Canola demand might be booming, but its recent price couldn’t escape the effects of a negative U.S. production report and a rising Canadian dollar. Canola exports in the week to Nov. 5 were 470,200 tonnes, the largest one-week movement for the oilseed ever. The total exported in the first 13 weeks or one quarter of […] Read more
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U.S. grain handlers cut spending, jobs despite hinting at rebound
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — U.S. grain handlers are further cutting operating costs even as they point to signs that a bruising slump driven by a global food commodities glut may be nearing a bottom. Bunge Ltd., Archer Daniels Midland Co. and Andersons Inc. have all said conditions appear to be getting better for grains processing […] Read more
Agrium sells U.S. plants to ease merger with PotashCorp
WINNIPEG (Reuters) — Agrium will sell its Idaho phosphate production facility for $100 million to fertilizer company Itafos to address concerns of U.S. regulators about its merger with PotashCorp. It will also sell its nitric acid plant in North Bend, Ohio, to a subsidiary of Trammo Inc. for an undisclosed price. The combination of Agrium […] Read more
Monsanto halts launch of U.S. seed treatment
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — Monsanto Co. has put on hold the launch of a new seed treatment following reports it causes rashes on people. It is the latest instance of complaints about a company product that was approved by U.S. environmental regulators. Monsanto halted plans for commercial sales of the product called NemaStrike, which can […] Read more
Goodwill pulls rodeo hopes out from the ashes for B.C. youth
The wildfires that scorched British Columbia ranchers for most of the summer nearly sent the dreams of a young rodeo rider up in smoke. Jordan Monical had qualified for the 2017 National High School Rodeo Finals in the cutting competition and saddle bronc, but when fire broke out on his family’s ranch near 100 Mile […] Read more
Putting life in order after divorce
Q: After living for six years in anger, frustration, hurt and disappointment, my wife and I finally decided to declare emotional bankruptcy and file for a divorce. Getting the divorce was a little easier than I thought that it might be. I guess that because both of us recognized the need for it, neither of […] Read more
Methane conditioner used to keep turbine blades turning
Burning dirty fuel in a turbine destroys the equipment but one company hopes to solve the problem with new technology
Many farmers in oil and gas country navigate by the gas flares. These flares are a double edged sword. They mean jobs and additional income from access or rights, but they are bad for the environment and a waste of energy. The options are to close the wells or convert all that gas into electricity […] Read moreBunge continues to cut earnings outlook amid grain oversupply
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — Agricultural giant Bunge Ltd. recently cut the full-year forecast for its core U.S. agribusiness unit after posting lower year-on-year profit for the third quarter in a row on flat revenue. The company, however, said it expects a stronger fourth quarter on bumper U.S. corn and soybean harvests, and forecast better results […] Read more
Drought reduces wheat disease risk
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — There may be a silver lining in the cloud of the 2017 drought in much of southern Alberta and Saskatchewan. It has probably reduced the likelihood that wheat streak mosaic virus will be a problem in 2018. Mary Burrows, a plant pathologist at Montana State University and an expert on the […] Read more
Talks on taxes continue between Ottawa, CFA
OTTAWA — While the federal government may have partially backed down on its plans to rework small business taxation, the lobby effort is far from over, said farm representatives who attended the Canadian Federation of Agriculture’s lobby day on Parliament Hill in late October. About 40 meetings took place over a four-hour period with farming […] Read more
