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Ad-ventures in beer promotion

Our History: August 1961

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 22, 2018

Acceptance of advertisements for alcoholic beverages was sometimes a controversial subject for delegates at meetings of Manitoba Pool Elevators, the Co-operator’s former owner. Some argued that it should not carry alcohol ads, but others pointed out that it would be hypocritical for a company to on one hand refuse beer ads while on the other

The broad-acre model of Outback Guidance’s Rebel autosteer system offers precision up to a six- to eight-inch cross-track error margin. (OutbackRebel.com)

Crops

Former sister firm to buy Outback Guidance

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff August 22, 2018

Farm GPS guidance and autosteering equipment company AgJunction is set to sell its Outback Guidance business to a satellite positioning tech firm it spun off five years earlier. Kansas-based AgJunction announced Monday it has sold the Outback assets to Hemisphere GNSS, a Scottsdale, Ariz. company owned by Chinese firm Beijing UniStrong, for an undisclosed sum.

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat extends decline as Russian supply worries abate

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen August 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell on Tuesday for a second straight session as fears of a shortfall in Russian wheat exports diminished, traders said. Corn and soybean futures also declined, pressured by spillover weakness from wheat as well as improving crop conditions in the U.S. Midwest after widespread rains. Chicago Board of

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Railways say they’re ready for large shipping season

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries August 21, 2018

CNS Canada — Canadian Pacific Railway managed to slightly increase its grain shipping volumes last year, despite the extreme cold. CP moved 25.8 million tonnes of western Canadian grain, grain products, soybeans and non-regulated principal field crops during the 2017-18 crop year. That’s a one per cent increase from the previous crop year and one

A farm in Switzerland. (Funky-data/iStock/Getty Images)

Swiss government urges voters to reject more state help for farmers

By GFM Network News August 21, 2018

Zurich | Reuters — The Swiss government urged voters on Tuesday to reject more help for farmers and other proposals for agriculture in a referendum next month, saying they would send food prices rocketing and hurt the economy. Switzerland will two hold referendums on Sept. 23 — one on giving more state support to farmers

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Dry conditions advance harvest, premature ripening, wilting in crops

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for August 20

By Manitoba Agriculture August 20, 2018

Southwest Region Dry warm conditions over the past week continued to ripen crop prematurely. Harvest of winter wheat and fall rye continues with average yields and good quality. Click here for the Crop Weather Report for the week ending August 19 Majority of spring cereal crops have been harvested, with several producers swathing to aid

Nutrien’s potash mine at Lanigan, Sask. The Saskatoon company said in February it expects to close some potash mines which are near their “end of life” in the year ahead. (Nutrien.com)

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Nutrien steers potash recovery as BHP waits in wings

By Barbara Lewis, GFM Network News, Rod Nickel August 20, 2018

Winnipeg/London | Reuters — Canada’s Nutrien, the world’s biggest potash miner by capacity, has helped engineer a surprising price rebound for the fertilizer by idling capacity. Now the trick will be keeping prices from appreciating too much to ensure a major would-be competitor, BHP Billiton, stays on the sidelines. BHP has been weighing an entry

Grain storage at a Russian seaport. (Pridannikov/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat eases on ideas of Russian exports, long liquidation

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen August 20, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell three per cent on Monday on expectations of a pickup in Russian wheat exports in the next few months as shippers try to get ahead of potential export curbs, traders said, while soybeans clung to modest advances. Corn followed wheat lower. Chicago Board of Trade December wheat

Crops

Grain elevators brace for high-volume shipping season

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team August 17, 2018

CNS Canada — Grain companies in Western Canada are bracing for another high-volume year, as questions about the system’s ability to handle that amount continue to plague the industry. Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association, said despite the heat stress that has hit many crops this year, grain companies expect this

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat tops one-week high on Russia export concerns

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek August 17, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures jumped to their highest prices in more than a week on Friday on concerns that top-exporter Russia may curb grain exports, traders said. Russia will consider restricting 2018-19 shipments once they reach 30 million tonnes, following a request from meat-producing regions, according to traders who met with the

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Cereals

Ad-ventures in beer promotion

Former sister firm to buy Outback Guidance

U.S. grains: Wheat extends decline as Russian supply worries abate

Railways say they’re ready for large shipping season

Swiss government urges voters to reject more state help for farmers

Dry conditions advance harvest, premature ripening, wilting in crops

Nutrien steers potash recovery as BHP waits in wings

U.S. grains: Wheat eases on ideas of Russian exports, long liquidation

Grain elevators brace for high-volume shipping season

U.S. grains: Wheat tops one-week high on Russia export concerns

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