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Deere dealer chain Cervus to seek real estate buyer

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Prairie farm machinery dealer chain Cervus Equipment Corp. plans to sell about 10 properties where it now operates dealerships and become their long-term tenant. The publicly-traded Calgary company, which operates 72 farm and industrial equipment dealerships in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, said Tuesday it plans to seek out a sale-and-leaseback deal for about 10
Greg Penner, associate professor with the University of Saskatchewan facility of animal science, says to achieve a productive rumen, producers need to focus on consistency.
Livestock

Rumen management for best herd productivity

To achieve a healthy rumen and productive herd, experts say to focus on providing consistency in feed and nutrient intake

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Making high-quality beef from forages requires an active and healthy rumen to break down those tough fibres, and you can foster these microbes that are the key to herd efficiency. One of the most important things to realize is that as you feed your cattle, you’re also feeding the rumen bacteria. Keeping the feed steady
Rail cars arrive at Glencore’s Puerto Prodeco coal depository in Colombia. (Glencore.com)
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Glencore sees renewables not cost competitive until mid-century

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London | Reuters — Renewable energy will not be cost competitive with fossil fuels until 2050, Glencore said on Tuesday, much later than energy organizations forecast and supporting the mining and trading giant’s case for continued investment in coal. Glencore, whose non-mining holdings include Canadian grain handler Viterra, has said coal is still an investment
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Ontario to scale back renewable energy purchases

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Toronto | Reuters –– Ontario will scale back its purchase of renewable power in a move expected to result in savings of up to $3.8 billion from a 2013 forecast, the provincial government said on Tuesday. It’s not clear consumers will benefit directly, though the province’s Energy Minister Glenn Thibeault told a news conference a
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Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: No. 22

Conditions as of September 26, 2016

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Producers in Manitoba continue to harvest spring cereals, canola, flax, edible beans and soybeans. The first acres of sunflowers and grain corn were also harvested. However, harvest progress was slowed over the weekend due to rainfall. Winter wheat and fall rye is emerging with excellent germination and stand establishment reported. Fall field work including post-harvest
(Dow.com)
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Agricultural merger mania fuels fears among small seed sellers

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Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Justice Department is looking into concerns that global consolidation among major seed and agricultural chemical companies may squeeze supplies of the building blocks for widely used genetically modified seeds, a farm group told Reuters. The department has asked the American Soybean Association for details about how small and independent
(Dave Bedard photo)
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Manitoba government overhauls MASC board

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CORRECTED, Sept. 28: Manitoba’s Tory government has replaced nearly the entire board table at its Crown crop insurance and farm financing agency. Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler on Monday named Darlingford, Man. grain grower and accountant Jim Wilson and former federal agriculture minister Charlie Mayer as the new chair and vice-chair respectively for Manitoba Agricultural Services
Sandblasting might be a way to kill weeds and leave crops unharmed, lowering the environmental impact of weed control measures and giving organic growers other options.
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Abrasive weeding mechanically controls weeds without tillage

A Minnesota-based USDA agronomist had the idea 
after a bumper apricot crop

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A new research project in the U.S. Midwest aims to blast weeds away — literally. The technique is known as abrasive weeding and it basically amounts to sandblasting weeds. It all started when Minnesota experienced a bumper crop of backyard apricots in 2007. Frank Forcella, a USDA weed scientist and agronomist, was left with a
(Cia.gov)
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Canada, China agree to tighten trade ties

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Ottawa | Reuters — Canada and China said Thursday they would start exploratory talks on a free trade pact, but gave few details about a possible extradition treaty for Chinese fugitives which has triggered criticism in Canada. Canada’s Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, elected last year, is trying to improve ties and increase trade with

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