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Sister brands New Holland and Case IH are offering certified pre-owned warranties on certain used equipment in Canada and the U.S., such as New Holland’s T8 435 tractor and CR combine shown here. (New Holland photo)

Case IH, New Holland launch pre-owned certification

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 28, 2015

CNH’s Case IH and New Holland farm equipment divisions have launched their own Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) programs, allowing farmers in Canada and the U.S. to buy eligible used late-model combines and tractors with warranty coverage. For Case IH, the CPO program announced Friday will provide buyers with warranties and financing on pre-owned late-model Steiger and […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Environmental group sues U.S. EPA over monarch butterfly levels

By Carey Gillam February 28, 2015

Reuters — An environmental group sued the U.S. government on Friday, accusing regulators of discounting dangers a widely used herbicide is alleged to pose to the declining monarch butterfly population. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in U.S. District Court in New York. The suit claimed […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

Some roads reopened in Brazil; truck strike persists

By Reuters February 28, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Striking truckers lifted their blockade of dozens of highways in Brazil after police began fining and arresting protesters, though strike organizers said they had no plans to end their stoppage now in its 10th day. Road blockages were reported at 61 locations in six states on Friday, down from 88 […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Wheat hits week high on crop worries

By Christine Stebbins February 27, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures rallied nearly three per cent on Friday after falling to three-week lows this week as another arctic blast across the U.S. winter wheat belt raised worries about the dormant crop, traders and analysts said. That spurred technical buying as Chicago wheat rose to a one-week high. “We pressed […] Read more

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)

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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

Crops, Reuters, Weather

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

Crops, Weather

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

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Case IH, New Holland launch pre-owned certification

Environmental group sues U.S. EPA over monarch butterfly levels

Some roads reopened in Brazil; truck strike persists

U.S. grains: Wheat hits week high on crop worries

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

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