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K+S Potash Canada CEO Ulrich Lamp and members of the RCMP unveil a new highway sign on May 2, 2017, to announce the K+S Legacy mine’s name change to “Bethune.” (KS-PotashCanada.com)

K+S vows new Saskatchewan mine won’t undermine prices

By Reuters May 9, 2017

Frankfurt | Reuters — German potash miner K+S vowed it would not have to undercut rivals on price as it brings two million tonnes of new potash capacity to the North American market next year. Faced with the gradual depletion of its domestic reserves over the next 35 to 40 years, K+S built its new […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features, Forages

All in on year-round grazing

By Heather Smith Thomas May 5, 2017

Stephen Hughes’ family has operated the Chinook Ranch near Longview, Alta., since the late 1940s. It consists of 5,000 acres, roughly half in Crown lands, and most of it in tall grass prairie to carry 500 cows year-round plus 500 yearlings in the summer. It was a traditional operation, raising hay to carry the cows […] Read more

CoCoRaHS’s map of precipitation over southern Ontario and Quebec for May 5, 2017. (Cocorahs.org)

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Towns evacuated as heavy rains pelt Eastern Canada

By Reuters May 5, 2017

Toronto/Ottawa | Reuters — Torrential rains lashed parts of central and Eastern Canada on Friday, causing flooding, flight delays and traffic disruptions, and the prime minister said the federal government was ready to provide help if necessary. The provinces of Ontario and Quebec have been dealing with the fallout of heavy spring rainfall this week, […] Read more

Syngenta’s Interaction Centre at Stein, Switzerland. (Syngenta.com)

Crops, Reuters

ChemChina clinches takeover of Syngenta

By Michael Shields, Reuters May 5, 2017

Zurich | Reuters –– ChemChina has won more than enough support from Syngenta shareholders to clinch its US$43 billion takeover of the Swiss pesticides and seeds group, the two companies said Friday. The deal, announced in February 2016, was prompted by China’s desire to use Syngenta’s portfolio of top-tier chemicals and patent-protected seeds to improve […] Read more

Farmer Brian Derksen seeds wheat on May 2, 2017 near Miami, Man., about 80 km south of Portage la Prairie. (Screengrab from Allan Dawson video)

Crops, Weather

Prairie seeding off to ‘shaky start’

By Jade Markus May 4, 2017

CNS Canada — Western Canada will likely see some favourable seeding conditions in the short term, one meteorologist says, though wet pockets in some areas need longer to dry out. “We are getting off to a little bit of a shaky start in some spots, but it looks like the weather pattern is going to […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Glacier Media strengthens weather, ag technology team

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 4, 2017

Glacier Media, a leading Canadian business information news, insights and data supplier, has appointed Jonathan Neutens as president of its Weather Innovations Consulting (WIN) group. Neutens, who has more than 20 years experience in North America’s agribusiness sector, will lead the team at WIN to scale its business in the ag technology space, building on the existing […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery

Farm, ranch work still exempt from Alberta helmet rule

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 3, 2017

Farm and/or ranch work remain exempt in the final version of Alberta’s new law requiring off-highway vehicle users to wear helmets while riding on public land. Provincial Bill 36, which passed in December, takes effect May 15, requiring an approved helmet for anyone “driving, operating, riding in or on, or being towed by” an off-highway […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Proposed Dow, DuPont merger gets conditional nod from China

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 2, 2017

Beijing | Reuters — China has conditionally approved the proposed merger between Dow Chemical and DuPont, the country’s commerce ministry said on Tuesday, a step forward for the deal whose closing has been repeatedly delayed by regulatory hurdles. The merger was approved by EU antitrust regulators in March on the condition the companies divest assets […] Read more

Crops, Forages

Pickseed to buy forage seed firm Moore Seeds

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 2, 2017

The Canadian arm of one of the world’s top forage seed players plans to expand its space in the Peace region with a deal for forage and turfgrass seed dealer Moore Seeds. DLF Pickseed Canada announced April 21 it has a letter of intent in place to buy Moore — based at Debolt, Alta., about […] Read more

Features, Forages, Livestock

Species at risk adds new emphasis to managing grasslands

New project looks at satellite mapping Canada’s range and forage lands

By Duane McCartney May 1, 2017

The management of species at risk on pasture, rangelands and wild lands is an issue of considerable interest to most cattle producers. As a result it was highlighted at a workshop jointly sponsored by Environment and Climate Change Canada during the International Rangeland Congress in Saskatoon last summer. Several provincial environmental farm plans and producer-run […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Forages

K+S vows new Saskatchewan mine won’t undermine prices

All in on year-round grazing

Towns evacuated as heavy rains pelt Eastern Canada

ChemChina clinches takeover of Syngenta

Prairie seeding off to ‘shaky start’

Glacier Media strengthens weather, ag technology team

Farm, ranch work still exempt from Alberta helmet rule

Proposed Dow, DuPont merger gets conditional nod from China

Pickseed to buy forage seed firm Moore Seeds

Species at risk adds new emphasis to managing grasslands

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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