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Syngenta’s Interaction Centre at Stein, Switzerland. (Syngenta.com)
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EU said set to approve ChemChina bid for Syngenta

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Brussels | Reuters — ChemChina is set to secure conditional EU antitrust approval for its US$43 billion bid for Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The deal — the largest foreign acquisition by a Chinese company — is important for China, the world’s largest agricultural market,
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Brazil to open farmland, airlines to foreign buyers

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Brasilia | Reuters — President Michel Temer will propose legislation to lift restrictions on foreign ownership of airlines and agricultural land in Brazil as he strives to pull the economy out of a two-year recession, government sources said on Monday. Temer’s centre-right government plans to send Congress a bill allowing 100 per cent foreign ownership
(Dow.com)
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Dow’s ledger benefits as economic growth boosts demand

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Reuters — Dow Chemical, which is merging with DuPont, reported strong fourth-quarter results and gave an upbeat forecast for the current quarter as its focus on consumer markets benefits from improving economic growth worldwide. The seeds and chemical maker said improving growth in the United States, Latin American and Europe, besides steady Asia growth, would
(Dave Bedard photo)
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Potash prices look lower for longer as competition overheats

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Reuters — The deepest slump in a decade for the oversupplied potash fertilizer market may abate only slightly in 2017, major producers say, and could take years to correct due to the imminent startup of new mines. PotashCorp, the world’s biggest fertilizer producer, forecast a less profitable year on Thursday than analysts expected, and reported
The Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiative is well on its way to becoming a noted beef research and education centre of excellence.

Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock

Research and ranching

Brandon-based Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives is realizing its 
potential as education and research centre

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The Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiative is fast becoming one of the key centres for sector education and research in Western Canada. The rapid ascent could not be more perfectly timed, as the MBFI is in the midst of adding a learning centre to the Brookdale site, to complement the activities on the farm. “Our
Farmers had mixed results when planting into green cover crops in 2016.
Crops

Cover crops driving planting and tillage innovation

Ontario farmers are on the cutting edge of adopting this technique in Canada

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Cover crops continue to be one of the most discussed topics in Ontario crop farming. However the discussion has moved beyond the existence of the soil-health-building practice, to the fine details of how to manage such a complex biological system. There were several sessions at the recent Southwest Ag Conference (SWAC) in Ridgetown dedicated to
(CBSA-asfc.gc.ca)
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Canada to Mexico on NAFTA: You might be on your own

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Calgary | Reuters — Canada will focus on preserving its U.S. trade ties during talks to renegotiate NAFTA and may not be able to help Mexico avoid being targeted by the Trump administration, Canadian government sources say. “We love our Mexican friends. But our national interests come first and the friendship comes second,” a source
(PortMetroVancouver.com)
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Canada says TPP trade deal dead without U.S.

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Calgary | Reuters — The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal cannot proceed without the United States, Canada said on Tuesday, even as Australia and New Zealand pledged to salvage it. U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the 12-nation TPP on Monday, following through on an election promise days after his inauguration. “This agreement was so

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