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An aerial view of parched terrace fields at Chongqing’s Fuyuan village in east-central China on Aug. 19, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter)
Farmit Manitoba

Yangtze tributary runs dry as China faces another month of drought

Water is running low when crops are at a crucial stage, officials say

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Chongqing/Shanghai | Reuters — Residents living near a tributary of the Yangtze river in the southwestern region of Chongqing clambered along the dry riverbed Aug. 18 amid an unprecedented drought across the region that could last another month. “I am actually pretty worried, because the water has been cut off in my compound,” said Tian
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Weather

Canadian crop production bounces back, StatCan reports

Wheat at higher end of trade projections

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MarketsFarm — After 2021’s historic drought on the Prairies caused crop production to fall to historic lows, the 2022 harvest has mostly bounced back to pre-drought levels, according to Statistics Canada. StatCan on Monday released its July 2022 satellite image-based principal field crop production estimates, which confirmed analysts’ expectations that this year’s crop production would
A contract is more than an agreement. It is an enforceable legal document. If changes are made or a grower is unable to deliver, communication must be properly noted.  
Photo: AtlasStudio/istock/getty images
Grain Markets, Markets

Four things to know about grain contracts

MARKETING | Lawyers share practical tips for better understanding terms and conditions

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Contracts are important grain marketing tools. While price may be a key reason why farmers agree to a contract, there are other factors to consider. Some farmers in Western Canada learned this lesson the hard way when they could not deliver on their contracts and grain companies could not source replacement commodities due to last
First cut teff hay from July 15, 2021, right: second cut teff hay from Sept. 28, 2021.
Crops, News

African forage grass shows early promise

Trials look at warm-weather grass as a potential forage source for Manitoba

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Researchers in Manitoba are exploring the prospects of a forage grass from Africa called teff. Teff (Eragrostis tef) is a warm-season annual grass that originates in northeast Africa, where it is grown for grain and forage production. As a forage, the crop is notable for its high protein content and palatability, as well as its
File photo of soy-based milk alternatives. (SherSor/iStock/Getty Images)
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Lactalis to shift from milk to near-milk at Sudbury

Facility to halt fluid milk processing, switch to plant-based product lines

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The processor of the Beatrice and Lactantia milk brands plans to put its fluid milk processing plant in northern Ontario over to plant-based dairy substitutes. The Canadian arm of France’s Lactalis said Wednesday it will stop fluid milk processing and packaging at its plant at Sudbury effective Sept. 30 and convert that plant to a
File photo of farmland in Sierra Leone. (Belen B Massieu/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops

Sierra Leone passes new laws to boost landowners’ rights

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Freetown | Reuters — Sierra Leone’s parliament on Monday passed two laws that lawyers say will help boost the rights of rural landowners and women against land grabs by big mining and agribusiness firms. The West African country has a history of sometimes deadly conflict between local communities and foreign companies that have cleared huge
hail stones
Crops, Weather

Hail damage rescue treatments ineffective

Recent research shows treating hail-damaged crops with nutrients or fungicides does nothing to increase yields after damage

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Every summer, the perennial question is raised of whether to apply rescue treatment to crops damaged by hail. And every summer, the question was unanswered. Until now. At a recent Crop Talk webinar, Manitoba Agriculture soil fertility expert John Heard drew attention to an Alberta study that sought to find an answer. “I can report today on some
(AmsterdamBeer.com)
Crops

Denmark’s Royal Unibrew to buy Toronto’s Amsterdam Brewery

Brewer seeks new capacity in North America

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Corrected, July 18 — Copenhagen | Reuters –– Danish brewer and beverage maker Royal Unibrew will acquire Toronto craft brewer Amsterdam Brewery in a deal valued at around 250 million Danish crowns (C$44 million), Royal Unibrew said in a statement on Friday. “The acquisition we are doing today is very important for the future growth

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