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Salford buys tillage equipment maker AerWay

Jan. 8, 2016 at 8:01 pm CST

Southwestern Ontario vertical tillage and pasture equipment maker AerWay has become part of another well-known Ontario ag equipment manufacturer. Salford Group announced in December it has bought the AerWay advanced aeration products line from the Canadian trailer systems arm of German truck, bus and trailer axle and suspension manufacturer SAF-Holland. […]

Brazil soy growers seek WTO complaint against U.S.

Jan. 8, 2016 at 7:04 pm CST

By Caroline Stauffer

Argentine corn sowing booms on optimism over new government

Jan. 8, 2016 at 6:32 pm CST

By Hugh Bronstein Maximiliano Rizzi

U.S. grains: Wheat surges on short covering

Jan. 8, 2016 at 4:08 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Campbell Soup to label U.S. products for GMOs

Jan. 8, 2016 at 11:15 am CST

By Reuters

U.S. cracks down on intake of added sugar, saturated fat

Jan. 8, 2016 at 10:42 am CST

Chicago | Reuters — New U.S. dietary guidelines on Thursday urged Americans to cut their added sugar and saturated fat intake to less than 10 per cent of daily calories, but consumer advocates criticized the recommendations for not providing clear guidance on the need to reduce consumption of meat. The […]

By Julie Steenhuysen

U.S. grains: Corn approaches seven-month low on poor exports, big supply

Jan. 7, 2016 at 5:09 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures neared a seven-month low on Thursday on concerns about poor export demand and large world supplies. Soybean futures also traded mostly lower, while wheat futures jumped on technical buying. Corn traders focused on exports and stockpiles before the release next week of U.S. […]

By Tom Polansek

Regulatory reviews show slim risk to bees from imidacloprid

Jan. 6, 2016 at 6:49 pm CST

Label directions and rules for foliar and on-seed use of imidacloprid pesticides should either prevent or limit the risks to honeybees and other pollinators from the chemical, Canadian and U.S. regulators say in a new early-stage risk assessment. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection […]

By Staff

Chinese farmers illegally growing GMO corn, Greenpeace says

Jan. 6, 2016 at 3:18 pm CST

Beijing | Reuters — Farmers are illegally growing genetically modified (GMO) corn in China’s northeast, said environmental non-profit Greenpeace on Wednesday, in a report that may generate further distrust of the government’s ability to ensure a safe food supply. Beijing has spent billions of dollars to develop GMO crops that […]

By Dominique Patton

CBOT weekly outlook: Weak soybeans, corn watch energy, USDA for direction

Jan. 6, 2016 at 3:04 pm CST

CNS Canada — Soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade trended down over the past two weeks, testing some contract lows in the process. While the potential for a short-covering bounce is there, further losses are also a distinct possibility, depending on what happens in outside energy […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin