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Keeping hemp company

Studying ways to maximize agricultural potential by underseeding hemp crops

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One Manitoba agriculture research group is trying a few new things with hemp that involve the crop sharing the land. In 2017 and 2018, the Westman Agricultural Diversification Organization (WADO) conducted a study on relay and intercropping with hemp. With most of the data in from that two-year study, WADO’s Scott Chalmers spoke to an
New durum does it all!
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New durum does it all!

Our History: December 1997

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Melita durum wheat advertised in our Dec. 4, 1997 issue was named for the southwest town in what was once Manitoba’s durum area, but that apparently wasn’t any incentive to keep growing durum in this province. Statistics Canada reported 140,000 acres in 1997 and 200,000 acres the following year, but the crop began a steady
Murad Al-Katib, of AGT Food and Ingredients, told the Grain World conference Canada will be a world leader in plant-based protein.
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Canada will lead world in plant protein

Pulse executive Murad Al-Katib is predicting great things for western Canadian agriculture in the coming years

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Murad Al-Katib believes there are tremendous opportunities for Canadian agriculture on the world stage. The president and CEO of Regina-based AGT Food and Ingredients delivered this message Nov. 14 as the keynote speaker at the 2018 edition of the Grain World conference in Winnipeg. “When I was a kid I used to say we are
There are many causes of — and solutions to — food waste.
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Consumers acknowledge they are the biggest food wasters

More information and education are needed to fix the problem, say waste reduction advocates

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While grocery stores are the usual target for campaigns against food waste, the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI) says consumers primarily point the finger of blame at themselves. A survey conducted for the centre found 69 per cent of consumers consider themselves most responsible for reducing food loss and waste, followed by restaurants at
(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy climbs on hopes for China buying

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures closed higher on Tuesday as traders anticipated potential Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural products, and shrugged off a bearish monthly global soy inventories report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Corn firmed, led by soybeans, but wheat futures fell after USDA raised its forecasts of U.S. and global
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops

Bunge CEO Schroder to step down amid investor pressure

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Reuters — Bunge CEO Soren Schroder is stepping down after five years at the helm of the global agribusiness, following months of pressure from shareholders to shake up the company amid a prolonged grain market slump. The management change is the latest event to rattle the two-century-old commodities trader after a stretch of particularly weak
Climate change appears to be setting Mother Nature up to hit even harder with hot and dry conditions throughout multiple regions.
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Nature doubles down on climate warming

A new study shows regions are more often simultaneously experiencing hot and dry conditions

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A warming climate is causing weather woes to hit both harder and further. Stanford University scientists say hot and dry conditions are now regularly hitting multiple regions at the same time. These crop yield shrinking, food price destabilizing and environmentally catastrophic conditions are now twice as likely. Climate change has doubled the odds that a
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Bunge reportedly ready to replace CEO

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Reuters — Bunge Ltd. is preparing to replace its CEO Soren Schroder as the global grains trader faces investor pressure, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing sources. The company is expected to announce the CEO’s departure in the coming days, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. The grains trader was
CBOT January 2019 soybeans, with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
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U.S. grains: Soybeans firm on China trade hopes

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Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. soybean futures firmed for the fifth time in six sessions on Friday on solid weekly export sales data and short-covering ahead of the weekend as the market waited for signs that China may soon resume purchases from the United States. Corn also advanced and wheat climbed to a 5-1/2 week

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