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Potash Slump Hits Saskatchewan

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Potash sales in Saskatchewan, one of the world’s richest sources of the crop nutrient, have dropped to their lowest level in 37 years, punching a $1.8-billion hole in the province’s budget. Saskatchewan was expecting $1.9 billion in potash revenue when it set its 2009-10 budget in March, but slashed that estimate to $637.6 million in
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“Fertilizer Wars” Throw Spotlight On Three CEOs

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Mike Wilson, Steve Wilson and Mike Bennett are patient men. Embroiled in a nine-month three-way takeover battle, the chief executives of fertilizer companies Agrium Inc., CF Industries Holdings Inc., and Terra Industries Inc. have stayed in the headlines even as a recession and falling grain prices pushed the stocks of their companies off their 2008
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Ballots In The Mail For MCGA Election

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“The best thing I could hope for is that as soon as a person gets a ballot they mark it and send it back.” – BILL ROSS Six farmers – four incumbents and two others – are running to fill four directors’ seats around the Manitoba Canola Growers Association’s (MCGA) board table. The incumbents seeking
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Maple Leaf Hit With More Bad News

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Maple Leaf Foods says sanitary conditions at its Toronto plant that was the source of the deadly listeria outbreak in 2008 have improved greatly. There have been no recalls of products or orders to withhold deli meats from the market, says Maple Leaf spokeswoman Linda Smith. A Canadian Press story, citing documents obtained under Access
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Hydro Issues More Route-Planning Permits In ’09

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Truckers see warnings posted on bridges about excessive load heights. But nothing warns the farmer transporting tall equipment under dangerous overhead power lines – except their own navigational foresight. That’s why it’s so important to plan ahead, say Manitoba Hydro officials, who say more farmers are planning routes to safely transport farm equipment. There was
Crops

Agrium Profit Down, But Gets Regulatory Ruling

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Agrium Inc. reported a 93 per cent plunge in its quarterly profit Nov. 4, but the fertilizer maker and agricultural products retailer expects sales to rebound in 2010. Calgary, Alberta-based Agrium, which is locked in a lengthy battle to buy U. S. rival CF Industries, said the sharp decline in profit was due primarily to
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In Brief… – for Oct. 29, 2009

Equipment dealer eyes Enns: Calgary’s Rocky Mountain Dealerships has signed a deal to buy Case IH dealer Enns Agri Sales Ltd. at Winkler, Man., about 110 km southwest of Winnipeg, for an undisclosed sum. The sale is expected to close on or about Nov. 1, the publicly traded buyer said Oct. 20. With Enns, Rocky
Cereals, News

Briefs continued – for Oct. 1, 2009

No deal: Canadian fertilizer maker Agrium Inc. has again extended its hostile offer for U. S. rival CF Industries Holdings Inc., which again said it wasn’t interested. The offer of $40 in cash plus one Agrium share for each CF share was set to expire Sept. 22, but is now set to expire on Oct.
Crops

Potash Prices Decline

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan said Sept. 16 North American potash inventories declined for a second consecutive month, but inventories at the manufacturer level continue to remain well above average. Potash pricing also declined in August – the downward move in pricing was anticipated, as North American potash producers recently agreed to cut pricing on the
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What’s Up – for Oct. 1, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Oct. 5-7 – National Agriculture Awareness Conference: New Images of Agriculture, Delta Bessborough, 601 Spadina Cres. E., Saskatoon. Registration $450. For more info visit www.naac-cnsa.com. Oct. 7-8 – Canadian Greenhouse Conference, International Centre, 6900 Airport Rd., Toronto. For more info call 905-945-9057 or visit www.canadiangreenhouseconference.com. Oct.

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