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A Cereals Canada-Cigi merger would raise questions about Sask Wheat’s checkoff funding of Cigi.
Cereals, News, Other

Wheat groups watch Cereals Canada, Cigi merger talks

Spokespeople say it’s too soon to react because there are no details yet

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Western Canada’s farmer-funded wheat checkoff organizations says it’s too soon to have an opinion on whether Cereals Canada and the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) should collaborate more or even merge. “We’re waiting to see what the process will be and where those discussions will lead,” Manitoba Wheat and Barley Grower Association (MWBGA) general manager
Activists burn an information circular about the proposed Bayer-Monsanto deal in protest outside Bayer’s annual general meeting held
in Bonn, Germany in April 2017.
News, Other

Merger mania could hurt farmers

Mergers or acquisitions have been big news in the last year — but what does that mean for the farmer?

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A wave of consolidation is, yet again, sweeping through the global agriculture sector, leaving many to wonder what this is going to mean for farmers. Equipment firms, precision agriculture companies, fertilizer makers and crop protection producers, all are getting swept up in the trend. Some observers are optimistic, while others are much more cautious. The
A worker checks mining equipment at the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan’s Lanigan mine.
News, Other

Merged fertilizer firm Nutrien eyes U.S. farm suppliers

Regulatory-driven divestitures are creating a sizable war chest for acquisitions

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Nutrien, the company to be formed from the merger of Agrium and PotashCorp of Saskatchewan, plans to expand its U.S. farm supply network and return cash to shareholders, Chuck Magro, Agrium CEO, said Nov. 15, as it leverages unusually flush coffers during an agriculture slump. Regulators in China and India require Potash to divest minority
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Five Manitoba commodity groups still seeking farmer input on proposed merger

A discussion paper is expected to be ready for the CropConnect conference in February

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Farmer input on the proposed merger of five of Manitoba’s checkoff-­funded crop commodity groups is still being sought and encouraged. A dedicated email — [email protected] — has been set up for that purpose. In the spring the Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA), Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers Association (MPSG), Manitoba Flax Growers Association (MFGA), National
Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: A fine balance

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A big thumbs up to the five Manitoba commodity groups that announced recently they will work towards a merger. The Manitoba Corn Growers Association, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers Association, the Manitoba Flax Growers Association, the National Sunflower Association of Canada and the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association have signed a memorandum of understanding
The five Manitoba commodity groups working towards a merger have no preconceived ideas on what a new association will look like, says Pam de Rocquigny, general manager of the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Association and Manitoba Corn Growers Association.
Local news

Commodity groups exploring merger

For now Manitoba’s canola, winter cereal and oat producer associations have opted to remain on their own

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Five Manitoba commodity groups have signed a deal to spend the next year working towards a merger. The Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA), Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers Association (MPSG), Manitoba Flax Growers Association (MFGA), National Sunflower Association of Canada (NSAC) and the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Association (MWBGA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)
Comment

Comment: Closing the barn door after the fact

Sudden concern about mergers on the part of politicians is too little, too late

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One of the oldest truisms agriculture offers is the simple, rock-solid advice that the time to close the barn door is before the cows get out. Closing the door afterwards, as everyone knows, is pointless because the cows are already long gone. Everyone, except of course, the U.S. Congress which, on Sept. 20, hosted a

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