Chicago livestock futures marched upward on Wednesday.
U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise
Code cracked on nitrogen-fixing wheat?
California researchers used gene editing to create wheat plants that can fix their own nitrogen.
U.S. crop breeders have created a wheat variety capable of fixing its own nitrogen rather than relying on fertilizer.
California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat
U.S. crop breeders have created a wheat variety capable of creating its own nitrogen fertilizer.
U.S. livestock: Futures rally ahead of U.S. Thanksgiving
Chicago cattle and hog futures rallied on Wednesday ahead of the American Thanksgiving holiday. Most-active February live cattle contracts closed at 212.925 cents a pound, up 5.600 cents. April futures gained 5.675 cents to settle at 214.250 cents a pound. Most-traded January feeder cattle futures gained 8.050 cents to close at 315.125 cents a pound.
Manitoba to boost rural medical responders
Bursary added for accessible emergency medical responder training, plus incentive to stay rural after graduation
Manitoba bursary aims for more accessible emergency medical responder training, better rural emergency health care.
Introducing the purple tomato
Recently approved, genetically altered purple tomato promises an antioxidant boost to Canadian diets, and maybe a resurrection of fun-coloured food?
Health Canada has approved bioengineered The Purple Tomato (TM), maybe leading to new culinary uses and health benefits?
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end limit down
Chicago live and feeder cattle futures fell by their limits on Monday following news of a Nebraska processing plant closure. All live cattle contracts fell by 7.250 cents. Most-traded June contracts settled at 201.725 cents a pound while February futures closed at 207.525 cents. Feeder cattle contracts dropped by their 9.250-cent limit. Most-traded March futures
CFIA launches ‘ePhyto’ certificates for Mexico-bound grains
New electronic phytosanitary export certificates will smooth the flow of Canadian grain and grain products to Mexico, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Monday.
Coalition pledges funds for barley variety development
The Canadian Barley Research Coalition has pledged nearly $1.15 million in funding to work with Agriculture Agri-Food Canada on the development of new barley varieties.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rebound after tariff reduction news
Chicago cattle futures opened lower before rebounding to close up on Monday. Lean hog futures settled on either side of unchanged. “Friday’s announcement on tariff reductions towards Brazil was seemingly blown out of proportion,” wrote analyst Christopher B. Swift. “I could not understand why such a lower opening on a 10 per cent reduction of
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