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A gaucho drives a carriage through the pampas (lowland plains), a primary farming and ranching region of Argentina. (CIA.gov)
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U.S. grains: Argentine weather underpins corn, soy

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures firmed on Wednesday, stabilizing near recent highs on persistent concerns about dry weather in Argentina hurting crops as they pass through key stages of development, traders said. Corn’s gains were limited as the rally stalled out at the six-month high hit on Tuesday. Soybeans rose to
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Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soymeal rally lifts soybean futures

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose to a 10-week high on Tuesday, lifted by a surging soymeal market as dry weather in Argentina threatened to reduce crop yields from that key South American supplier, traders said. Wheat futures dropped as a rally fizzled after prices hit six-month highs. Corn futures, which traded both
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Might Trump be good for Canadian agriculture?

His anti-trade agenda risks shooting his own agriculture sector in the foot

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As United States President Donald Trump follows his “American first” policy and pulls out of trade deals, it could spell future opportunity for the Canadian agricultural industry. That’s according to Dermot Hayes, a professor with the department of economics at Iowa State University. “In D.C. it’s chaotic. It’s the craziest situation I’ve ever seen, we’re
(FarmersEdge.ca)
Crops, Weather

Farmers Edge to use data to edge into insurance sector

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Farmers Edge has signed a four-year agreement with global reinsurance company PartnerRe to bring precision farming technology together with ag insurance. Under the agreement announced this week, the two companies plan to work together to develop new insurance products for the agricultural market. While Canadian farmers have access to government-run, subsidized crop insurance programs, as
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TPP II deal good news for agriculture

FCC’s top agriculture economist says there’s the potential for big benefits, but it will take time

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Farm Credit Canada says a new trade deal with Asia is good news for the nation’s farmers. FCC says the new Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) will mean better market access and that’s always good news for agriculture. “We can open up markets more to what we have, especially when we have big competitors
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VIDEO: Boldly spraying where no one’s sprayed before?

ROGA Drone wants to swoop onto the crop spray market with an autonomous UAV

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Started as a company in 2017, ROGA Drone is one of the new players in the UAV market, and Don Campbell believes there’s an untapped market in Western Canada for UAVs to spray insecticide. His flight plan? The Kray drone. The Kray drone is a fixed wing UAV using eight rotors to keep it airborne,
(AgricultureMoreThanEver.ca)

Farmers encouraged to make Agriculture Day meme-able

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Canada’s farmers are being urged to make closer connections with the country’s non-farming consumers, in both the real world and cyberspace, as Canada’s Agriculture Day nears. Spearheaded by the year-round industry-backed initiative Agriculture More Than Ever, Canada’s Agriculture Day is set this year for Tuesday (Feb. 13). “It’s a time to showcase all of the

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