Contributions to agriculture recognized

Six people have been named to the Saskatchewan Agriculture Hall of Fame. Burton Craig of Saskatoon, James Lewthwaite of Redvers, Lillian McConnell of Regina, Oscar Mossing of Bengough, Herbert Sparrow of North Battleford and Alexander Webster of Regina will be inducted on Aug. 5 at Saskatoon’s Western Development Museum. Burton Craig Craig was a key […] Read more

GENEVA, Switzerland (Reuters) – World Trade Organization chief Mike Moore has praised a European Union plan to drop tariffs on imports from the world’s poorest countries. He called the plan “a concrete demonstration of EU goodwill” amid efforts to reach agreement in the 140-member WTO on launching a new round of liberalization talks. He also […] Read more

FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) – German chemical giant BASF AG says it has deciphered the genetic code of a bacterium that should allow more efficient production of lysine, an amino acid used as protein in animal feed. BASF, which is one of the world’s three biggest lysine producers, said it has applied for patent protection for […] Read more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – Monsanto expects farmers to plant more of its genetically modified crops this year than last year. “I feel confident that in every core crop, a core crop being corn, soybeans and cotton, that we will plant more Monsanto biotech acres than we did in 2000,” said Brett Begemann, Monsanto’s vice-president […] Read more