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Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, shown here last month in Saskatoon, on Friday announced royal assent for his Bill C-18, the Agricultural Growth Act. (Agr.gc.ca)

Ritz’s Agricultural Growth Act now law

By Allan Dawson February 27, 2015

Banff — There was applause here when plant breeders, seed companies and farmers at the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale heard the Agricultural Growth Act, with its stronger intellectual property rights, was about to receive royal assent. Immediately after the bill received royal assent Wednesday, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz tabled a treaty […] Read more

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Study shows cooler Pacific slowed global warming, briefly

By alister-doyle February 26, 2015

Oslo | Reuters — A natural cooling of the Pacific Ocean has contributed to slow global warming in the past decade but the pause is unlikely to last much longer, U.S. scientists said on Thursday. The slowdown in the rate of rising temperatures, from faster gains in the 1980s and 1990s, has puzzled scientists because […] Read more

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Ontario’s Agricorp to offer direct deposit

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 26, 2015

Farm program payments handled by Ontario’s farm support delivery agency, Agricorp, will soon be available through direct deposit. Agricorp announced Tuesday that farmers can expect to see direct deposit enrolment information in their packages during the spring program renewal period, and can apply for direct deposit starting in March. Customers who sign up for direct […] Read more

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Sask. decouples unseeded acres from crop insurance package

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 26, 2015

A new approach to coverage for fields that can’t be seeded in Saskatchewan has some farmers fearing for the future of the “multi-peril” standard in publicly-funded crop insurance. The Saskatchewan and federal governments on Thursday unveiled the province’s 2015 crop insurance program, touting both its increased coverage levels and lower premiums for growers. With a […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Brazil warns of fines for striking truckers

By Reuters February 26, 2015

Brasilia | Reuters –– Brazil’s Justice Minister Jose Eduardo Cardozo said Thursday the government would impose fines of between 5,000 and 10,000 reais (C$2,167 to $4,334) per hour on striking truckers who have blocked roads in key agricultural states for nine days. The planned fines come a day after the government attempted to negotiate an […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Soy climbs on Brazilian truck strike

By Christine Stebbins February 26, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures rose on Thursday on uncertainty over Brazil’s trucker strike, which threatens to stall movement of the new harvest of the grain onto the world market, traders and analysts said. Chicago corn and wheat also ended higher, tracking the strength in soybeans. Chicago Board of Trade March soybeans ended […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

IGC sees smaller global wheat, corn crops in 2015-16

By Reuters February 26, 2015

London | Reuters –– Global corn production is expected to fall by five per cent in 2015-16 from this season’s record level and the world wheat crop to decline by a more modest two per cent, the International Grains Council (IGC) forecast on Thursday. The intergovernmental body, in a monthly report, forecast global corn production […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

Trade panel rejects Que. appeal on edible oil products

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 25, 2015

Quebec has lost its last path of appeal against an interprovincial trade panel’s decision on restrictions for sales of vegetable oil-based dairy products in the province. An appellate panel, convened under the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), on Wednesday released a Jan. 26 report which upholds an AIT panel’s ruling last spring, favouring Saskatchewan’s challenge against Quebec’s […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

CBOT soy seen weakening as soon as Brazil’s logistics improve

By Terryn Shiells February 25, 2015

CNS Canada — Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, as continued good export demand for U.S. soybeans was bullish. Brazil’s slower than normal harvest pace and its logistics problems related to a trucker strike both led to strong export demand for the U.S. As soon as those […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola runs into resistance

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 25, 2015

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts hit their highest levels in seven months during the week ended Wednesday, but ran into resistance to the upside and posted small losses in most months on a week-by-week basis. The nearby March contract was down sharply on the week, as traders exited the front month and […] Read more

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Crops

Ritz’s Agricultural Growth Act now law

Study shows cooler Pacific slowed global warming, briefly

Ontario’s Agricorp to offer direct deposit

Sask. decouples unseeded acres from crop insurance package

Brazil warns of fines for striking truckers

U.S. grains: Soy climbs on Brazilian truck strike

IGC sees smaller global wheat, corn crops in 2015-16

Trade panel rejects Que. appeal on edible oil products

CBOT soy seen weakening as soon as Brazil’s logistics improve

ICE weekly outlook: Canola runs into resistance

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