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Today’s precipitation

By Staff 4 days ago

Data from weather stations across the Prairies are available to Glacier FarmMedia members at the WeatherFarm website, where you can also sign up for a daily forecast email for your area. On the go? Get the WeatherFarm mobile app, available for iPhone and Android devices. To learn more about the CoCoRaHS system that generates these precipitation maps […] Read more

General, Machinery, Reuters

Canada opens probe into GM pickups, SUVs over brake performance

By Reuters 4 days ago

Reuters — Transport Canada, the auto safety regulator, has opened a probe into braking issues in nearly 250,000 General Motors full-size pickups and SUVs after U.S. officials launched a similar probe last year, the agency said on its website. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in November into 2.73 million U.S. 2014-2016 model […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Peas, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: India’s drought could be field pea opportunity

By Marlo Glass 5 days ago

MarketsFarm — Though India has curbed its pulse crop imports from Canada in recent years due to disagreements over crop control and fumigation, a challenging growing season in India could make Canadian pulses more attractive. Drought-like conditions in key growing areas of India have killed dozens of people and endangered crops. According to Reuters, key […] Read more

Crops, Pasture, Weather

Prairie drought reaches tipping point

By Marlo Glass 5 days ago

MarketsFarm — The Prairie provinces have been under the influence of a large ridge of high pressure for a number of weeks, which has produced prolonged dryness with little precipitation. That high pressure system has pushed low-pressure, precipitation-carrying systems to the south, where the U.S. Midwest has already received significant rain. Environment Canada estimated the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Trump and Modi’s lavish farm payouts prompt questions at WTO

By Tom Miles June 17, 2019

Geneva | Reuters — Massive farm-support plans in the United States and India are being scrutinized by other World Trade Organization members, questions submitted to the WTO’s quarterly agriculture committee meeting showed on Monday. The WTO has strict rules about the size and nature of payments, and member governments keep a close watch for any […] Read more

Crops

Cannabis edibles clear for legal launch before year-end

By GFM Staff June 14, 2019

Food products containing cannabis are expected to be on the retail market by mid-December at the earliest under new federal regulations announced Friday. Health Canada on Friday announced amendments to the Cannabis Regulations will be published June 26 to come into force Oct. 17, laying out rules for legal production and sale of edible cannabis, […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Agricultural plastics not part of federal ban

By GFM Staff June 14, 2019

The federal government’s plan to halt Canada’s consumption of single-use plastics such as shopping bags, straws and stir sticks over the next couple of years won’t extend to farm chemical containers and grain bags. Cleanfarms, the national industry stewardship body operating waste management and recycling programs for agricultural packaging, said Thursday that plastic products such […] Read more

Crops, Pulses, Reuters

Beyond Meat’s new competitor: Tyson’s pea-and-meat blended burger

By Tina Bellon June 13, 2019

Reuters — U.S. meat processor Tyson Foods on Thursday launched its first vegetarian and mixed-protein products, including a beef and pea burger, as it seeks to compete with Beyond Meat and other companies catering to rising demand for plant-based alternatives to meat. Tyson is betting that meat eaters wanting healthier diets will see their blend […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Bayer to invest $7.5 billion in new herbicides

By Reuters June 13, 2019

Berlin | Reuters — Bayer said it would invest five billion euros (C$7.5 billion) in developing new weedkillers and reducing its environmental impact by 30 per cent by 2030, as it seeks to address the fallout from U.S. class-action litigation over glyphosate. “While glyphosate will continue to play an important role in agriculture and in […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

KFC testing vegan ‘chicken’ burger in U.K.

By Reuters June 13, 2019

Reuters — Yum Brands’ KFC is looking to tap into the popularity of plant-based protein foods by rolling out a vegan version of its classic chicken burger at some outlets in the U.K. The new burger, called “the Imposter Burger,” will have a fillet made from a meat substitute product, Quorn, instead of its classic […] Read more

Canopy Growth Q4 revenue beats as cannabis sales soar

U.S. grains: Soy, corn ease as traders expect improving weather

U.S. livestock: Hog futures limit down on supply glut

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Canopy Growth Q4 revenue beats as cannabis sales soar

U.S. grains: Soy, corn ease as traders expect improving weather

U.S. livestock: Hog futures limit down on supply glut

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Today’s precipitation

Canada opens probe into GM pickups, SUVs over brake performance

Pulse weekly outlook: India’s drought could be field pea opportunity

Prairie drought reaches tipping point

Trump and Modi’s lavish farm payouts prompt questions at WTO

Cannabis edibles clear for legal launch before year-end

Agricultural plastics not part of federal ban

Beyond Meat’s new competitor: Tyson’s pea-and-meat blended burger

Bayer to invest $7.5 billion in new herbicides

KFC testing vegan ‘chicken’ burger in U.K.

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