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A Zamboni machine at work. (Zamboni Co. via YouTube)

B.C. police stop farmer clearing snowy street with Zamboni

By Reuters February 7, 2017

Vancouver | Reuters — Police stopped a “well-intentioned” farmer on Vancouver Island on Monday night after he tried to clear a snowed-in neighbourhood street with a Zamboni, a vehicle for cleaning ice rinks and a fixture in arenas across Canada. Central Saanich police spokesman Dan Cottingham said on Tuesday the man told them he had […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy rises as China trading resumes

By Mark Weinraub February 6, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Monday on spillover strength from a rally in China as well as signs of good export demand, traders said. Corn retreated on technical selling, traders said, while profit-taking weighed on wheat following a 2.4 per cent rally last week. Traders in China returned from the Lunar […] Read more

Canola, Cereals, Crops

Eight things to look for in your soil test report

February 6, 2017

When you understand your soil reports, you’re in a better position to develop fertilizer plans with your agronomist. All soil testing labs report the same basic information, but each lab has its own unique format. No matter what your report looks like, first, check the information at the top: your name, address, field name, etc.[...]
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Crops, Spring Wheat

Durum acres to decline in 2017

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 3, 2017

CNS Canada –– Canadian farmers are sitting on large stocks of poor-quality durum, which should cut into acres seeded to the crop this spring. Durum stocks in the country, as of Dec. 31, 2016, came in at 6.9 million tonnes, marking a new record for that date, according to Statistics Canada data going back to[...]
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy falls as Brazil crop forecasts grow

By Mark Weinraub February 3, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures fell one per cent on Friday, pressured by expectations for a huge crop in Brazil, the world’s top exporter of the oilseed, traders said. Soybeans weakened early in Friday’s session on a round of technical selling after failing to push through their weekly high during the overnight trading[...]
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Canola, Cereals, Crops, Markets

StatsCan canola stocks in line with expectations

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 3, 2017

CNS Canada –– Canadian canola stocks may be tighter than a year ago and wheat stocks larger — but the updated numbers from Statistics Canada may also need more asterisks than normal. StatsCan, in a report released Friday, pegged Canadian canola supplies as of Dec. 31 at 12.159 million tonnes, down from 13.452 million at[...]
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Crops

With demand, deregulation, ‘opportunities abound’ for hemp

By Jade Markus February 2, 2017

CNS Canada — Aggressive contracting in the hemp sector is expected to bump up Canadian acres — another benefit for growers who will experience less red tape this year. “We’ve seen a lot of activity on the contracting side for growers,” said Kim Shukla, executive director of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance at Steinbach, Man.[...]
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat hits highest since August

By Mark Weinraub February 2, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures firmed on Thursday, with the most-active Chicago Board of Trade soft red winter wheat contract hitting its highest in more than five months on signs of better-than-expected export demand. Soybeans closed slightly higher as technical buyers pushing prices into positive territory late in the session while corn eased[...]
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Syngenta’s Interaction Centre at Stein, Switzerland. (Syngenta.com)

Crops, Reuters

EU said set to approve ChemChina bid for Syngenta

By Foo Yun Chee February 2, 2017

Brussels | Reuters — ChemChina is set to secure conditional EU antitrust approval for its US$43 billion bid for Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The deal — the largest foreign acquisition by a Chinese company — is important for China, the world’s largest agricultural market,[...]
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Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola pointed lower

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 1, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts saw a bit of a corrective bounce on Wednesday but their overall trend remains pointed lower, with the winter highs possibly in for now, according to an analyst. “The technical and the fundamentals are pointing down,” said Errol Anderson of Pro Market Communications in Calgary, pointing to[...]
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B.C. police stop farmer clearing snowy street with Zamboni

U.S. grains: Soy rises as China trading resumes

Eight things to look for in your soil test report

Durum acres to decline in 2017

U.S. grains: Soy falls as Brazil crop forecasts grow

StatsCan canola stocks in line with expectations

With demand, deregulation, ‘opportunities abound’ for hemp

U.S. grains: Wheat hits highest since August

EU said set to approve ChemChina bid for Syngenta

ICE weekly outlook: Canola pointed lower

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