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Climate Corp. to partner with Canadian drone data firm

In a bid to bring its eye-in-the-sky views of clients’ fields closer to Earth, Monsanto’s Climate Corp. has struck up a partnership with a Canadian drone data provider. Climate on Nov. 15 announced an “official” partnership with Toronto-based Deveron UAS, which operates a fleet of drones serving farm clients across North America, to deliver “advanced”

Crops

Bunge widens exec takeover payout scheme after Glencore approach

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek November 22, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– Grain merchant Bunge Ltd. has sweetened compensation packages for top executives in the case of a takeover, according to the company’s regulatory filings, around six months after rebuffing an approach by commodity trading giant Glencore. Bunge and its rivals have seen profits fall as several years of oversupply in global grains

Crops

Brazil pushes back decision on Bayer-Monsanto tie-up

By Ana Mano, GFM Network News November 22, 2017

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazilian antitrust agency Cade on Wednesday extended its deadline to review Bayer’s proposed takeover of Monsanto by 90 days to late March, potentially spoiling plans to wrap up the US$66 billion tie-up by the end of the year. A spokesman said Cade had approved the extension at a session on

Crops

P+H plans new east-central Alberta elevator

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 21, 2017

Winnipeg grain and agrifood firm Parrish and Heimbecker is set to reinforce its recent arrival in the east-central Alberta retail market with a new grain elevator. Privately-held P+H announced Tuesday it will build a new 46,000-tonne capacity grain elevator and crop input centre at Viking, about 120 km southeast of Edmonton. The Viking site will

Western bumblebee. (Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops

U.S. study links bumblebee declines to fungicide use

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 17, 2017

A new look at the environmental factors around declining bumblebee populations and ranges points to a less-than-usual suspect: fungicides. “Insecticides work; they kill insects. Fungicides have been largely overlooked because they are not targeted for insects, but fungicides may not be quite as benign — toward bumblebees — as we once thought,” Scott McArt, assistant

Crops, Markets

India pea tariffs part of broader self-sufficiency goal

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 16, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada — India’s surprise move to impose 50 per cent tariffs on pea imports was a shock to Canadian exporters, but the tariffs were introduced to help India’s own farmers as the country works toward self-sufficiency in pulse production. That’s according to Anurag Tulshan, director of pulse brokerage Esarco Exim Pvt. Ltd.

A rendering of G3’s proposed grain terminal and loop track for Port Metro Vancouver. (G3.ca)

Crops

Larger elevators, smaller rail cars seen in grain’s future

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 15, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada –– Heading into the future, elevators will be more efficient and trains will carry more grain, according to industry professionals at the Grain World conference in Winnipeg. “I think there’s a real shift happening from low efficiency to the higher-efficiency facilities,” Karl Gerrand, CEO of G3, said Wednesday during the What

Crops, Markets

Grain company hunt goes on for Glencore

By GFM Network News, Gus Trompiz November 15, 2017

Geneva | Reuters — Commodities giant Glencore has made unsuccessful moves for three or four smaller targets in the grain sector this year as it seeks acquisitions to grow upstream, the head of its agricultural arm said. “We have looked at three or four possibilities in our core area already this year but couldn’t reach

Local news, Pulses

Manitoba bean producers faring well following harvest

Weaker Canadian dollar is offsetting the effects of a weakening in the bean market

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm November 15, 2017

After a decent dry bean harvest in Manitoba the market is quieting down as the crop begins to ship to the American and Mexican markets. “We’ve had active movement here right at harvest time… during the next four weeks we’ll see it quiet down over the Christmas period,” said Grant Fehr, market segment manager for

Most of Manitoba has decent soil moisture, but there’s still plenty of concern in other parts of Western Canada.

Crops, News, Weather

Parched Prairies settle in for frigid winter

Big portions of Western Canada remain very dry headed into winter

By Dave Sims November 15, 2017

Much of Manitoba may have adequate soil moisture, but the same can’t be said for your colleague to the west. Timely snows will be badly needed this winter to insulate drought-stricken areas of Western Canada from what are expected to be cold temperatures. Multiple areas of southern Saskatchewan are locked in a D-4 drought, which

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

Climate Corp. to partner with Canadian drone data firm

Bunge widens exec takeover payout scheme after Glencore approach

Brazil pushes back decision on Bayer-Monsanto tie-up

P+H plans new east-central Alberta elevator

U.S. study links bumblebee declines to fungicide use

India pea tariffs part of broader self-sufficiency goal

Larger elevators, smaller rail cars seen in grain’s future

Grain company hunt goes on for Glencore

Manitoba bean producers faring well following harvest

Parched Prairies settle in for frigid winter

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