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Biden administration will not finalize clean fuel tax credit guidance

Ethanol producers hoping aviation fuel would provide market growth after amid stagnant demand

By Reuters December 4, 2024

Biden administration officials will not finalize highly anticipated guidelines on new clean fuel production tax credits aimed at the airline and biofuel industries before they leave in January, three sources told Reuters, casting doubt on the future of a key piece of the U.S. president's climate agenda.

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Italy wants changes to EU-Mercosur trade deal’s agriculture sections, minister says

By Reuters December 4, 2024

Italy wants changes to agricultural sections of the draft EU-Mercosur trade deal with South American countries, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Wednesday.

Sandy Russell and Jenna Sarich were paired together during Cohort 5 in the fall of 2023 for the Next Gen Agriculture Mentorship Program

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Agribition 2024: Next Gen Agriculture Mentorship grows ag industry

The program offers opportunities and resources to those looking to build their ag careers

By Janelle Rudolph December 3, 2024

For those who are great at giving advice or are looking to nurture their career, the Next Gen Agriculture Mentorship program is a good place to start. The 18-month program was started by Canadian Western Agribition in 2019 with a goal of creating community and strengthening industry connections. It has created eight mentee-mentor pairs each […] Read more

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Pulse Weekly: Prices for Kabuli chickpeas softer to sideways for balance of 2024

Prairie heatwave results in more smaller chickpeas

By Glen Hallick December 3, 2024

Prices for Kabuli chickpeas are likely to be softer to sideways heading into the new year, said Colin Young of Midwest Grain Ltd. in Moose Jaw, Sask.

Tyler Blanchette walks his family's bull through the ring in front of a large crowd at Canadian Western Agribition's Beef Supreme event Nov. 30.

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Agribition 2024: New Charolais breeders jump headfirst into show ring

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan December 3, 2024

When Tyler Blanchette’s three children, Bennett, Briar and Briggs, developed a love for showing cattle, he did the only thing he could — he started a herd of purebred Charolais. “The kids were involved in 4-H and they were looking to become a little bit more competitive, which led us to the Charolais breed,” Tyler […] Read more

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Commodities trading giant Cargill plans to cut around 8,000 jobs

By Amy Lv, Naveen Thukral, Reuters, Tony Munroe December 3, 2024

Global trading house Cargill said on Tuesday it plans to cut around five per cent of its staff, or about 8,000 jobs after revenue slumped in its most recent fiscal year as crop prices hit multi-year lows.

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New Zealand suspends poultry exports after first case of H7 bird flu

By Renju Jose, Reuters December 2, 2024

New Zealand said on Monday that it had suspended all poultry exports after detecting a highly pathogenic variant of avian influenza at a poultry farm on the South Island.

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Tyson Foods to close Kansas meat plant, cutting more than 800 jobs

By Reuters, Tom Polansek December 2, 2024

Tyson Food will permanently close a meat plant in Emporia, Kansas, that employs more than 800 people, according to a letter the company sent to the state on Monday.

The high selling lot in the Canadian National Speckle Park sale at Canadian Western Agribition was KFC June 49M from KFC Farms in Abbotsford, B.C. The heifer calf sold for $16,000 to Adelia Farms of Climax, Sask.

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Agribition posts another successful run this year

Organizers say attendance at the country's largest livestock show was likely a record, while sales were strong

By Karen Briere December 2, 2024

REGINA — Much was made of the weather heading into Canadian Western Agribition last week, but in the end, snow and cold did not keep the crowds away. Early numbers indicated record attendance for the six-day event even as temperatures dipped to -30 C at times. Last year, 142,807 people came through the gates, which […] Read more

“But we lost a lot of acres… which suggests to me that some organic guys have let some of their organics land go. And they are growing canola on the side,” says Laura Telford. Photo: Greg Berg

Barley, Canola, Cereals, Crops, News, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Australia’s canola improves but still lower than 2023/24

Bumps up wheat estimate, trims barley outlook

By Glen Hallick December 2, 2024

Of Australia's three largest winter crops for 2024/25, canola production was projected to be down from the previous year. Meanwhile, estimates for wheat and barley output were forecast to be higher than a year ago.

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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Biden administration will not finalize clean fuel tax credit guidance

Italy wants changes to EU-Mercosur trade deal’s agriculture sections, minister says

Agribition 2024: Next Gen Agriculture Mentorship grows ag industry

Pulse Weekly: Prices for Kabuli chickpeas softer to sideways for balance of 2024

Agribition 2024: New Charolais breeders jump headfirst into show ring

Commodities trading giant Cargill plans to cut around 8,000 jobs

New Zealand suspends poultry exports after first case of H7 bird flu

Tyson Foods to close Kansas meat plant, cutting more than 800 jobs

Agribition posts another successful run this year

Australia’s canola improves but still lower than 2023/24

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