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East’s biggest oilseed crusher goes to Viterra

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 2, 2015

Eastern Canada’s biggest oilseed processing plant is poised to become part of Canada’s biggest grain handler. Regina-based Viterra announced last week it has signed a deal to buy the shares of Twin Rivers Technologies-Entreprises de Transformation de Graines Oleagineuses du Quebec, or TRT-ETGO, whose main asset is its canola and soybean crushing and refining plant […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Small new crops keep eyes on ending stocks ahead of StatsCan

By MarketsFarm Team September 2, 2015

CNS Canada — Smaller Canadian canola and wheat crops in 2015-16 should keep some extra attention on the carryout from the previous crop year, when Statistics Canada releases its ending stocks report on Thursday. However, barring any surprises in the data, current weather and production prospects should remain the major drivers in futures markets. Canola […] Read more

A scene from “The Scarecrow,” Chipotle’s 2013 video short. (YouTube)

Beef Cattle, Corn, Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Chipotle sued over GMO-free menu claims

By Reuters September 1, 2015

Reuters — Chipotle Mexican Grill’s new GMO-free menu claims have lured diners and boosted the burrito chain’s stock price, but it has some consumers crying foul. A California woman has accused the popular chain in a lawsuit of false advertising after it trumpeted on April 27 that it was the first national restaurant company to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Syngenta may seek partners, j.v. after product review

By Reuters August 31, 2015

Zurich | Reuters — Syngenta may seek partners to help improve its product lineup after a thorough review in the wake of a rebuffed takeover approach from Monsanto, the agrichemicals group’s chairman told a Swiss newspaper. Syngenta’s board is under pressure from shareholders to show how it plans to generate value after turning its back […] Read more

Crops

YOUTH AG-SUMMIT:’Thought leaders’ consider farming’s future

By FBC staff August 28, 2015

Sustainability, leadership and innovation in agriculture guided four days of learning, debating and discussion among young “thought leaders” from 33 countries at this week’s Youth Ag-Summit. The event, held in Canberra, Australia from Aug. 24 to 27, and organized by Bayer CropScience and the Australian youth organization Future Farmers Network, was set up to build […] Read more

Belinda Cay, at right. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Crops, Weather

Youth Ag-Summit: How Australian ag benefits from biotech

By Lisa Guenther August 28, 2015

A speaker at the international Youth-Ag Summit in Canberra, Belinda Cay of the Grains Research and Development Corporation of Australia discusses how new crop varieties have improved yields on that continent, including on her own family’s farm.

Crops

Youth Ag-Summit: One representative’s perspective

By Lisa Guenther August 28, 2015

Speaking to those attending the Youth Ag-Summit this week in Canberra, Grainews/Country Guide field editor Lisa Guenther finds a variety of points of view — some typical of certain Canadian ag sectors, others not so much.

Crops

Youth Ag-Summit: Granddaughter of the revolution

By Lisa Guenther August 28, 2015

Grainews/Country Guide field editor Lisa Guenther meets with Norman Borlaug’s granddaughter Julie Borlaug. Norman Borlaug, who died in 2009, is credited with starting the “green revolution” of the 1960s. In this video, the younger Borlaug talks about the activities of the institute that now bears his name — and what she sees as the future […] Read more

Crops, Markets

‘Megatrends’ expected to move ag sector in future

By Phil Franz-Warkentin August 28, 2015

CNS Canada — Health-conscious customers with money to spend will be looking to purchase more food over the next 20 years, while changing technologies and global economic uncertainty will bring their own challenges. That’s the outlook in a recent report out of Australia, highlighting five megatrends expected to impact the agricultural sector in the coming […] Read more

Canola, Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

Monsanto, rivals eye next step after Syngenta deal collapse

By P.J. Huffstutter August 27, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Monsanto, having ditched an audacious US$46 billion offer for Syngenta, may downshift to a humbler strategy of beefing up its crop protection portfolio through other acquisitions, partnerships and licensing agreements. The deal’s collapse leaves Monsanto, Syngenta and other agrochemical sector companies facing a bleak landscape of plummeting grain prices and farm […] Read more

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Canola

East’s biggest oilseed crusher goes to Viterra

Small new crops keep eyes on ending stocks ahead of StatsCan

Chipotle sued over GMO-free menu claims

Syngenta may seek partners, j.v. after product review

YOUTH AG-SUMMIT:’Thought leaders’ consider farming’s future

Youth Ag-Summit: How Australian ag benefits from biotech

Youth Ag-Summit: One representative’s perspective

Youth Ag-Summit: Granddaughter of the revolution

‘Megatrends’ expected to move ag sector in future

Monsanto, rivals eye next step after Syngenta deal collapse

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