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Bayer to acquire HyTech canola facility

Oct. 3, 2024 at 3:16 pm CDT

Bayer CropScience Inc. announced on Oct. 3 it will purchase the HyTech canola treating and packaging plant near Coaldale, Alta. with the sale to be made final on Nov. 1.

China to grow more corn in 2024/25

Oct. 3, 2024 at 2:40 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Combine harvester working on a wheat crop at sunset

Manitoba Crop Report: Dry weather advances harvest to 73 per cent

Oct. 2, 2024 at 4:09 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

CFIA releases latest on seed regulatory modernization process

Oct. 2, 2024 at 3:05 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

EU proposes to delay landmark anti-deforestation law by 12 months

Oct. 2, 2024 at 11:54 am CDT

By Reuters

Packaged food giant Conagra Brands’ quarterly results miss on weak demand

Oct. 2, 2024 at 11:22 am CDT

Packaged food giant Conagra reported first-quarter results that missed Wall Street estimates as budget-conscious consumers prioritized spending on lower-priced alternatives over the company's higher-priced pantry staples, sending its shares down about seven per cent.

By Anuja Bharat Mistry Reuters

Russian drones attack port infrastructure, power substations in Ukraine

Oct. 2, 2024 at 10:06 am CDT

Russian drones overnight attacked port infrastructure in Ukraine's southern Odesa region, damaging a grain facility and buildings at a border crossing to Romania, as well as cutting power to thousands in the northern Sumy region, officials said.

By Reuters

White House sides with union as US dockworker strike enters second day

Oct. 2, 2024 at 9:45 am CDT

New York | Reuters — President Joe Biden’s administration heaped pressure on U.S. port employers to raise their offer to secure a labour deal with dockworkers on strike for a second day on Wednesday, choking half the country’s ocean shipping. The strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) union has […]

By Doyinsola Oladipo Reuters

Port workers to strike in Montreal

Sep. 27, 2024 at 10:24 am CDT

Workers at two Montreal port facilities are set to hold a three-day strike starting Sept. 30.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest nears 80 per cent despite rain

Sep. 26, 2024 at 2:11 pm CDT

Despite rainfall across Saskatchewan, the province's harvest still advanced five points at 79 per cent complete as of Sept. 23. This year's pace is currently ahead of the five-year and 10-year averages.