The Saskatchewan government is expanding the provincial recycling program to include antifreeze, antifreeze containers, diesel exhaust fluid containers and diesel fuel filters. The size of containers for recycling has also increased from 30 litres to 50 litres. Used oil, used oil filters and used plastic oil containers can already be recycled in the province. The […] Read more
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Antifreeze recycling coming to Saskatchewan
Farmers urged to avoid grain contamination
The Canadian Grain Commission is urging grain producers to take extra steps this fall to ensure that treated seed is not mixed with harvested grain. At this time of year, many western Canadian farmers are harvesting grain and planting fall seeded crops such as winter wheat that may be treated with fungicides or other chemicals. […] Read more
Glencore sells Viterra pasta plant
Another asset formerly owned by Viterra is being sold off by Swiss commodity trader Glencore Xstrata. Glencore confirmed today that is selling Dakota Growers Pasta Company in North Dakota to Post Holdings Inc. for $370 million. Post, a St. Louis, Missouri, based cereal maker whose products include Honeycomb, Alpha Bits, Raisin Bran and Shreddies, said […] Read more
Dairy research receives federal funding
Agriculture Canada has announced a $12 million, five-year investment in dairy research that will be supplemented by a $6 million investment from Dairy Farmers of Canada. MP Pierre Lemieux, parliamentary secretary to agriculture minister Gerry Ritz, announced the federal funding Sept. 16 in eastern Ontario. The government announcement said the money will fund projects in […] Read more
Weather helps harvest progress across Prairies
Saskatchewan Warm weather has helped harvest operations progress quickly across the province, and they are now outpacing the five-year average for this time of year. Growers in southwestern Saskatchewan are the furthest along, and above-average yields are reported in most regions. South Rain has delayed harvest operations across southern Saskatchewan, although generally warm weather has […] Read more
Sask. changes education ministers
Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall has changed his cabinet after Russ Marchuk stepped down as education minister. The Regina MLA told the premier earlier this week he no longer wanted the lead role as minister. However, he is staying on as legislative secretary to the new minister. That will be Saskatoon MLA Don Morgan, who has […] Read more
Little rain forecast in Brazil before soy planting starts
SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Very little rain is expected in Brazil’s top soybean-growing state, Mato Grosso, just before the official start of the planting season on Sept. 15, local meteorologists said on Friday. More rain is expected in the No. 2 producing state, Parana, in the next 15 days, but it isn’t expected to last, […] Read more
Cargill soy crushing plant in Argentina runs out of beans: sources
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) — U.S.-based agricultural export company Cargill has run out of soybeans at a key crushing plant in Argentina, prompting it to suspend operations at the site for two months, local industry sources said on Friday. Sixty employees were notified of the closure, the sources said, although final approval for the temporary closure […] Read more
Brazil farmers not benefiting from lower international fertilizer prices
SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Brazil’s weaker currency is keeping fertilizer prices high for Brazilian farmers, despite a slide in world prices for the main plant nutrients, grower’s group Aprosoja said. Soybean farmers in top producing state Mato Grosso had already bought 95.5 percent of the fertilizer they will use for the 2013-14 crop as of […] Read more
Russia and Kazakhstan face more wheat quality problems
MOSCOW/ASTANA (Reuters) — Concerns are growing in Russia and Kazakhstan over a shortage of high quality wheat — already a major issue for Russia this season — that could undermine their plans to increase exports, traders and analysts said. Both countries, which together with Ukraine are the three main wheat exporters of the Black Sea […] Read more
