Canpotex has signed two new marketing agreements with Indian companies while on a trade mission with Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall. Coromandel International Ltd. and Tata Chemicals Ltd. will each buy millions of tonnes of the province’s potash over the next few years. Canpotex also signed enhanced market development agreements with them, and with Indian Potash […] Read more
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Potash deals signed during Indian trade trip
VIDEO: Spring flood warning issued in Sask.
Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency is already warning of the potential for flooding next spring. Most of the province is saturated heading into winter freeze-up, and even near normal snow pack could result in above normal runoff, the agency said in a fall report released Nov. 20. Many areas are actually wetter than they were in […] Read more
Man. to compensate farmers for Portage Diversion flooding
The Manitoba government is compensating farmers who lost crop and forage land in July when excess water flowed down the Portage Diversion channel. Manitoba agriculture minister Ron Kostyshyn announced Wednesday that landowners will receive $1.15 million in payments for flooded land adjacent to the Portage Diversion. “During our flood response, the Manitoba government used the […] Read more
ADM sues Syngenta over rejections of GMO corn by China
(Reuters) — Archer Daniels Midland Co. sued seed company Syngenta AG on Wednesday over sales of a genetically modified corn variety not approved for import by China, joining more than 100 farmers and exporters in pursuing damages from the Swiss-based company. The lawsuit alleges that Syngenta commercialized the MIR162 corn variety, also known as Agrisure […] Read more
NDP reject proposed agricultural legislation
Federal New Democrats have withdrawn support for Bill C-18. NDP agriculture critic Malcolm Allen said despite recent amendments to the Agricultural Growth Act, it still lacks clarity on key issues affecting farmers, including their ability to save and replant harvested seed without paying additional fees. Allen said in a recent interview that amendments made to […] Read more
Ethanol tumbles seven percent on near-record U.S. production
CHICAGO (Reuters) — U.S. ethanol futures tumbled more than seven percent on Wednesday after the Energy Information Administration pegged production of the grain-based biofuel last week at the second highest level on record. The EIA said ethanol production in the week ending Nov. 14 averaged 970,000 barrels per day, the highest rate since the record […] Read more
U.S. Thanksgiving meal costs barely rise as price of turkey slips
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A small decline in turkey prices helped hold the increase in the cost of preparing a Thanksgiving meal for 10 to less than one percent this year, a U.S. farm group said on Thursday. Ingredients for a typical holiday feast, with turkey and all the trimmings, averaged US$49.41, up 37 cents from […] Read more
Germany says no signs of bird flu outside quarantine farm
HAMBURG (Reuters) — No signs of bird flu have been found anywhere else in the region around the farm in east Germany where it was discovered on Nov. 4, but the source of the infection there is still unknown, German authorities said on Thursday. On Monday the highly contagious H5N8 strain of bird flu was […] Read more
Health Canada to address antibiotic overuse, misuse
Health Canada’s plan to address antimicrobial resistance has implications for animal agriculture that have yet to be clarified. Released in late October, the federal framework for action against antimicrobial resistance calls for strengthening regulations on veterinary medicines and medicated feeds, which includes strengthening veterinary oversight and phasing out growth promotion claims on some animal drugs. […] Read more
Alta. watershed sharing stories with film project
Water management | Initiative will showcase evolution of southern Alberta water system
A film project was officially launched Nov. 12 by the Oldman Watershed Council in Lethbridge. Using a Hollywood theme, the non-profit group recognized five major benefactors of the project and encouraged others to talk about their experiences with the land, water and environment across southern Alberta. Executive director Shannon Frank said the 15-minute film, which […] Read more
