Winnipeg, (MarketsFarm) – Canadians will spend two to four per cent more on food in 2020, according to the latest Canada Food Price Report from researchers at Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab and the University of Guelph. The average family in the country will see their total food bill for groceries and restaurant meals rise […] Read more
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Extract phosphorus from dairy waste water
Researchers in Israel have developed a way to create phosphorus fertilizer from dairy waste water. If implemented on a large…
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FCC report sees opportunities for pulse exports
WINNIPEG (MarketsFarm) – The Farm Credit Corporation (FCC) released its report titled Diversifying Canada's agriculture exports on Tuesday, which included…
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Gene controls plant-fungi relationship
Plants have a complex relationship with mycorrhizal fungi, which have a symbiotic association with a plant’s root system. When joined,…
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Deere previews next-generation combine
HANNOVER, Germany — John Deere previewed its twin-rotor X9 combine and a matching draper header designed for small grains and…
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Claas adds four-track, non-articulated, high horsepower tractor
HANNOVER, Germany – Claas joined an elite group of tractor manufactures that offer high-horsepower, tractors with four tracks, with their…
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Single gene discovery found to boost yield
Yield increases from the latest in plant breeding technologies have come mainly from making crops better able to defend against…
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‘Indiana Jones’ scientists collect seeds in wild for climate change fight
LONDON, (Reuters) – Braving perils from blood-sucking leeches to tigers and using transport as basic as elephants, scientists have journeyed like “Indiana Jones” to remote locations to collect wild cousins of crop seeds in a project to help tackle climate change. A report released on Tuesday presented the results of a six-year quest to collect […] Read more
Watershed year for AGT
WINNIPEG, (MarketsFarm) – This year has been a watershed year for AGT Food and Ingredients, according to the company’s president and CEO Murad Al-Katib, who spoke at the recent Grain World Conference in Saskatoon, Sask. Earlier in 2019, AGT was delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange, as Al-Katib moved to take the company private after […] Read more
Great opportunities exist for Canadian pulses, says AGT president
WINNIPEG, (MarketsFarm) – To Murad Al-Katib the opportunities for Canadian pulse exports to India are amazing, provided one correctly understands the context of India’s tariffs on pulses. Also, he said those Canadian exporters must realize they need to switch from being solely dependent on commodities to adding value by shipping food and ingredients. “We need […] Read more
Canada still exporting lots to China: analyst
Winnipeg,(MarketsFarm) – Ivy Li brought a much different perspective about China to the Grain World Conference in Saskatoon, Sask. Specializing in Chinese agricultural markets, the Beijing-based independent analyst veered away from the usual statements that often cast China as the bad guy on the world stage. Also, Li pointed out that Canada has been doing […] Read more
Ag equipment giant unveils the future
John Deere’s Future Technology Zone displayed research into automation, electrification and artificial intelligence
HANNOVER, Germany — New agricultural products are being launched at a breakneck speed, and some of the more innovative offerings are launched by small and nimble companies that can quickly transform trail-blazing technologies into agricultural platforms. Large companies can be at a disadvantage when it comes to rapid use of the latest innovations because they […] Read more
Tractor gets serious about heavy loads
The JCB Fastrac 4000 series may interest producers who want to use it for pulling fertilizer spreaders and sprayers
HANNOVER, Germany — Upgraded axles in the JCB Fastrac 4000 series enables the tractors to handle heavier loads. “We have now eight tonnes in the front and 10 tonnes in the rear,” Michael Mayer of Fastrac said during Agritechnica in Hannover. “It’s a legal thing, so you are allowed to put more weight on it, […] Read more
Mechanical drive RDX Grain Belt, air suspended, mechanical drive
Honey Bee used the recent AgriTrade show in Red Deer to show Alberta grain growers its new mechanical drive, 60-foot RDX Grain Belt rigid straight-cut draper header. The new RDX is based on the one-off 60-foot rigid header Honey Bee sent to Australia last year, according to marketing manager Spencer Groth. “The big thing is […] Read more
Extract phosphorus from dairy waste water
New technology recycles disappearing essential nutrient to ensure that it doesn’t end up where it isn’t needed
Researchers in Israel have developed a way to create phosphorus fertilizer from dairy waste water. If implemented on a large scale, the process could help stretch Earth’s finite supply of phosphorus. Scientists have warned about a disastrous shortage of phosphorus in 100 to 250 years unless we can find ways to recycle it. Phosphorus is […] Read more
Gene controls plant-fungi relationship
The breakthrough could lead to crops that are better able to cope with harsh growing conditions and resist pests
Plants have a complex relationship with mycorrhizal fungi, which have a symbiotic association with a plant’s root system. When joined, the fungi form a sheath around the roots and then spread beyond the roots to increase the uptake of nutrients from the surrounding soil for the benefit of the plant. In return, plants absorb carbon […] Read more
