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On-farm research can best answer producer questions

Good things happen when farmers take field research into commercial farms

By Angela Lovell January 9, 2020

For most people agriculture research starts and ends with the small-plot work of research scientists and plant breeders at places like the Brandon Research Centre. Passing by their fields along the Grand Valley Road during the growing season reveals a patchwork quilt of small plots looking at everything from disease resistance to trait expression. There are some good reasons for the

A GSI grain drying system at Bashaw, Alta. (Grainews photo courtesy Western General)

Crops, Weather

Prairie provinces react to Bibeau’s questions on carbon price impact

By D.C. Fraser, GFM Network News January 9, 2020

Ottawa — The Saskatchewan and Manitoba governments continue attempts to convince the federal government’s carbon pricing program puts farmers at a disadvantage. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau recently suggested the carbon pricing system may not be disadvantaging farmers, questioning the impact of carbon pricing on agriculture, but saying she will continue to seek out more

Crops, Pulses

Major grocers roll out plant-based burgers, undercut Beyond Meat

By GFM Network News January 8, 2020

Chicago | Reuters — Cashing in on rising demand for imitation meat, major retailers including Kroger and Walmart recently began to carry Beyond Meat’s plant-based burgers and sausages. Now, several stores are creating similar products that will compete with Beyond Meat. Kroger Co., the biggest U.S. grocer, on Wednesday rolled out its own line of

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Red lentils see some strength

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 7, 2020

MarketsFarm — The red lentil market in Western Canada is seeing some life to start the New Year, with improved bids creating some marketing opportunities. “Green lentil prices have been steady since the end of 2019, but red lentils are the one that’s jumped,” said Kevin Silzer, vice-president with Rayglen Commodities in Saskatoon, noting red

ILTA Grain opened its processing plant at Belle Plaine, east of Moose Jaw, in 2017. (ILTAGrain.com)

Crops, Pulses

ILTA Grain security payout to be CGC’s biggest ever

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News January 7, 2020

An insurance policy set up for demised Prairie pulse exporter ILTA Grain will pay, in full, what’s owed to over 200 growers who supplied the company, according to the Canadian Grain Commission. The CGC announced Monday that 222 eligible unpaid growers will receive a total of $11.146 million covered by the security ILTA posted before

Loading grain on a vessel at a Burrard Inlet terminal. (Maxvis/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

Ocean freight rates trending lower

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin January 6, 2020

MarketsFarm — The Baltic Dry Index has fallen sharply over the past four months, dropping below 1,000 points to start the New Year. A slowdown in iron-ore activity, as high prices have had Chinese mills buying up domestic inventories rather than importing from overseas, accounted for much of the general weakness in the freight sector,

Syngenta’s Interaction Centre at Stein, Switzerland. (Syngenta.com)

Crops

Syngenta owner ChemChina to merge ag assets with Sinochem’s

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 6, 2020

Zurich | Reuters — ChemChina and Sinochem are consolidating their agricultural assets into a new holding company to be called Syngenta Group, ChemChina unit Syngenta said on Sunday. Chen Lichtenstein, current CEO of Shenzhen-listed crop protection company Adama, which will also be incorporated into the new group, will be nominated chief financial officer of the

News, News & Opinion

Year in Review: Expect CGC to be under policy microscope in 2020

KAP doesn't want farmer protections or grain quality undermined

By Allan Dawson January 6, 2020

Expect more discussion about the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) role and the Canada Grain Act in 2020. That could lead to legislative changes with implications for farmers, grain companies and Canada’s grain customers. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada started reviewing the CGC and the grain act last March. “Ultimately our goal is to have a set

Columns, Editorial

The Year in Doggerel: 20-20 Foresight

By John Morriss January 3, 2020

As you may know, in each year’s first edition We follow a time-honoured farm writer’s tradition Of reviewing the past year in doggerel (that’s badly rhymed text) And giving you fearless predictions on what to expect for the next Since she’s in charge, I hesitate to criticize Mother Nature’s decisions But I wish she could

Pinto beans. (Vergani_Fotografia/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Edible bean yields lower across North America

By GFM Network News December 31, 2019

MarketsFarm — A challenging harvest season spelled trouble for dry bean yields across North America, according to one report from the Global Pulse Confederation. Mexico’s spring-summer bean crop yield was pegged at around 400,000 tonnes, which was 52 per cent lower than the previous year. The loss in production was largely due to drought conditions

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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