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Expert's Radar: Wheat responds to escalating hostilities

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My step-counting watch is very good at reminding me to get up and move if I haven’t taken at least 250 steps in the past hour. That subtle vibration is usually enough to get me out of my chair to stretch my legs, although I sometimes miss the reminder. Agricultural futures rarely have a problem
A DryAir central heating system feeds aeration fans for a row of grain bins. (Assie.ca)
Crops

Investment firm buys Saskatchewan drying system maker

EIC buys DryAir for $60 million

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A Winnipeg investment firm with ownership stakes in Canadian manufacturing and airlines has bought a Saskatchewan company that makes heating and drying systems for grain growers and other sectors. Exchange Income Corp. (EIC) announced Oct. 5 it has bought DryAir Manufacturing of St. Brieux for about $60 million in cash and EIC stock. DryAir, in
Russ Edwards, founder of WGI Westman Group, now has ACC’s ag school as a namesake -- which was more recently given a new logo to match.
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ACC ag school brand gets revamped

The school, which was renamed last year, now has a new logo to match

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Assiniboine Community College’s agriculture school has a new look. On Sept. 26, the college unveiled the new brand for its Russ Edwards School of Agriculture and Environment. ACC renamed the school last fall in honour of Edwards, the founder of WGI Westman Group. Companies under that corporate umbrella include grain handling and storage equipment firm
Rob Painter (l) and Eric Hansotia, CEOs of Trimble and Agco respectively, agreed on Sept. 28, 2023 to combine their precision ag arms into a new joint venture. (Trimble via PRNewswire)
Crops

Trimble Ag, Agco’s JCA link up for new precision ag venture

Agco gets majority control of a new precision ag and autonomy firm; Agco's GSI brand and others now under separate review

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Global positioning tech firm Trimble is set to sell its precision ag business into a new joint-venture company that will include farm machinery maker Agco’s made-in-Manitoba autonomy arm. From farmers’ perspective, the two companies say their combined technology offering is expected to offer “seamless integration and connectivity across geographies, equipment brands and the crop life
A Brandt manufacturing facility in Moose Jaw, Sask.
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Brandt adds to New Zealand holdings

Deal brings North Island construction, forestry and ag equipment market under one umbrella

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Saskatchewan equipment firm Brandt Group of Companies has added another arm to its international reach. The Regina-based manufacturer of grain handling and tillage equipment and John Deere distributor said Aug. 31 that it had acquired New Zealand equipment company Wairarapa Machinery Services Ltd. The acquired company is 100 kilometres northeast of the country’s capital, Wellington. The dealership will
Container ships pass through locks on the Panama Canal in this file photo. (CIA.gov)
Crops, Weather

Panama Canal water levels at historic lows, restrictions to remain

Lake feeding canal low on rainfall

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Panama City | Reuters — The Panama Canal’s water levels have not recovered enough as the end of the rainy season approaches and limits on daily transit and vessel draft will stay in place for the rest of the year and throughout 2024, the waterway’s authority said on Tuesday. The restrictions, implemented earlier this year
Buhler Industries’ Versatile Nemesis 235 tractor. (Versatile-ag.com)

Buhler books bigger profit as supply chain issues pass

Company now seeking 'long-term investment partner'

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The maker of Versatile tractors and Farm King equipment says the supply chain issues that have pressured its quarterly bottom line have begun to clear. Winnipeg-based Buhler Industries on Aug. 14 reported net income of $16.1 million on $67.6 million in revenue for its second quarter ending June 30, up from $1.1 million on $57.8
Container ships pass through locks on the Panama Canal in this file photo. (CIA.gov)
Crops, Weather

Panama Canal’s drought-induced bottleneck eases

Some vessels detour; transits per day still reduced

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Panama City | Reuters — A backlog of vessels waiting to pass the Panama Canal due to drought-related restrictions has eased in recent days after the waterway’s authority authorized more non-booked ships to pass and as others are choosing alternate routes to avoid the delays. The Panama Canal Authority last week opened two additional slots
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns outside West Kelowna, B.C. on Aug. 18, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Chris Helgren)
Weather

B.C. wildfires intensify, evacuation orders double

Rain helping slow fires near Yellowknife

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Kelowna | Reuters — Forest fires in British Columbia intensified on Saturday, with the number of people under evacuation orders doubling from a day earlier, as authorities warned of difficult days ahead. The province declared a state of emergency on Friday to access temporary authoritative powers to tackle fire-related risks, as out-of-control fires ripped through
Much like a summer storm hitting one field and leaving another dry only a few miles down the road, markets could go either way right now.
Markets, Weather

Rolling the dice on forecasts

Expert's Radar: Definite market directions are hard to pin down

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A severe weather system rolling across the Prairies triggered an alert on my phone the other day. Television and radio programs also interrupted with warnings to take precautions. The sun was still shining at the time, but the rumble of thunder from the approaching storm could easily be heard. My location caught only the edge

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