WINNIPEG — The chief executive officer of the company formerly known as CWB unveiled some of the solutions he’d like to see brought to Canada’s grain delivery system while speaking at the Cereals North America conference in Winnipeg Nov. 3. A lack of rail cars and rail crews, together with other bottlenecks in the system, […] Read more
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G3 CEO offers grain handling solutions
Dairy device designed for early disease detection
GryphSens machine uses a drop of cow’s blood to test for diseases that can cause inflammation or reduce immunity response
The University of Guelph has developed a device that promises to make testing easier for two different dairy diseases. The GryphSens is a device that allows diary producers to test for non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) and beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHBA) in their animals without having to send samples to a laboratory. “If the farmers have the opportunity […] Read moreClever solution to canola problem
Grain companies are devising marketing solutions for canola treated with quinclorac and trying to keep it out of shipments destined for China and Japan. Quinclorac is the active ingredient in Clever, a herbicide to control cleavers that was sold by Great Northern Growers this spring and applied on up to 1.2 percent of Canada’s canola. […] Read more
Agri-Trend founder Saik excited about Trimble sale
Rob Saik won’t divulge how much Trimble paid to acquire Agri-Trend, but it’s a safe bet he walked away with more than he had when he founded the company in 1997. “With a Chevette and a soil probe and a $35,000 credit card from the Royal Bank I started Agri-Trend. I had nothing,” he said. […] Read more
Alltech buys Masterfeeds
Masterfeeds, a London, Ont.-based livestock feed company with 18 manufacturing and processing facilities in Canada, has been purchased by an American firm. Alltech, a privately held animal health company, is based in Lexington, Kentucky, and conducts business in 128 countries. The deal involves Alltech’s purchase of all Masterfeeds’ outstanding shares from U.S.-based Ag Processing Inc., […] Read more
U.S. bearish report raises outlook for soybean and corn production, stocks
WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Tuesday raised its outlook for 2015 domestic soybean production and yield to record levels, with harvested acreage remaining huge despite heavy flooding in the spring. Crop futures prices fell following the report. At about 11:30 CST December corn was down about 1.8 percent, November soybeans down […] Read more
UPDATE: Canada ag minister favours TPP deal, poised for trade fight with U.S.
UPDATED: November 10, 2015 – 1055 CST – WINNIPEG, Man., Nov 10 (Reuters) – Canada’s new agriculture minister said on Tuesday he is likely to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiated by the previous government, and is inclined to retaliate against the United States over a long-standing meat-labeling dispute. The Liberal government elected last month, led […] Read more
Mild weather aids early development of EU wheat, rapeseed crops
LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Mild weather across western Europe has helped winter wheat crops get off to a promising start but could also leave them more vulnerable to the threats posed by pests, disease or a brutal cold snap, crop analysts said on Tuesday. Temperatures have been above normal this month in top European […] Read more
Australia’s east coast wheat avoids large-scale quality downgrades – traders
SYDNEY, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Heavy rains that hit Australia’s east coast last week are not expected to cause large-scale quality downgrades to wheat across the nation’s second-largest producing state, traders said on Tuesday. As much as 100mm of rain fell across New South Wales, data from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology shows, stoking fears […] Read more
China mulls policies to reduce its corn stocks mountain
BEIJING, Nov 10 (Reuters) – China is considering offering subsidies to feed mills to increase domestic corn consumption, while also trying to sell down its massive state reserves of the grain at discounted prices, industry sources said. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country’s top planning body, has also proposed cuts to the […] Read more
