Bioindustrial Innovation Canada will receive up to $6,592,913 in federal funding through the AgriScience Program-Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The bioproducts cluster, led by BIC, will develop specialized technologies that turn renewable resources, such as agricultural residues, into useful bioenergy, biofuels and biomaterials like ethanol and biodegradable plastics. The research […] Read more
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Chicken, pigs offset beef slump for JBS profits
SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s largest meat packer, said its divisions that process chicken and pigs lifted financial results in the last quarter, including poultry unit Pilgrim’s Pride, JBS USA Pork and Seara in Brazil. Performance there compensated for a slump in the Beef USA division, which accounts for about a third of […] Read more
Deere beats profit targets
REUTERS — Deere & Co. has beat analysts’ expectations for third-quarter profit as stronger pricing and cost control measures protected its margins from sluggish demand for its farm equipment. U.S. machinery makers have succeeded in maintaining the price increases they implemented two years ago, a move that was prompted by supply chain complications and a […] Read more
N.Z. scraps green policies to boost economy
Gov’t says it will push the pricing of agricultural emissions back five years and reverse a ban on oil and gas exploration
WELLINGTON (Reuters) — New Zealand’s green credentials are at risk as the government rolls back environmental reforms in a bid to boost a flailing economy and fulfil promises made to its voters. Since taking power last year, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s centre-right coalition announced it will reverse a ban on oil and gas exploration, push […] Read more
Alta. charts new course for regional ag societies
The provincial government will fund a report that looks for ways to support these important rural organizations
Glacier FarmMedia – The Alberta government has announced funding to study how the province can best support its seven regional agricultural societies. “I think some gaps will be identified, but the benefits will be in identifying the value of ag societies in general,” said Tim Carson, chief executive officer of the Alberta Association of Agricultural […] Read more
EV tariffs raise Chinese retaliation worries
SASKATOON — The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance is closely monitoring China’s response to a new round of Canadian tariffs. “Anything that could be perceived as an irritant to China obviously puts agri-food or anything else potentially in the crosshairs because we’ve seen it before,” said CAFTA president Greg Northey. Related stories: But it doesn’t mean […] Read more
Canadian producers have new option for selling pulses
WINNIPEG — Yet another company wants to buy pulse crops from Canadian farmers and sell them to the world. Sadot Group, a firm with headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, announced this summer that it’s creating a subsidiary in Toronto called Sadot Canada. In a news release from July unveiling the new division, Sadot Canada said […] Read more
Agco strikes deal to sell grain bin firm GSI
Agco has completed a deal to sell the majority of its Grain and Protein business division, including its grain bin and handling equipment arm GSI, to American Industrial Partners for a reported US$700 million. The company says it plans to focus on precision agriculture products and machinery. ”The divestiture of Grain and Protein supports Agco’s […] Read more
War exacerbates Ukraine’s farm worker shortage
More and more Ukrainians find themselves in uniform as the war drags on, making it difficult for the country’s farmers
Glacier FarmMedia – Most of Ukraine’s tractor drivers and combine operators are now soldiers, and it is difficult to replace them, even though agriculture work pays very well. When I was in my senior year of school and got bad grades, my parents would scare me by saying I wouldn’t go to university and would […] Read more
U.S. farmers’ testing refusal skews bird flu count
Dairy producers fear economic losses from positive tests, but health officials call testing key to limiting human spread
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) — The U.S. avian flu outbreak in dairy cattle is much larger than official figures suggest due to farmers’ reluctance to test their animals and risk the economic consequences of a positive result, according to interviews with dairy experts, veterinarians and farmers in six states with known cases. The U.S. Department of Agriculture […] Read more
