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To tackle a plant pathogen, get the ID right first

Forages: News Roundup from the May 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 31, 2018

With more advanced equipment and technology, experts like Dr. Sarah Hambleton from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) continue to refine our understanding of different plants and fungi. A recent case in point occurred when Hambleton, whose specialty is identifying fungi, and in particular rust, was sent a sample of contaminated switchgrass from Ontario to identify […] Read more

Crops

Canada clears Bayer’s Monsanto play, with conditions

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 31, 2018

Canada’s Competition Bureau says it’s “actively reviewing” BASF’s suitability as a buyer of the crop seed and chemical assets Bayer has to sell to get the bureau’s blessing to buy Monsanto. The Competition Bureau said Wednesday it has an agreement with Bayer to deal with “concerns that the proposed transaction would have significantly harmed competition […] Read more

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland in Washington, D.C. on May 31, 2017. (Global Affairs Canada screengrab via YouTube)

General, Markets, Reuters

Freeland to visit Washington this week for NAFTA talks

By Reuters May 28, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will visit Washington this week in another bid to help unblock talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement, a spokesman said on Monday. Freeland will be in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday, said spokesman Adam Austen. The U.S., Mexico and Canada are struggling to […] Read more

Grazing behaviour checked by GPS and pedometers did not differ significantly for high- and low-RFI females in this trial.

Beef Cattle, Features

Do RFI ratings predict cattle performance on pasture?

In a word, no

By Debbie Furber May 28, 2018

Producers often wonder if genetic markers for feed efficiency based on drylot tests reflect feed efficiency on pasture where terrain, water sources and plant diversity are very different from a pen setting. Genetic markers for residual feed intake (RFI) have been identified that correlate well with actual RFI determined during the standard trials in pens […] Read more

General, Machinery

Deere recalls loader attachments over manual omission

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff, GFM Network News May 25, 2018

Over 1,300 Deere front-end loader attachments sold in Canada are being recalled over what’s missing from their operator manuals. Deere and Co. and Health Canada on Thursday announced a recall for certain 120R John Deere loaders sold from May through September last year. “The ballasting information for the loader when attached to a John Deere […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Canada says NAFTA officials in constant contact on trade talks

By David Ljunggren May 22, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Top U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials are in constant contact about slow-moving talks to revitalize NAFTA and are ready to meet at any time to push the process forwards, Canada’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. Negotiations to update the North American Free Trade Agreement have stalled as Canada and Mexico try […] Read more

General, Machinery, Reuters

Deere plans price increases to offset rising costs

By Rajesh Kumar Singh May 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Shares of Deere and Co. soared Friday after the U.S. tractor maker revised up its full-year earnings estimate on stronger equipment demand and shared its plans to increase prices to offset increased costs. The company’s stock was up 6.4 per cent at $156.24 in early afternoon trading on the New York […] Read more

Assembly of a 2014 Chevy Traverse at General Motors’ Lansing Delta Township assembly plant in Michigan. (John F. Martin photo for Chevrolet)

General, Markets, Reuters

NAFTA nations ‘nowhere near’ a deal, USTR says

By David Lawder, Jonathan Spicer May 17, 2018

Washington/New York | Reuters — The top U.S. trade official on Thursday poured cold water on the prospect of an imminent breakthrough in talks to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) hours after Canada’s prime minister struck a positive note. “The NAFTA countries are nowhere near close to a deal,” U.S. Trade Representative […] Read more

Crops, Forages, Weather

Forage supplies starting to dip on dry Prairies

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm May 16, 2018

CNS Canada — Forage supplies are starting to dwindle across Western Canada following a long, cold, winter and rain is needed soon to make for a good forage crop this year. “People tended to kind of blend hay this year and they managed to get through. But the prolonged cold spring really I think put […] Read more

(Canada Border Services Agency video screengrab)

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. pushing for NAFTA deal ahead of Thursday deadline

By David Lawder, Doina Chiacu May 16, 2018

Washington | Reuters — The United States is still pushing for a deal to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the White House said on Wednesday, while a top Mexican official held out the possibility of an agreement in the coming weeks. President Donald Trump is committed to getting a better agreement with […] Read more

CBOT Weekly: Little change expected from USDA

U.S. grains: Soy and corn ease as traders await US crop report

Crop input costs to rise in 2026: FCC

Daily Network News

CBOT Weekly: Little change expected from USDA

U.S. grains: Soy and corn ease as traders await US crop report

Crop input costs to rise in 2026: FCC

Forages

To tackle a plant pathogen, get the ID right first

Canada clears Bayer’s Monsanto play, with conditions

Freeland to visit Washington this week for NAFTA talks

Do RFI ratings predict cattle performance on pasture?

Deere recalls loader attachments over manual omission

Canada says NAFTA officials in constant contact on trade talks

Deere plans price increases to offset rising costs

NAFTA nations ‘nowhere near’ a deal, USTR says

Forage supplies starting to dip on dry Prairies

U.S. pushing for NAFTA deal ahead of Thursday deadline

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