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Mixed reactions from farm groups to Bill C-49 progress

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 6, 2017

Commodity News Service Canada – Western Canadian producer groups support changes to rail transportation in Canada but vary on support of the latest legislation, Bill C-49. Bill C-49 passed its third reading in the House of Commons Nov. 1 and is now off to the Senate for review. The bill is meant to amend the

Crops, Livestock

Canadian agricultural exporters urge Trans Pacific Partnership without U.S.

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 3, 2017

The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA), added its voice to the long list of Canadian agricultural exporters urging the federal government to achieve a trade deal with the 11 remaining Trans Pacific Partnership members. The planned summit in Vietnam next week represents a unique opportunity for Canada to take the forefront in negotiations as the

Would you think this pull-type sprayer was a Deere? Hint: It isn’t. (Photo from Deere v. Fimco, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 2017)

Crops

Court ruling for Deere colours hinges on ‘confusion’

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News November 3, 2017

A court ruling strengthening Deere and Co.’s claim to the use of green and yellow on farm equipment in the U.S. centres on how likely farmers are to believe they’re looking at a Deere or Deere-approved product. In a 107-page ruling in October, following a five-day trial in June, the U.S. District Court at Paducah,

Crops

CP conductors, engineers reject short-term deal

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 2, 2017

Unionized conductors and engineers at Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) have voted down a proposed one-year renewal of their collective agreement. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, whose train and engine (T+E) unit represents about 3,050 Canadian conductors and engineers at CP, announced Wednesday its membership had voted 67.1 per cent against the extension. Negotiators with CP

Markets

Is a strong loonie a bad thing for Canadian farmers?

There’s no doubt our currency’s fluctuation has effects, but they’re not always well understood

By David Derwin November 1, 2017

From a high of 1.10 to lows of 60 cents per U.S. dollar over the past several decades, the value of the loonie has always had an impact on Canadian farmers. While these fluctuations certainly will influence crop prices we receive here in Canada, what effect does it really have? Is a strong loonie really

Bridgeland, a UFA/CHS joint venture, operates this fertilizer plant at the RedTail Business Park south of Sexsmith, Alta. (Video screengrab from Bridgeland.ag)

Crops

CHS sells stake in Bridgeland input venture to UFA

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 31, 2017

On the heels of its move to sell its wholly-owned crop input stores in Alberta and Saskatchewan, U.S. ag co-operative CHS is selling its remaining Alberta ag retail asset. Alberta farmer co-op UFA (United Farmers of Alberta) announced Tuesday it’s buying CHS’s interest in the two firms’ joint ag retail venture, Bridgeland Limited Partnership, for

Crops

Seed Hawk to take parent firm’s name

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 31, 2017

For Saskatchewan seeding, planting and tillage equipment maker Seed Hawk, the company name is changing but the brand remains the same. Seed Hawk, which has been 100 per cent owned by Swedish equipment manufacturer Vaderstad since 2013, has been renamed Vaderstad Industries effective Tuesday. The two companies said the name change “reflects the fuller integration

Crops

CHS to shed Prairie crop input retail sites

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 31, 2017

U.S. farm co-operative CHS is stepping back from Canada’s Prairie crop input retail sector with a deal to sell its 10 retail locations to Richardson International. Winnipeg-based Richardson on Tuesday announced it would buy CHS’s Alberta retail sites at Alix, Beiseker, Bow Island, Carseland, Craddock, Lacombe, Rolling Hills, Standard and Vauxhall, and the co-op’s lone

Crops, Pulses

Pulse industry’s future remains uncertain with India

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News October 30, 2017

CNS Canada — As worries mount in regards to Canada’s pulse exports to India, reports from the country point toward a precarious future. India’s agriculture minister, Radha Mohan Singh, last week announced his country wouldn’t need to import any pulses within two years’ time as it would be able to grow enough for domestic demand.

Crops

Grain handle helps lift CN quarterly revenue

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 27, 2017

An increase in Canadian grain traffic helped support Canadian National Railway’s third-quarter revenues, though the costs of increased traffic ate at its bottom line. Montreal-based CN on Tuesday reported net income of $958 million on total revenues of $3.221 billion for the quarter ending Sept. 30, down from $972 million on $3.014 billion in the

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Pulses

Mixed reactions from farm groups to Bill C-49 progress

Canadian agricultural exporters urge Trans Pacific Partnership without U.S.

Court ruling for Deere colours hinges on ‘confusion’

CP conductors, engineers reject short-term deal

Is a strong loonie a bad thing for Canadian farmers?

CHS sells stake in Bridgeland input venture to UFA

Seed Hawk to take parent firm’s name

CHS to shed Prairie crop input retail sites

Pulse industry’s future remains uncertain with India

Grain handle helps lift CN quarterly revenue

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