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Pulse firm AGT sees resolution of India-Canada trade snag

By Rod Nickel March 28, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s AGT Food and Ingredients, one of the world’s biggest exporters of peas and lentils, expects India to extend an exemption for Canada within days from a crop fumigation policy that threatened to jeopardize $1.1 billion in annual trade of the food staples, CEO Murad Al-Katib said Tuesday. India’s current exemption […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. agribusiness deal not a priority for Glencore

By Reuters March 28, 2017

Lausanne | Reuters — Glencore does not see further consolidation in agricultural commodities as straightforward and views a U.S. acquisition as less crucial than in the past, the group’s agriculture chief said Tuesday. The diversified trading and mining group had pointed to the possibility of making bolt-on acquisitions after posting improved results for 2016 and […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.N. picks former U.S. governor to run World Food Programme

By Reuters March 28, 2017

Reuters — United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has appointed former South Carolina Governor David Beasley to run the Rome-based World Food Programme (WFP), at a time when U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed slashing funding for the world body and its agencies. Beasley will replace another American, Etharin Cousin, who has been the WFP executive […] Read more

Crops, Livestock

Six lessons for diversification from the Glenn family

March 28, 2017

In 1981, Jim Glenn wanted to supplement the farm’s income during the winter. So he fired up his new John Deere 3140 loader tractor and headed for town, doing snow removal for commercial properties in the village of Keene and the nearby city of Peterborough. Between jobs, Jim would grow the business by keeping his[...]
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G3 to build two more Saskatchewan elevators

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 28, 2017

The grain company formerly known as CWB has picked sites and plans to start construction next month on two new grain elevators in Saskatchewan. G3 Canada on Tuesday announced it will build primary elevators about five km north of Melville on Highway 10 and seven km west of Saskatoon on Highway 14, to be ready[...]
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Crops, Oats

Yorkton, Sask. oat plant moves on major expansion

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 27, 2017

U.S. processing firm Grain Millers Inc. is pressing ahead on the second phase of a previously announced expansion at its Yorkton, Sask. oat processing plant. The company on Friday announced the “initiation” of the second phase of the expansion, which overall is expected to cost $100 million and boost the plant’s annual output by 80,000[...]
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall to fresh 2017 lows

By Michael Hirtzer March 27, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat, corn and soybean futures fell to their lowest this year on Monday, pressured by abundant global grain and oilseed supplies and outlooks for crop-friendly rain in the southern Plains wheat belt, traders said. Wheat futures led the way down. K.C. hard red winter wheat futures, which reflect the variety[...]
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A maize weevil on a corn kernel. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Corn, Crops, Reuters

EU nations vote against GM crops, but not enough to block them

By Reuters March 27, 2017

Brussels | Reuters — A majority of EU countries voted on Monday against allowing two new genetically modified crops to be grown in Europe, batting the contentious decision on GM cultivation in Europe back to the EU executive. EU governments were asked to vote on the future of two grades of GM maize, Pioneer’s 1507[...]
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DuPont’s Canadian head office in Mississauga. (Dupont.com)

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Asset sale plan secures EU backing for Dow, DuPont merger

By Foo Yun Chee March 27, 2017

Reuters — Dow Chemical and DuPont won the blessing of the European Union for their US$130 billion merger on Monday by agreeing to sell substantial assets including key research and development activities. The European Commission had been concerned that the merger of two of the biggest and oldest U.S. chemical producers would leave few incentives[...]
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Jeff Leal, Ontario’s minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs (fourth from left), announced the new Greenhouse Competitiveness and Innovation Initiative at a greenhouse in Bowmanville, Ont. (Photo courtesy OMAFRA)

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Machinery

Ontario greenhouse growers get competitiveness fund

By John Greig March 24, 2017

The Ontario government is putting $19 million into a new initiative to support the competitiveness of the greenhouse sector in the province. Provincial Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal announced the funding on Thursday at Link Greenhouse near Bowmanville, just east of Oshawa. The Greenhouse Competitiveness and Innovation Initiative aims to provide funding for the creation of[...]
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Pulse firm AGT sees resolution of India-Canada trade snag

U.S. agribusiness deal not a priority for Glencore

U.N. picks former U.S. governor to run World Food Programme

Six lessons for diversification from the Glenn family

G3 to build two more Saskatchewan elevators

Yorkton, Sask. oat plant moves on major expansion

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn, soy fall to fresh 2017 lows

EU nations vote against GM crops, but not enough to block them

Asset sale plan secures EU backing for Dow, DuPont merger

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