SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Brazil’s soybean harvest is expected to occur later than usual due to a drought that has delayed planting and could tighten the local fuel market’s supply of biodiesel in early 2015, the grain crushing industry association Abiove said on Tuesday. Abiove representative in charge of biodiesel, Leonardo Botelho Zilio, said in […] Read more
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Drought to delay Brazil soy harvest, tighten biodiesel supplies
Broadacre Agriculture enters creditor protection
Broadacre Agriculture Inc., a corporate farm controlling more than 65,000 acres of Saskatchewan farmland, has entered into creditor protection. Incorporated in 2010, the company owes more than $46 million to lenders, investors and farm suppliers. You can find the complete list of creditors here. Court of Queen’s Bench in Alberta granted an order on Nov. […] Read more
Ont. doctors, nurses call for neonic ban
Registered nurses and a group of doctors in Ontario are claiming that neonicotinoid seed treatments may cause brain damage in children. The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) want the provincial government to ban neonic insecticides, which are applied as seed coatings to canola, corn and […] Read more
LIVE BLOG: Canadian Forage and Grassland Association’s AGM
Day 2 – Follow along via Twitter below as WP reporter Mary MacArthur covers the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association’s annual general meeting in Bromont, Quebec. #CFGA2014 Tweets Day 1 – WP reporter Mary MacArthur is on the road in Bromont, Quebec for the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association’s annual general meeting. Today, participants have […] Read more
Canterra, Warburton team up to bring new wheat to market
Warburtons has partnered with Canterra Seeds to produce and commercialize AAC W1876. AAC is a hard red spring wheat variety bred by Agriculture Canada. Warburtons, a bakery based out of the United Kingdom, expects to contract AAC W1876 next autumn. “This partnership is a perfect example of private companies working with our public breeding institutions […] Read more
Photo Gallery: PBR Canadian Finals
It was a busy weekend for WP photographer William DeKay, who attended the 2014 PBR Canadian Finals in Saskatoon, Nov. 14-15. Thirty-five of Canada’s best professional bull riders, including some of the top riders in the world, competed for this year’s title and money. One of the event highlights was Aaron Roy’s amazing comeback. In his […] Read more
Soy crusher demand helps canola
Booming production at U.S. soybean crushers took canola along for a ride Monday, with canola rising $3.50 per tonne to $431.30 on the January Winnipeg futures contract. The U.S. National Oilseed Processors Association said crush increased by 58 percent to 158 million bushels of soybeans in October, well above average analyst estimates of 151 million. […] Read more
Sask. RMs want more money for infrastructure
Representatives of Saskatchewan’s rural municipalities passed a resolution last week asking the provincial government to increase its funding caps on infrastructure. The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities met in Saskatoon for the 2014 mid-term convention. SARM wants the provincial government to raise its funding caps for road and bridge construction maintenance. The resolution asks for […] Read more
Armyworm resistance to GMO crops seen in U.S.
(Reuters) — Crop-devouring armyworms are showing increasing resistance in some U.S. farm fields to a popular type of genetically modified crop that should kill them, scientists said on Monday. The evolution of insect resistance “is a great threat” long-term to the sustainability of the GMO crop biotechnology that has become a highly valued tool for […] Read more
Ag sector fears labour crisis report shelved
Little has happened since the agriculture sector released a report on the labour crisis last fall. A task force, comprising 11 value chain roundtables and a number of commodity groups and food processors, published a national action plan called Addressing Labour Shortages in the Agriculture and Agri-Food Industry. It made a number of recommendations: • […] Read more
