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Syngenta, DuPont patent new herbicide chemistry class

The crop chemical arms of DuPont and Syngenta are working together on a new class of herbicide chemistry they’ve jointly patented and taken to the “pre-development” stage. DuPont Crop Protection and Syngenta announced Monday they’ve published a joint patent, titled “Substituted cyclic amides and their use as herbicides,” and expect to launch herbicides based on […] Read more

Crops

Duration limit lifted from foreign worker program

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 20, 2016

Canadian farm groups are among the sectors hailing Ottawa’s decision to axe the cumulative duration rule, or “four-in, four-out” policy, which stood to sideline temporary foreign workers from the Canadian market. The federal government announced last Tuesday (Dec. 13) it would lift the restriction, effective immediately. The cumulative duration rule had been in place in […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans stumble on South America’s crop prospects

By Rod Nickel December 20, 2016

Reuters — U.S. soybean futures tumbled to a nearly one-month low on Tuesday, as rain in Argentina’s dry crop belts kept South America on track for a bumper harvest. Chicago corn and wheat also ticked lower, under pressure from a stronger U.S. dollar and technical selling. The most active soybean futures contract on the Chicago […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Vale sells fertilizer unit to Mosaic

By Gustavo Bonato, Stephen Eisenhammer December 19, 2016

Brasilia/Sao Paulo | Reuters — Vale SA’s US$2.5 billion sale of its fertilizer business to Mosaic Co., the latest step in the Brazilian iron ore miner’s strategy to reduce debt, also makes it the U.S. company’s biggest shareholder. Mosaic, which made the deal to improve its access to Brazil’s vast agricultural markets, will pay $1.25 […] Read more

A gaucho drives a carriage through the pampas (lowland plains), a primary farming and ranching region of Argentina. (CIA.gov)

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U.S. grains: Soy, corn weaker on Argentina rains, profit-taking

By Michael Hirtzer December 19, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean, corn and wheat futures eased on Monday, weighed down by profit-taking and expectations for more crop-friendly rainfall in Argentina. Wheat futures retraced early gains despite bitter cold temperatures in the U.S. which left dormant plants vulnerable to damage. Chicago Board of Trade soybeans notched the largest declines of the […] Read more

Crops, Grapes

Dan Aykroyd’s winemaker raises funds for expansion

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 17, 2016

The Niagara-area maker of actor Dan Aykroyd’s wine line is set to sell up to $8.8 million in shares to expand its main wine production site. Diamond Estates Wines and Spirits on Dec. 2 announced an agreement with Paradigm Capital and GMP Securities to sell up to 22.73 million common shares at 22 cents per […] Read more

A hemp plant in Alberta. (Jennifer Blair photo)

Crops, Reuters

Marijuana firms look to get creative with brand building

By Leah Schnurr December 16, 2016

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian marijuana companies, facing potential limits on advertising for recreational pot, are selling health food products and cultivating a lifestyle image to win customers in an anticipated multibillion dollar market. Canada is set to become the first G7 country to legalize recreational marijuana nationally when it introduces legislation next spring. Medical […] Read more

Crops, Soybeans

Manitoba soybean acres seen rising on record yields

By Dave Sims December 16, 2016

CNS Canada –– Soybean acreage looks set to increase next year in Manitoba due to good yields and prices. The expansion comes despite the fact the province is overdue for a killing frost and U.S. acreage is set to grow. “This year we had just over 1.6 million acres planted. Early projections call for two […] Read more

(File photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops

Canadian canola exports picking up

By Phil Franz-Warkentin December 16, 2016

CNS Canada — Weekly Canadian canola exports hit their second-highest level of the marketing year to date during the latest reporting period, although total out-of-country business is still running behind the year-ago level. Canada exported 293,300 tonnes of canola during the week ended Sunday, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. That compares with […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on export deal

By Mark Weinraub December 16, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Friday, as a fresh export deal highlighted the robust overseas demand for the oilseed and also supported by lingering concerns about dry conditions in Argentina, traders said. Wheat futures were flat, retracing losses late in the session on a round of short-covering and worries about a […] Read more

Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each

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Media reports suggest U.S. dairy access to Canada a topic of conversation in Ottawa

U.S. livestock: Cattle choppy amid weak cash market, tight supply

China’s canola, soybeans imports to drop one million tonnes each

Crops

Syngenta, DuPont patent new herbicide chemistry class

Duration limit lifted from foreign worker program

U.S. grains: Soybeans stumble on South America’s crop prospects

Vale sells fertilizer unit to Mosaic

U.S. grains: Soy, corn weaker on Argentina rains, profit-taking

Dan Aykroyd’s winemaker raises funds for expansion

Marijuana firms look to get creative with brand building

Manitoba soybean acres seen rising on record yields

Canadian canola exports picking up

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on export deal

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