Farmers who launched a $17 billion class action lawsuit against Ottawa and CWB are attempting to take their case to Canada’s highest court. Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board said in a Nov. 4 news release that farmers who launched the suit will seek to have the validity of their claims heard by the Supreme […] Read more
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CWB supporters seek Supreme Court hearing on assets
Agrium cuts jobs
WINNIPEG (Reuters) — Canadian fertilizer producer Agrium Inc. will cut 500 jobs and look to sell several non-core businesses as it aims to find $475 million in savings by 2017, chief executive officer Chuck Magro said Nov. 5. Agrium will also target savings from reducing working capital at its farm retail business and trimming operating […] Read more
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NEW APP FOR WEED CONTROL Getting the timing right for pre-harvest weed control is difficult, but a new app developed by Monsanto is expected to help. The Preharvest Staging App is designed to assess crops and weeds for pre-harvest applications of Roundup brand agricultural herbicides. Photos are included, as well as measurements, in-field tests and […] Read more
Trade, supply chain challenge dairy producers
There are 12,500 dairy producers in Canada, who provide milk to three major processors, who in turn supply product to four main retail chains. Who has the power? Alberta Milk chair Tom Kootstra says the dynamics of the dairy industry require producers to co-operate if they want to achieve their goals in relation to powerful […] Read more
World in brief
Agfinance ADM profit up (Reuters) — U.S. agribusiness Archer Daniels Midland Co. reported higher third quarter earnings Nov. 4 on strong corn and soybean processing margins, but revenue fell from a year ago. Illinois-based ADM reported net earnings of US$747 million, or $1.14 per share, up from $476 million, or 72 cents a share, in […] Read more
Swine delta corona virus not found in new Alta. tests
Tests at the Alberta pig handling site where swine delta corona virus was detected last month have shown no signs of the virus. Alberta Pork reported yesterday that re-tests of the unnamed site were taken Nov. 3. SDCV is a highly contagious virus similar to the deadly porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and is almost always […] Read more
Digby wins forage leadership award
Wayne Digby, former executive director of the Manitoba Forage Council, is the recipient of the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association’s leadership award. He was announced as the winner today and will be officially recognized at the CFGA annual conference Nov. 18 in Bromont, Que. The association said Digby provided leadership to the Manitoba Forage Council […] Read more
Canadian farmers seen likely to raise durum wheat plantings
GENEVA (Reuters) ¬— Canadian farmers are likely to expand sowings of durum wheat for the 2015 crop because of high prices and firm demand while canola sowings will also be held at recent high levels, the head of Canada’s association of grain farmers said on Thursday. “I would expect a very sharp increase in durum […] Read more
U.S. approves GM potato with lower cancer risk
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) — The United States Department of Agriculture has approved the first genetically modified potato for commercial planting in the country, a move likely to draw the ire of groups opposed to artificial manipulation of foods. The so-called Innate potato, developed by the J.R. Simplot Company, is engineered to contain less of a […] Read more
Monsanto settles farmer lawsuits over experimental GMO wheat
(Reuters) — Monsanto Co. said on Wednesday it reached a settlement with U.S. wheat farmers who sued the seed company over market disruption after unapproved genetically engineered wheat was discovered growing without oversight in Oregon. Monsanto’s Roundup Ready wheat, which was never approved by U.S. regulators and which the company said it stopped testing a […] Read more
