camelina

New seed brand targets sustainable fuel market

Bayer’s Newgold lineup includes spring and winter camelina in Saskatchewan and Alberta and winter canola in U.S.

A new double-seed product from Bayer is being touted as a tool to help growers get a start in the sustainable aviation fuel (SAV) market.

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Bunge-Viterra deal ‘effectively ends competition’ says NFU

Feds’ conditions not near enough to alleviate concerns

The National Farmers Union denounced the approval of the Bunge-Viterra merger in a statement released on Jan. 17. The NFU said the multi-billion dollar deal “effectively ends competition in Canada’s agricultural commodity sector,” as it creates the world’s largest agricultural commodity trader, and it will control 40 per cent of the Canadian grain market.