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Grain World: AGT books eventful 2019

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 3, 2019

Saskatoon | MarketsFarm — This year has been a watershed year for AGT Food and Ingredients, the company’s CEO Murad Al-Katib told the Grain World conference in Saskatoon. AGT was delisted from the TSX earlier in 2019, as Al-Katib moved to take the company private after 12 years of being publicly traded. Its new ownership

Jason Shapiro at Grain World. (MarketsFarm photo by Glen Hallick)

Crops, Markets

Grain World: Geopolitics is back dominating global relations

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 29, 2019

Saskatoon | MarketsFarm — Geopolitics is again shaping the international scene, including China, Jason Shapiro explained here Thursday at the Grain World conference. Geopolitics, he said, resulted in catastrophic global wars and generated very little peace for close to a century. Shapiro, director of analysis for Geopolitical Futures — an Austin, Tex.-based international risk analysis

Crops

Producers vulnerable to cyber attacks

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 21, 2018

CNS Canada — Phishing attacks, data theft and data manipulation are a few of the dangers producers face when using digital technology. Two experts on the subject, Adrienne Ehrhardt of Michael Best and Friedrich and Doug Tait of Thompson Dorfman Sweatman spoke about the importance of cyber security on farms at last week’s Grain World

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Positives and negatives both loom in cereal outlook

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 16, 2018

CNS Canada — There was a mix of good and bad from two senior market analysts when it came to their outlook for cereal crops. Jonathon Driedger and Neil Townsend, both with FarmLink Marketing Solutions, gave their thoughts about the global markets for wheat, durum, feed barley and oats Wednesday at the Grain World conference

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Crops, Markets

Canada’s malt barley courts two different buyers

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 14, 2018

CNS Canada — The rising North American craft beer sector and strong demand out of China are both good news stories for Canada’s malt barley sector. However, those two customers have different needs which can also create some challenges, said industry officials speaking Tuesday at the annual Grain World conference in Winnipeg. Lorelle Selinger, North

Canola south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Weather

Prairie crop tour sees slightly bigger wheat, canola yields

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel July 26, 2018

Saskatoon | Reuters — Canadian farmers were on track to reap slightly larger wheat and canola yields, despite dry conditions and a wide discrepancy in growth rates, a crop tour estimated on Thursday. The inaugural Grain World crop tour, organized by FarmLink Marketing Solutions, toured the Prairie provinces on Tuesday and Wednesday. Moisture conditions vary

More producers are turing their attention online to help market their grain. Photo: File/Lorraine Stevenson

Crops, Markets

Grain marketing shifting to a digital focus

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 20, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada – The future of grain marketing includes access to a larger market for producers online, according to Lyle Ehrmantraut. “You have to be able to see the deals to make the best decisions. So without all the deals in front of you in a centralized system I don’t know how it’s

Crops

Canadian flax prospects dimmed by China’s silk road

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News November 17, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS – China’s construction of a new “silk road” connecting the country to Europe isn’t likely to be good news for Canadian flax exporters. For several years, Canada has been the main exporter of flax to China but that could likely change if Kazakhstan ever has a direct link to the China. “We

Crops

Wheat storage a winner, says analyst

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News November 17, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS – As yields grow throughout North America and the physical size of the crop becomes larger, farmers who invest in storage bins now, stand to reap the rewards later. “Guys with space are winning,” said Kurt Ahrens, founder of Grainbot in Omaha, Nebraska. Speaking at the Grain World Conference in Winnipeg, he

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Fossil fuels here to stay… for now

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin November 17, 2017

Winnipeg | CNS Canada – Renewable sources of energy may be the future, but that future is not coming any time soon as fossil fuels will be needed to continue to power the world for generations, according to author and professor emeritus Vaclav Smil, speaking at the Grain World conference in Winnipeg, Nov. 14. “We

Daily Network News

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Grain World: AGT books eventful 2019

Grain World: Geopolitics is back dominating global relations

Producers vulnerable to cyber attacks

Positives and negatives both loom in cereal outlook

Canada’s malt barley courts two different buyers

Prairie crop tour sees slightly bigger wheat, canola yields

Grain marketing shifting to a digital focus

Canadian flax prospects dimmed by China’s silk road

Wheat storage a winner, says analyst

Fossil fuels here to stay… for now

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