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With deal to close this week, Bayer to retire Monsanto name

By GFM Network News, Ludwig Burger June 4, 2018

Frankfurt | Reuters — Germany’s Bayer will wrap up the US$63 billion takeover of Monsanto on Thursday and also retire the U.S. seed and chemical firm’s 117-year-old name. The German drugmaker had received all required approvals from regulatory authorities, it said in a statement on Monday. “Bayer will remain the company name. Monsanto will no

Some fields in eastern Manitoba are showing signs of alfalfa weevil damage.

Forages, Local news

Fair weather sees good forage growth, alfalfa weevils on the scene

Forage and grassland conditions for Eastern Manitoba/Interlake and Western Manitoba/Central as of May 30 – 31

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association June 4, 2018

Fields in the Western area received some welcome rains with reports in the 2 inch range as of May 30. Central Manitoba reported only trace amounts of precipitation. Fields in Southeast Manitoba received around 7 mm while the Interlake received as much as 14 mm. Fields in the East that saw 3-4 inches of growth

Heavy factory, dealer discounts fuel U.S. truck price war

By GFM Network News June 4, 2018

Reuters — Heavy discounts of up to US$16,000 per vehicle are fueling a “truck war” among full-size pickups sold in the U.S. by the Detroit Three, a Reuters analysis shows. Strong U.S. sales this year of the highly profitable big trucks have helped offset lagging passenger car sales. But it is not clear how much

A previously parched agricultural Manitoba got some needed relief last week with a series of rain- and thunderstorms.

Local news, Weather

Drinking it in

Many farmers got their wish  for rain in late May, although not everyone was so lucky

By Alexis Stockford June 1, 2018

Last week was a cool drink of water for much of Manitoba, but patches of the province are still gasping for rain. Late May broke the dry spell that had been gripping almost all of agricultural Manitoba for April and May. “The rain that happened a week and a half ago didn’t really hit the

Crops

Canada clears Bayer’s Monsanto play, with conditions

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 31, 2018

Canada’s Competition Bureau says it’s “actively reviewing” BASF’s suitability as a buyer of the crop seed and chemical assets Bayer has to sell to get the bureau’s blessing to buy Monsanto. The Competition Bureau said Wednesday it has an agreement with Bayer to deal with “concerns that the proposed transaction would have significantly harmed competition

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Seeding nears completion, rapid germination, crop growth seen

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 28

By Manitoba Agriculture May 28, 2018

Seeding is nearing completion for the 2018 season in Manitoba, with progress estimated at 94 per cent complete. Most areas of the province received rainfall, although amounts were variable. Additional precipitation is needed in many areas. The recent rains combined with warm temperatures have resulted in rapid germination, emergence, and crop growth. Herbicide applications are

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland in Washington, D.C. on May 31, 2017. (Global Affairs Canada screengrab via YouTube)

Markets

Freeland to visit Washington this week for NAFTA talks

By GFM Network News, Reuters May 28, 2018

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will visit Washington this week in another bid to help unblock talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement, a spokesman said on Monday. Freeland will be in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday, said spokesman Adam Austen. The U.S., Mexico and Canada are struggling to

Forages, Local news

Rain, warm temperatures spur good alfalfa growth

Forage and grassland conditions for Eastern Manitoba/Interlake as of May 24

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association May 28, 2018

Fields throughout the southeast experienced very little winter kill even though soil temperature in the southeast were getting down to the critical temperatures of -12 C. This may in part be due to were the weather stations are located and that many of the fields in the area had considerable stubble left from last fall.

Forage producers had their fingers crossed for rain last week, but the promised storms missed a range of farmers still looking for moisture.

Crops, Forages, Local news

Concern raised over flagging forage

Manitoba’s dry spell needs to break soon, or it could mean bad news for forage crops in the west. For some winterkilled crops, though, it’s already too late

By Alexis Stockford May 26, 2018

Forage crops are off to a rough start. Producers and provincial experts say forages got a double hit this spring, with strained crops failing to survive the winter while those that made it through still struggle with slow growth. Ken Harms, who produces hay near Snowflake, says subpar stands in his area actually ran into

Deere recalls loader attachments over manual omission

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 25, 2018

Over 1,300 Deere front-end loader attachments sold in Canada are being recalled over what’s missing from their operator manuals. Deere and Co. and Health Canada on Thursday announced a recall for certain 120R John Deere loaders sold from May through September last year. “The ballasting information for the loader when attached to a John Deere

Daily Network News

Moroccan fertilizer maker OCP expects output to drop 30 per cent in Q2, sources say

Feed Grain Weekly: Demand rises despite war uncertainty

How farmers can manage stress, anxiety during spring seeding

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