Insights and Stories of John Morriss

Aug. 11, 2010 at 5:37 pm CDT

Speculation in Australia’s business media that Canada’s largest grain company may make a play for the former Australian Wheat Board is so far just speculation, according to Viterra’s CEO. AWB Ltd. agreed late last month to an A$855 million (C$799 million) all-stock takeover bid by its larger Australian rival, GrainCorp. […]

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Dec. 30, 2009 at 11:49 pm CST

As Canadian government and industry officials attempt to get the genetically modified flax variety Triffid out of the system so shipments can resume to Europe, British TV viewers are being reminded of the sci-fi creature of the same name. This week the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) concluded airing a new […]

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Jun. 18, 2009 at 2:41 am CDT

A U.S. maker of agricultural and firefighting aircraft has tricked out one of its crop-duster models for low-level warfare. Air Tractor, based at Olney, Tex., about 180 km northwest of Fort Worth, brought its AT-802U “Air Truck” to this year’s International Paris Air Show, where according to an article Tuesday […]

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Jan. 18, 2009 at 1:55 am CST

A four-minute animated adaptation of a 62-page report on food security from Japan’s agriculture ministry has become a “minor YouTube hit,” according to the U.S. magazine BusinessWeek. Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) recently commissioned Tokyo design studio Groovisions, which has previously developed visuals for MTV in Japan, […]

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