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Bioceres Crop Solutions has begun sales of genetically modified (GM) wheat seeds in Argentina, the first time the technology has been commercially available to farmers anywhere in the world, CEO Federico Trucco said on Wednesday.
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Argentina’s Bioceres makes world’s first sales of genetically modified wheat seeds
Organic farmers invited to soil health benchmarking study
Organic farmers across the country are invited to measure the benefits of soil management practices on their farms as part of a study led by Prairie organic organizations.
GFI closes Saskatchewan operations
Global Food and Ingredients, a plant-based and plant protein company with facilities in Saskatchewan, has announced a “wind down” of its business operations. A May 7 news release on the GFI website says the company cannot service its outstanding debts.
Manitoba crop report: Seeding speeds up to normal pace
Planting progress greatly accelerated across Manitoba during the week ended May 12.
The province’s crop report released on May 14 showed that seeding was at 30 per cent completion, compared to just four per cent the week before.
Unclear when tight US cattle supplies will expand, Tyson CEO says
Tyson Foods cannot predict exactly when U.S. ranchers will start rebuilding the cattle herd in a meaningful way, CEO Donnie King said on Wednesday, as tight supplies squeeze the meatpacker's beef business.
Conservation counting on annual bird survey
Every year, around this time of year, volunteers in Manitoba head out to take a key bird count
It was the same every year. For 25 years, on one day at the end of June, my alarm would go off at 2:30 a.m. I’d slouch out of bed and hit the road to do my part for the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS). My route was part of a network feeding numbers
Machinery firm LEMKEN hit by hackers
German machinery manufacturer LEMKEN says its been the victim of a cyber attack.
Feds invest in research to promote more diverse crop rotations
The federal government is investing $5,733,852 million in funding to advance soybean, corn and oat research and promote diverse crop rotations across Canada.
Canadian milk samples test negative for bird flu
It’s so far, so good when it comes to Canada’s milk testing efforts against bird flu as all samples have tested negative thus far.
Seeding pace picks up across agro-Manitoba
Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 3 (week 19)
Rapid seeding has progressed across the province this past week and is now at 30 per cent complete. Producers have focused on planting corn (60 per cent complete), cereals (58 per cent complete) and peas (72 per cent complete). Canola planting has just started with 6 per cent of the acres being planted. Producers are