If the U.S. pulled out of NAFTA, what would happen to Canada, the United States and Mexico’s three-way trade in beef and pork? That’s something farmers and the food industries in the three nations are trying to figure out, now that U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated his threats to rip up the North American […] Read more
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Loonie is flying high but will it rise much higher?
The Canadian crop market digested several things last week, including a rapidly rising loonie and rapid harvest progress. Rain expected this week across the Prairies should give many farmers a chance to take a breather after going all out for the previous few weeks. The rapid advance of the harvest in mostly dry conditions put […] Read more
Deere buys high tech manufacturer
Deere & Co. is paying US$305 million to buy Blue River Technology, a leader in applying machine learning to agriculture. Deere will retain all staff to continue the company’s growth and innovation. Blue River of Sunnyvale, California, has applied machine learning to sprayers so they apply herbicide only where weeds are present. Deere is confident […] Read more
Freeze branding: a veterinarian’s view
Years ago, I wrote an article on the negatives of hot-iron branding and got more letters to the editor than I have since. Please read this one and see if this makes sense to the cattle industry. More and more, especially in purebred herds, you see cows and bulls with freeze brands. These may be […] Read more
Brazilian farmers able to barter crops for ag chemicals
SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Bayer AG’s Brazil unit has been relying on barter for more of its agrochemical sales, swapping its products with farmers for a portion of their crops to keep business healthy as the country emerges from the harshest recession on record. With accessible credit lines scarce for Brazilian farmers, Bayer will use […] Read more
U.S. farmers ponder more soybean acres as corn returns disappoint
DECATUR, Ill. — In the northern hemisphere, the crop is on its way to the bin and with large amounts of it priced and delivery months established, farmers can turn their attentions to 2018. Canadian farmers will largely see positive margins. That is not the case in the United States, where corn and wheat left […] Read more
Richardson adds two Alberta crop centres to full service lineup
Richardson Pioneer Ltd. has bought two crop input facilities in northeastern Alberta. The company is acquiring Webb’s Crop Services Ltd. in Vermilion and Agro Guys Inc. near Forestburg. Both are independent, full-service retail crop inputs centres that provide local customers with seed, fertilizer and crop protection products. The acquisitions were expected to close on Aug. […] Read more
Man. farm groups merger still in the works
The five agricultural groups met recently but say there are questions to answer and consultations to be done
It’s not a done deal, but a merger of Manitoba commodity groups is closer to reality. Leaders of five groups, the Corn Growers, Manitoba Pulse & Soybean, Manitoba Flax Growers, National Sunflower Association of Canada and the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers, met twice in August to discuss the details, opportunities and obstacles around forming […] Read moreCanola price limited by global oilseed prospects
Crop markets usually fall to their lowest levels of the year in the August-September period as yield projections firm and combines start to roll in North America. It is too early to say that the lows are in, but with August in the rearview mirror, we might be getting close. The next United States Department […] Read more
Co-op opens two fertilizer terminals
Federated Co-operatives Ltd. has opened high-throughput fertilizer terminals in Brandon, Man., and Saskatoon, Sask., to supply Co-op locations across the Prairies. The Brandon terminal has the capacity to house 27,500 tonnes of fertilizer while the facility at Hanley, Sask.,can store 45,000 tonnes. They were constructed on a combined budget of $75 million, the company said […] Read more
