Pulses Archives - Page 273 of 398 - Manitoba Co-operator

Nestle to buy Canadian nutrition firm Atrium

By GFM Network News, Martinne Geller December 5, 2017

London | Reuters — Nestle is buying Canadian vitamin and nutritional supplement maker Atrium Innovations for US$2.3 billion, expanding its presence in consumer healthcare as it seeks to offset weakness in packaged foods. The world’s largest packaged food company said on Tuesday it will buy the maker of vitamins, probiotics and meal replacements from a

Comment/Feedback, Pulses

Comment: A path forward for pulses

Governments must be cautious about what signals they’re sending the market and aware of unintended consequences

By Gordon Bacon December 4, 2017

India and Canada are the two global superpowers of the pulse world. India is the world’s largest producer and the largest consumer of pulses. Canada is the world’s largest exporter of pulses. India’s growing population, strong economic growth, and inevitable variability in production and harvest quality (weather dependent) all point towards the need for a

Bees and other beneficial insects could some day benefit from new pyrethroid pesticide research.

Did you know?, News

Spare the bees

New research may make for better-targeted pesticides that do their job but don’t hurt beneficial insects

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 4, 2017

Pyrethroid pesticides could be modified with a few molecular tweaks to eliminate pests while preserving beneficial insects like bees. Those are the findings of researchers at Michigan State University’s entomology department in a study featured in the current issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. These pesticides target a protein known as the

(Commercial Port of Vladivostok, vmtp.ru)

Crops, Markets

Baltic Dry Index nears four-year highs

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin December 4, 2017

CNS Canada –– The Baltic Dry Index has climbed sharply over the past two weeks, rising to its highest levels in nearly four years. The BDI settled at 1,662 points on Friday, having gained 300 points since the middle of November. The index was last above 1,600 in January 2014. The BDI is compiled daily

Regina-based Brandt’s agriculture division plans to make equipment for U.S. corn and soy growers at this plant north of Bloomington, Ill. (CNW Group/Brandt Tractor Ltd.)

Crops

Brandt to buy first U.S. manufacturing plant

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 4, 2017

A Canadian farm and industrial equipment manufacturer is preparing to set up its first U.S. base to make farm equipment for U.S. corn and soybean growers. The Regina-based Brandt Group, whose farm equipment lines include loaders and skid steers as well as augers, conveyors and vacuums for grain handling, announced Friday it will buy a

News

Working on Plan B

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue says American farmers could weather U.S. NAFTA withdrawal

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 30, 2017

There are more signs the United States could pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said he is “talking with the administration and Congress about some mitigation efforts” if U.S. President Donald Trump withdraws the United States from NAFTA,” Ag Insider, an online, subscription-based publication, said

Crops

Canada pans India’s ‘discriminatory treatment’ over pulses

By GFM Network News, Reuters November 30, 2017

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada on Wednesday accused India of “discriminatory treatment” against it in a dispute over $1.1 billion worth of Canadian pulse crop exports. Canada normally ships much of the peas, lentils and other protein-rich pulse crops its farmers grow to India, where they are a staple of many diets. But earlier this

Crops, Markets

Diesel prices poised to rise in new year

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News November 28, 2017

CNS Canada — The lingering effects of two large hurricanes in the U.S. continue to be felt in the diesel market as harvest winds down throughout North America. In particular, Hurricane Harvey was a disruptive force on the U.S. energy market as it temporarily halted production at refineries. Both gas and diesel prices rose in

Opinion

Opinion: Death of NAFTA will cost U.S. agriculture

An open letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross from farm associations and agriculture businesses

By Other November 27, 2017

Dear Secretary Ross: We are writing to respectfully share information relevant to your recent observation that there is “not a world oversupply of agricultural products” and that harm to American food and agriculture interests from a potential NAFTA withdrawal is an “empty threat.” We recognize that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has not

The bambara nut, seen here after being dug, is one type of legume that could benefit from its wild relatives.

Did you know?, News

Researchers break the wild-domestic barrier in legumes

They’re hoping to tap wild relatives for important traits  such as disease and pest resistance

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 27, 2017

Domesticating plants to grow as crops can turn out to be a double-edged scythe. On one hand, selecting specific desirable traits, such as high yields, can increase crop productivity. But other important traits, such as resistance to pests, can be lost. To mitigate this, researchers often turn to the wild relatives of crops. These wild

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

Pulses