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Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart and Garth Whyte, President & CEO of Fertilizer Canada sign Memorandum of Cooperation. Photo: CNW Group/Fertilizer Canada

Saskatchewan government signs onto 4R fertilizer stewardship

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 8, 2016

The Saskatchewan government has agreed to work with Fertilizer Canada to promote adoption of fertilizer application practices using the 4R stewardship model. “Saskatchewan has long promoted 4R Nutrient Stewardship and many farmers have adopted it as best practice. This agreement will further that work, contributing to greater on-farm sustainability and environmental stewardship in Saskatchewan,” Agriculture […] Read more

A canola field in northwestern Saskatchewan on Oct. 5, 2016 after the area was blanketed by wet snow. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Warm spell raises hopes as Canadian farmers race to finish harvest

By Rod Nickel November 7, 2016

Winnipeg/Reuters – Unusually warm temperatures in Western Canada are raising farmers’ hopes of a strong finish to a growing season of highs and lows, easing investors’ worries about the late harvest. Summer-like weather in Saskatchewan and Alberta, the two biggest wheat and canola-growing provinces in Canada — a top global exporter of both crops — […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Agrium posts quarterly loss

By Reuters November 3, 2016

Reuters – Agrium, the Calgary-based fertilizer maker that’s in the midst of a merger with PotashCorp, reported a quarterly loss Nov. 3. The company reported a net loss from its operations of $52.2 million, or 39 cents a share in the third quarter, which ended Sept. 30. That’s compared to a net profit of $132.5 […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

Proposed transportation legislation gets thumbs up from grain industry

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 3, 2016

It might feel like Christmas came early for grain grower organizations, who have long been calling for reform of grain transportation regulations. The Federal government has promised to introduce legislation in early 2017 that is going to check some items off their wish list. Transport Minister Marc Garneau unveiled the federal government’s plans in a […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bunge expects bounce from record U.S. harvest

By Karl Plume November 2, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. agricultural products trader Bunge said Wednesday it expects the record-large U.S. corn and soybean harvest to help its earnings rebound from a weaker-than-expected third quarter. The company’s shares surged despite reporting disappointing results on Wednesday due to weather-reduced crops in South America, home to many of Bunge’s elevators and processing […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

ADM profit jumps on higher U.S. grain exports

By Karl Plume November 1, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. agricultural products trader Archer Daniels Midland on Tuesday reported a far better-than-expected third-quarter profit as higher U.S. exports of corn and soybeans boosted volumes and margins, sending shares up sharply. U.S. farmers have nearly completed what is expected to be the largest corn and soybean harvests on record, which should […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Mosaic looks to restart Saskatchewan potash mine

By Ismail Shakil, Rod Nickel November 1, 2016

Reuters — U.S. fertilizer producer Mosaic Co. may need to restart its idled potash mine at Colonsay, Sask. next year, as international buyers work through inventories, the company said on Tuesday. Mosaic halted production in July at the mine, about 70 km southeast of Saskatoon, for the rest of 2016 due to low global potash […] Read more

Kongskilde’s Vibro Till 2900 SF and other tillage equipment lines are set to become part of New Holland. (Kongskilde.com)

Crops, Machinery

New Holland buying into tillage equipment market

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 1, 2016

U.S. ag equipment giant New Holland is set to enter the tillage equipment business and stretch out its space in the hay and forage market, with a deal for Danish manufacturer Kongskilde Industries. New Holland’s parent CNH Industrial on Monday announced it will buy Kongskilde’s agricultural “grass and soil” business from Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab (DLG […] Read more

Crops, Weather

FCC offers to bend terms for soaked Prairie growers

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 1, 2016

Canada’s federal farm lender says it will be flexible with qualifying Prairie crop growers facing financial trouble from a rain-soaked harvest season. Areas of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have experienced “significant levels of rain in the last half of the growing season and snow since the beginning of October,” Farm Credit Canada said in a […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Precision ag tech’s link to broadband under study

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 30, 2016

Crop growers in southwestern Ontario are being asked how their access to high-speed internet, or lack thereof, has helped or hindered their adoption of precision ag tools. Researchers at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), as part of the Regional and Rural Broadband (R2B2) project, are studying how “current and future connectivity” influences […] Read more

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Saskatchewan government signs onto 4R fertilizer stewardship

Warm spell raises hopes as Canadian farmers race to finish harvest

Agrium posts quarterly loss

Proposed transportation legislation gets thumbs up from grain industry

Bunge expects bounce from record U.S. harvest

ADM profit jumps on higher U.S. grain exports

Mosaic looks to restart Saskatchewan potash mine

New Holland buying into tillage equipment market

FCC offers to bend terms for soaked Prairie growers

Precision ag tech’s link to broadband under study

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