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CP trims outlook on delayed Prairie harvest

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 19, 2016

Rain delays in this year’s Prairie grain harvest have bit into third-quarter revenues and earnings expectations for Canadian Pacific Railway (CP). The Calgary company on Wednesday booked overall net income of $347 million on revenues of $1.554 billion for its quarter ending Sept. 30. While net income was up seven per cent, total revenues were […] Read more

Stubble on a harvested oat field near Winnipeg. (Shannon VanRaes photo)

Crops, Reuters

Carbon price worries farmers, fertilizer makers

By Alastair Sharp, Rod Nickel October 18, 2016

Winnipeg/Toronto | Reuters — Canada’s plan to price carbon emissions may weaken the farm sector in one of the biggest grain-shipping countries, raising farmers’ costs and discouraging investment in fertilizer production, industry groups say. Ottawa this month promised a price on carbon emissions by 2018, and will let provinces choose a tax or cap-and-trade system. […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Canada’s Onex to buy U.S. grocery chain Save-A-Lot

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 17, 2016

Reuters — Food retailer and wholesaler Supervalu Inc. said it will sell its Save-A-Lot business to Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp. for US$1.37 billion rather than spinning off the discount grocery chain as previously planned, the companies said on Monday. Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Supervalu had been looking to separate the more profitable division, which […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

CP to chart weekly grain handling performance online

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 14, 2016

Canadian Pacific Railway plans to launch a new weekly “supply chain scorecard” next week, to chart its own performance handling Prairie grain. The Calgary company announced the new program Friday for an online launch Wednesday (Oct. 19), noting the scorecard “will include, when necessary, detailed information on any internal or external factors affecting grain movement” as […] Read more

Syngenta’s Interaction Centre at Stein, Switzerland. (Syngenta.com)

Crops, Reuters

ChemChina, Syngenta ready to offer EU remedies over merger

By Reuters October 14, 2016

Florence | Reuters — Chinese state-owned chemical company ChemChina and Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta are prepared to offer concessions to EU antitrust regulators to ease concerns over their US$43 billion deal, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. The companies will meet European Commission officials on Monday in a meeting called by […] Read more

Snow on farmland at Turtle Lake in northwestern Saskatchewan on Oct. 14, 2016. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Crops, Weather

Snow causing more harvest grief in Alberta, Saskatchewan

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 14, 2016

CNS Canada — Snow and freezing rain continues to hamper harvest progress across a large portion of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Environment Canada issued weather warnings and alerts for much of central and northern growing regions of Alberta and Saskatchewan on Friday. Up to 15 cm of snow are forecast, with freezing rain also likely in […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Deere challenges U.S. federal block on Precision Planting bid

By Meredith Davis October 14, 2016

Reuters — Deere and Co. said its proposal to buy Precision Planting, an agricultural equipment and technology company, will increase consumer choice and directly benefit growers, in a response filed on Wednesday to the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit to block the acquisition. Deere announced its planned acquisition of Precision Planting in November 2015, for […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Railways urge Ottawa to loosen grain hauling rules

By Rod Nickel October 14, 2016

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s big railways are pressing Ottawa to loosen rules around hauling the country’s crops — changes they say would improve efficiency but that farmers fear would weaken their bargaining power. A February report recommended that Ottawa institutes transportation system changes, including phasing out a 16-year-old cap on revenue that Canadian National […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Deere to license Precision Planting wares to Ag Leader

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 12, 2016

Iowa precision ag equipment maker Ag Leader will be able to make and sell high-speed planting equipment using certain systems from Precison Planting — when, or if, Deere and Co. seals its deal to buy the latter company. Deere and Ag Leader announced Wednesday they will have a licensing agreement in place allowing Ag Leader to […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

EU anti-globalization politician allowed to stay in Canada

By Reuters October 12, 2016

Ottawa | Reuters — European Parliament member and anti-globalization activist Jose Bove will be allowed to stay in Canada after earlier being told to leave the country, according to organizers of an event where he had been scheduled to speak. The Council of Canadians, a social justice non-profit, said on Wednesday that a decision to […] Read more

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Pulses

CP trims outlook on delayed Prairie harvest

Carbon price worries farmers, fertilizer makers

Canada’s Onex to buy U.S. grocery chain Save-A-Lot

CP to chart weekly grain handling performance online

ChemChina, Syngenta ready to offer EU remedies over merger

Snow causing more harvest grief in Alberta, Saskatchewan

Deere challenges U.S. federal block on Precision Planting bid

Railways urge Ottawa to loosen grain hauling rules

Deere to license Precision Planting wares to Ag Leader

EU anti-globalization politician allowed to stay in Canada

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