, 2016

Berlin | Reuters –– Germany plans to back an European Union proposal that would allow the continued use of glyphosate in herbicides, according to a letter from the agriculture ministry. Glyphosate is used in many herbicides including Monsanto’s Roundup, but has provoked a dispute between EU and U.N. agencies over whether it might cause cancers. […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

EU food safety experts warn on crop insecticide

By Reuters April 12, 2016

Brussels | Reuters –– Dimethoate, an insecticide widely used to protect crops such as cherries, could be harmful to humans, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which advises EU policymakers, said Tuesday. The report follows a request from France, which is calling for a Europe-wide ban of the substance made by companies including BASF and […] Read more

The CRTC’s map of broadband internet availability in the Prairie provinces, at the end of 2014. Green areas denote fixed wireless service; yellow denotes LTE; purple and blue denote cable and DSL/fibre connections respectively. (CRTC.gc.ca)

Crops, Machinery

Prairie farmers look to increase tech use, but face obstacles

By Jade Markus April 11, 2016

CNS Canada — As spring approaches, some producers are searching for new technology to integrate into their operations — while others have opted out of the ag tech sector, whether by choice or through a lack of accessibility. “Even two years ago, it was way worse out there in terms of apps, in terms of […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Farmland fundamentals potentially bearish: FCC

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 11, 2016

Having tracked more double-digit percentage increases in Canadian farmland prices through 2015, Canada’s federal farm lender sees factors lining up for those values to retreat. Farm Credit Canada’s latest Farmland Values Report, released Monday, logged a 10.1 per cent increase in average farmland values in Canada in 2015, down from a 14.3 per cent rise in […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Canola

Mars Food tells customers to go easy on the pasta sauce

Alberta to shut livestock, grain agencies in budget

European Parliament backs glyphosate, with conditions

Global GMO area dips in 2015 in first-ever decline

ICE weekly outlook: Canola wary of soybean rally

Post-CWB review flags grain trade ‘inefficiency’

Germany backs EU plan to approve glyphosate

EU food safety experts warn on crop insecticide

Prairie farmers look to increase tech use, but face obstacles

Farmland fundamentals potentially bearish: FCC

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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