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Brazil pushes back decision on Bayer-Monsanto tie-up

By Ana Mano November 22, 2017

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazilian antitrust agency Cade on Wednesday extended its deadline to review Bayer’s proposed takeover of Monsanto by 90 days to late March, potentially spoiling plans to wrap up the US$66 billion tie-up by the end of the year. A spokesman said Cade had approved the extension at a session on […] Read more

Crops

P+H plans new east-central Alberta elevator

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 21, 2017

Winnipeg grain and agrifood firm Parrish and Heimbecker is set to reinforce its recent arrival in the east-central Alberta retail market with a new grain elevator. Privately-held P+H announced Tuesday it will build a new 46,000-tonne capacity grain elevator and crop input centre at Viking, about 120 km southeast of Edmonton. The Viking site will […] Read more

Western bumblebee. (Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops

U.S. study links bumblebee declines to fungicide use

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff, GFM Network News November 17, 2017

A new look at the environmental factors around declining bumblebee populations and ranges points to a less-than-usual suspect: fungicides. “Insecticides work; they kill insects. Fungicides have been largely overlooked because they are not targeted for insects, but fungicides may not be quite as benign — toward bumblebees — as we once thought,” Scott McArt, assistant […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Peas

India pea tariffs part of broader self-sufficiency goal

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News November 16, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — India’s surprise move to impose 50 per cent tariffs on pea imports was a shock to Canadian exporters, but the tariffs were introduced to help India’s own farmers as the country works toward self-sufficiency in pulse production. That’s according to Anurag Tulshan, director of pulse brokerage Esarco Exim Pvt. Ltd. […] Read more

A rendering of G3’s proposed grain terminal and loop track for Port Metro Vancouver. (G3.ca)

Crops, Machinery

Larger elevators, smaller rail cars seen in grain’s future

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm November 15, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada –– Heading into the future, elevators will be more efficient and trains will carry more grain, according to industry professionals at the Grain World conference in Winnipeg. “I think there’s a real shift happening from low efficiency to the higher-efficiency facilities,” Karl Gerrand, CEO of G3, said Wednesday during the What […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Grain company hunt goes on for Glencore

By Gus Trompiz November 15, 2017

Geneva | Reuters — Commodities giant Glencore has made unsuccessful moves for three or four smaller targets in the grain sector this year as it seeks acquisitions to grow upstream, the head of its agricultural arm said. “We have looked at three or four possibilities in our core area already this year but couldn’t reach […] Read more

Crops

Agrico buys stake in Alberta input retail chain

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 14, 2017

The wholesale crop input arm of Quebec’s La Coop federee has expanded its retail reach further west on the Prairies with a stake in a central Alberta input retailer group. Agrico Canada, part of the Quebec federation of ag co-ops since 2011, last week announced a deal to buy a 50 per cent interest in […] Read more

Comment/Columns, Free Market Reflections

Rooting the dietary guidelines in sound science

Free Market Reflections with Steve Dittmer

By Steve Dittmer November 10, 2017

“There’s a lot of stuff in the Guidelines that was right 40 years ago but that science has disproved. Unfortunately, sometimes, the scientific community doesn’t like to backtrack.” That was David McCarron, nutrition researcher at the University of California-Davis nearly two years ago, commenting on the U.S. Congress ordering a comprehensive review of the way […] Read more

Crops, Livestock

Agriculture contributed C$111.9 billion to Canada’s GDP in 2016

By MarketsFarm Team November 10, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS – A new report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released Friday has pegged agriculture as contributing C$111.9 billion to Canada’s GDP in 2016, which accounted 6.7 per cent of the country’s total GDP. The annual report entitled An Overview of the Canadian Agriculture and AgriFood System, provides a summary of the economic […] Read more

Crops

U of S research reveals controversial insecticides are toxic to songbirds

By University of Saskatchewan, GFM Network News November 9, 2017

Saskatoon – Research at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) has linked the use of insecticides to serious health issues in songbirds. “Studies on the risks of neonicotinoids have often focused on bees that have been experiencing population declines. However, it is not just bees that are being affected by these insecticides,” said Christy […] Read more

Dairy supply management back in hot seat

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each

Daily Network News

Dairy supply management back in hot seat

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each

Pulses

Brazil pushes back decision on Bayer-Monsanto tie-up

P+H plans new east-central Alberta elevator

U.S. study links bumblebee declines to fungicide use

India pea tariffs part of broader self-sufficiency goal

Larger elevators, smaller rail cars seen in grain’s future

Grain company hunt goes on for Glencore

Agrico buys stake in Alberta input retail chain

Rooting the dietary guidelines in sound science

Agriculture contributed C$111.9 billion to Canada’s GDP in 2016

U of S research reveals controversial insecticides are toxic to songbirds

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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