BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) — ChemChina has won conditional European Union antitrust approval for its $43 billion bid for Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta, a deal that could help China boost its domestic agricultural output. The deal is one of several re-shaping the agricultural chemical and seed market, even as these deals trigger fears among […] Read more
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Insurance information lacking on organics
The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. would like more information from organic growers to make sure the program suits their needs. Dale Knouse, SCIC regional manager in Saskatoon, said the corporation has contracted SaskOrganics to do a monthly price survey so that it has more data. He said organic growers often insure their crops under the […] Read more
Pulse official says new food policy better than carbon tax
Gordon Bacon is urging the federal government to think differently about agriculture and climate change. Instead of a simplistic and punitive tax on carbon, Canada needs a food policy that addresses a broad swath of issues, including health care costs, environmental outcomes and economic prosperity. Bacon, who is chief executive officer of Pulse Canada, said […] Read more
Deal made on plant breeders’ rights
SeCan and FP Genetics have a settlement with Johnston’s Grain Brokerage of Welwyn, Sask., over a plant breeders’ rights case. The settlement relates to unauthorized advertisements and sales of the PBR protected durum varieties AC Strongfield and AC Transcend. The parties agreed to a cash settlement as compensation for royalties and legal and investigative costs and a declaration there […] Read more
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Crocus photo contest launched It’s time to take fresh pictures of the Manitoba prairie crocus. More than $500 in prize money is available for winners in the 2016 Crocus Photo Contest at Arden, Man. Entries close at midnight April 29. Photos will be printed, judged and displayed a week later at Arden’s Crocus Festival May […] Read more
Farmers gear up for late harvest
Growers in many parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan are anxious to harvest crops left in the field last fall
Hard-luck farmers across Western Canada are gearing up for an encore performance in a two-act play that nobody wanted to see. Approximately 2.3 to 2.4 million acres of farmland went unharvested last fall, including an estimated 1.3 million acres in Saskatchewan and roughly a million more in Alberta. Last week, grain growers who would normally […] Read moreCanola flat on Wed. as US crop market creeps higher
Canola futures barely budged on Wednesday while American crop futures edged higher. Bargain buying was a feature in the Chicago markets. In Canada, the loonie crept higher and that held canola back. Traders are starting to roll May positions into July. The ICE Futures Canada best basis bid benchmarket widened to -$5 under the May […] Read more
German 2017 wheat and rapeseed harvests seen up on year
HAMBURG, April 12 (Reuters) – Germany’s 2017 wheat crop will rise by 2.7 percent on the year to 25.26 million tonnes as crops benefited from a warm end to winter, the association of farm cooperatives said on Wednesday. The association forecast Germany’s 2017 winter rapeseed crop would rise 7.1 percent on the year to 4.93 […] Read more
Bank of Canada holds rates, ‘too early’ to say growth sustainable
OTTAWA, April 12 (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada held interest rates steady on Wednesday, as expected, saying that while growth has been stronger than it anticipated in January it is “too early” to conclude that the economy is on a sustainable growth path. Reiterating its position that material excess capacity remains in the economy, […] Read more
Excessive glyphosate levels found in 1.3 percent of food samples: CFIA study
CORRECTION – The headline of this story originally stated glyphosate was found in 4 percent of food samples. The correct number is 1.3 per cent of food samples. Glyphosate was found in 4 percent of grain samples. Health Canada has found that glyphosate exceeds maximum residue limits in grain products about four percent of the […] Read more
