BEIJING, China (Reuters) — China, the world’s top wheat producer, has cut its minimum purchase price for the grain for 2018 to help whittle its mammoth stockpiles and adjust to the market, the first such move since the policy was launched over a decade ago. Winter wheat is already seeded, so the impact of the […] Read more
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Don’t let tax confusion delay other farm planning: adviser
Don’t become paralyzed by all the uncertainty around farm taxes and fail to get your transition and succession plan done. There are worse uncertainties created by unexpected life and farm changes that many farmers haven’t prepared for than there are with tax changes, said farm family life coach Elaine Froese. “Do you have a will? […] Read more
How a rural background helped shape a doctor’s work
REGINA — Saskatchewan’s family doctor of the year says practising in a small-town is about getting to know people. “You respect their privacy but you learn a lot about their personality and character,” said Dr. Jennifer Kuzmicz, a 45-year-old physician and mother of two. She earned the award from the Saskatchewan College of Family Physicians […] Read more
Manitoba hog barn moratorium inches toward elimination
Manitoba’s hog barn moratorium is moving quickly toward cancellation after committee hearings failed to convince the Progressive Conservative majority that the barn ban should continue. “It was garbage legislation that was meant to create or exacerbate the urban-rural divide,” Morris MLA Shannon Martin, a PC who represents an area in the heart of Manitoba’s hog […] Read more
Climate Corp. targets agriculture
The company that revolutionized prairie agriculture with the introduction of RoundUp Ready technology has introduced another game-changing technology that it claims has the potential to change the way crops are grown in Western Canada. Climate Corp., a subsidiary of Monsanto, announced last week its official western Canadian launch of Climate FieldView, a new digital platform […] Read more
Municipal district wants to learn from devastating fire
The Alberta municipality looks to province, power company for compensation and reviews communication system
The Municipal District of Acadia, which saw more than 12,000 acres of farmland burned and about 190 head of cattle killed in an Oct. 16 wildfire, plans to ask the province of Alberta and Atco Electric to compensate affected residents for their losses. The municipality declared a local state of emergency during the fire, which […] Read morePotashCorp profit disappoints as merger looms
(Reuters) —PotashCorp, which is set to merge with Agrium Inc. to withstand a fertilizer slump, has reported a smaller-than-expected quarterly profit and narrowed its full-year forecast, pressuring its stock. Potash prices have levelled off this year after hitting eight-year lows late last year because of low crop prices and excessive production capacity. The slump, which […] Read more
China reverses ban on ‘mouldy’ cheese imports
Complaints from consumers unable to buy their favourite cheese forced Chinese officials to lift restrictions
Soft cheese consumers in China will once again be able to buy their favourite type after the country’s government decided to reverse a ban that it implemented two months ago. These so-called “mouldy” cheeses were banned because of the techniques used in their production. Even though these techniques have been used for centuries, the Chinese […] Read moreIndia drags feet on GM mustard approval
NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) — India has frozen requests to commercially release a locally developed genetically modified mustard, an environment ministry document has shown, amid stiff opposition to lab-altered food from domestic activists and politicians. The mustard variety would have been the first transgenic food crop to be allowed for commercial cultivation. However, the environment […] Read more
Low protein U.S. soy crop dents meal quality; may hike feed costs
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — A protein shortfall in this year’s U.S. soybean crop has forced processors to cut the amount of the nutrient they can guarantee in soymeal, prompting concerns that animal feed costs could rise. Adverse crop weather this summer likely dragged down the protein content of soybeans, prompting concern that the soymeal produced […] Read more
