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N.S. consolidates inspections in cost-cutting budget

Nova Scotia is set to gather its agricultural, environmental and public health inspection work into one department, along with other consolidation and cuts in its latest budget. Finance Minister Diana Whalen’s 2015-16 budget, released Thursday, calls for consolidation of inspection, compliance and enforcement functions in its Natural Resources, Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment departments, plus its […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Prairie hemp acres reaching plateau

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 11, 2015

CNS Canada — Hemp continues to draw interest as an alternative cropping option in Western Canada, but its slow pace in moving toward deregulation may be limiting the upside acreage potential. Early expectations are for planted area of about 100,000 acres this year, which would be slightly above what was seeded in 2014 and a […] Read more

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U.S. EPA strikes deal on biofuel blending targets with oil groups

By Reuters April 10, 2015

Washington | Reuters –– Oil refiners who have complained that U.S. federal regulators missed deadlines to issue rules on blending renewable fuels into the nation’s supply of gasoline and diesel fuel are set to get long-awaited targets from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Under a deal the EPA announced Friday with two oil industry groups […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Short-covering supports wheat but corn, soybeans fall

By Mark Weinraub April 10, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 1.4 per cent on Friday on a round of short-covering by speculators after price declines in three of the previous four sessions, traders said. “The big short contingent in the wheat market is definitely something to be reconciled with,” said Bill Gentry, a broker at Risk Management […] Read more

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CN grain train derails near Calgary

By Reuters April 10, 2015

Reuters — Twenty-four grain cars on a Canadian National Railway (CN) train derailed northeast of Calgary on Friday morning without injury or dangerous goods involved, RCMP said. The derailment on the 104-car train took place near the village of Kathyrn and Highway 9, at 10 a.m. MT, RCMP from nearby Beiseker said in a release, […] Read more

Crops, Forages

Dryland grass breeding in the Canadian Prairies

By Duncan Morrison April 9, 2015

Bruce Coulman is a professor at the plant sciences department in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan. He has helped develop and register 22 forage cultivars through research programs at the University of Saskatchewan and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Highlights include the development of AC Grazeland, a bloat-reduced alfalfa, and […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Soybeans

Neonic rules ‘unworkable’ for Ont. corn, soy growers

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 9, 2015

Ontario’s planned regulation to limit the use of neonicotinoid seed treatments might as well be a ban from where the organization sits representing the province’s corn and soy producers. After reviewing the draft regulation, which provincial officials posted March 23 for public comment until May 7, Grain Farmers of Ontario said Thursday it “strongly opposes […] Read more

A Lowe’s store in Sanford, N.C. (Lowes.com)

Crops, Reuters

Lowe’s to phase out sales of neonics by 2019

By Reuters April 9, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Home improvement chain Lowe’s will stop selling a type of pesticide suspected of causing a decline in honeybee populations needed to pollinate key American crops, following a few U.S. retailers who took similar steps last year. The pesticides known as neonicotinoids (neonics) are sold by agrichemical companies to boost yields of […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops, Weather

Some farmers already seeding in southern Alberta

By Terryn Shiells April 9, 2015

CNS Canada — Some farmers in southern Alberta are seeding earlier than normal this spring, thanks to some recent warmer weather. “Some guys are just starting to turn a wheel in southern Alberta,” Harry Brook, crop specialist with Alberta’s provincial Ag-Info Centre in Stettler, said Thursday. Soil temperatures are still not very warm, so more […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy nears six-month low as USDA lifts stocks outlook

By Tom Polansek April 9, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell on Thursday to their lowest levels in nearly six months after the government lifted its outlook for global inventories slightly to a new record high. Concerns about slowing global demand added pressure to soybean prices, traders said. Corn and wheat prices also sagged. The U.S. Department of […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat ease, traders eye USDA crop report

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U.S. livestock: Cattle drop sharply, hogs mixed

Pulse Weekly: Talk arises of India ending duty-free period

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn, wheat ease, traders eye USDA crop report

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N.S. consolidates inspections in cost-cutting budget

Prairie hemp acres reaching plateau

U.S. EPA strikes deal on biofuel blending targets with oil groups

U.S. grains: Short-covering supports wheat but corn, soybeans fall

CN grain train derails near Calgary

Dryland grass breeding in the Canadian Prairies

Neonic rules ‘unworkable’ for Ont. corn, soy growers

Lowe’s to phase out sales of neonics by 2019

Some farmers already seeding in southern Alberta

U.S. grains: Soy nears six-month low as USDA lifts stocks outlook

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