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WTO panel set up on China-U.S. row on grain import quotas

By Reuters September 22, 2017

Geneva | Reuters — A World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel was set up Friday to rule on a U.S. complaint over Chinese import quotas on farm goods including wheat, rice and corn, a trade official said. The panel on tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for agricultural products was automatically established as it was the second […] Read more

A second pump in a continuous-rinse system pushes water out of the sprayer instead of diluting the mixture. (Ralph Pearce photo)

Crops, Machinery

Pearce: New system improves on rinse-and-repeat for sprayers

By Ralph Pearce September 21, 2017

When Dr. Jason Deveau talks about sprayer cleanouts, he knows it’s not a happy subject. During the 2017 edition of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ont., Deveau, the application technology specialist for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) at Simcoe, spoke to farmers about a new continuous-rinse system. In some […] Read more

Gull Lake Grain Corp.’s elevator is now the property of U.S. startup Pipeline Foods. (GullLakeSK.ca)

Crops

U.S. organic grain firm buys Saskatchewan elevators

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 20, 2017

A Minneapolis-based startup focused on non-GMO and organic grains has bought itself elevator space to source those crops out of southern Saskatchewan. Pipeline Foods on Wednesday announced it has bought small elevators at Wapella, about 130 km south of Yorkton, and at Gull Lake, about 50 km southwest of Swift Current, for an undisclosed sum. […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer says needs more time for Monsanto deal approval

By Ludwig Burger September 19, 2017

Monheim, Germany | Reuters — German drugs and pesticides group Bayer said Tuesday it was now likely to be early next year before it can complete its US$66 billion deal to acquire U.S. group Monsanto, later than previously expected. The European Commission has been scrutinizing the proposed takeover with a deadline of Jan. 8 but […] Read more

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, Verdient’s James Cameron and Suzy Amis Cameron and PIC’s Greg and Olivia Yuel (l-r) announce the opening of the Verdient plant at Vanscoy. (Golden Media photo by Chad Reynold)

Crops, Pulses

Film director Cameron backing Saskatchewan organic pea plant

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff, GFM Network News September 18, 2017

A major new pulse plant has set up shop southwest of Saskatoon with plans to help back development of pulse-based foods and mentor organic growers — and bringing with it a pair of unusually high-profile investors. Verdient Foods on Monday announced the opening of a pulse food processing plant at Vanscoy, Sask., with plans for […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Storms worsen summer slump in U.S. diesel supply

By Jarrett Renshaw September 15, 2017

New York | Reuters — U.S. diesel stockpiles did something this year that has never happened in the summer before: They shrank. And that was even before Hurricane Harvey landed, knocking out a quarter of U.S. refining capacity, crippling production of fuel products. Thanks to surprising summer demand, particularly from exports, inventories of diesel, jet […] Read more

(Commercial Port of Vladivostok, vmtp.ru)

Crops, Machinery, Markets

Baltic Dry Index hits three-year highs

By Phil Franz-Warkentin September 12, 2017

CNS Canada — The Baltic Dry Index has seen some strength over the past two months, rising to its highest levels in nearly three years. The BDI settled Monday at 1,355 points, having gained roughly 500 points over the past two months. The index was last this high in November 2014. The BDI is compiled […] Read more

Crops

Canada’s antitrust watchdog clears Nutrien merger

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 11, 2017

Canada’s Competition Bureau will put up no reasons why PotashCorp and Agrium shouldn’t be joined in Nutrien. The federal antitrust regulator on Monday issued a “no action” letter on the all-stock merger-of-equals that Saskatoon’s PotashCorp and Calgary’s Agrium proposed in September last year. The two companies, when merged, are to be headquartered in Saskatoon under […] Read more

Bob Sandford of the United Nations University says agriculture productivity needs to be increased, but with limited impact on earth systems. (John Greig photo)

Crops, Weather

Canada’s soils still degrading, albeit more slowly

By John Greig, GFM Network News September 8, 2017

The rate of degradation of soils in Canada has slowed, but it still is happening at a significant rate and there is still a lot to learn. There are no soil-perfect systems yet for crop production, attendees at the Summit on Canadian Soil Health held recently in Guelph heard repeatedly. No-till farming has declined in […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Farmers to deal with stronger loonie for rest of 2017

By Terry Fries September 7, 2017

CNS Canada — Higher interest rates and a stronger Canadian dollar relative to U.S. currency is giving Canadian farmers a double whammy. According to Farm Credit Canada’s chief agricultural economist, it’s also a situation farmers will likely have to deal with for at least the remainder of the year. J.P. Gervais said he thinks farmers […] Read more

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Pulses

WTO panel set up on China-U.S. row on grain import quotas

Pearce: New system improves on rinse-and-repeat for sprayers

U.S. organic grain firm buys Saskatchewan elevators

Bayer says needs more time for Monsanto deal approval

Film director Cameron backing Saskatchewan organic pea plant

Storms worsen summer slump in U.S. diesel supply

Baltic Dry Index hits three-year highs

Canada’s antitrust watchdog clears Nutrien merger

Canada’s soils still degrading, albeit more slowly

Farmers to deal with stronger loonie for rest of 2017

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