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Obama to offer deportation relief to 250,000 farm workers, union says

Nov. 20, 2014 at 1:44 am CST

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Barack Obama’s immigration reforms would lift the threat of deportation for at least 250,000 undocumented people who work on U.S. farms, Arturo Rodriguez, president of the United Farm Workers union, said Wednesday after meeting with Obama. “We were pleased to learn from the president […]

Germany to press EU for national right to ban GMOs before 2015 harvest

Nov. 14, 2014 at 10:09 am CST

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WTO sees global trade pact within two weeks

Nov. 14, 2014 at 10:01 am CST

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Condo developer to ship canola oil to China, Canada says

Nov. 13, 2014 at 4:29 pm CST

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Australia, China on track to sign lucrative cattle deal

Nov. 6, 2014 at 4:19 pm CST

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U.S. weather forecaster slightly reduces El Nino outlook

Nov. 6, 2014 at 4:11 pm CST

New York / Reuters – The U.S. weather forecaster on Thursday projected a 58 percent chance of El Nino developing during the Northern Hemisphere winter, reducing its outlook for the likelihood of the weather phenomenon in its monthly report.The Climate Prediction Center, an agency of the National Weather Service, said the […]

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EU rapeseed crop forecast at new record

Nov. 3, 2014 at 9:24 am CST

Reuters — Crop consultancy Strategie Grains has raised its estimate of the 2014 rapeseed harvest in the European Union to a record 24.0 million tonnes, from 23.8 million last month, mainly due to a rise in yields in Germany, the UK and the Czech Republic. It is the fifth time […]

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Strike averted on St. Lawrence Seaway

Nov. 3, 2014 at 9:20 am CST

Reuters — The union that represents workers along the St. Lawrence Seaway has agreed to take a contract dispute to arbitration, avoiding a strike that would have shut the waterway linking the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The union, Unifor, announced the news in a statement on Sunday evening. […]

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Agco posts lower profit on falling crop prices

Oct. 28, 2014 at 4:35 pm CDT

Reuters — Agco Corp. posted a lower quarterly profit Tuesday as growers around the globe, faced with falling prices for farm commodities, purchased fewer tractors and harvesters. The company, which makes equipment sold under the Challenger, Fendt, Massey Ferguson and Valtra brand names, reported a third-quarter net profit of $65 […]

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Dreyfus’ Sask. canola plant offline indefinitely

Oct. 28, 2014 at 11:01 am CDT

Reuters — A canola-crushing plant owned by the Canadian unit of global grain trader Louis Dreyfus will be offline indefinitely after an explosion and fire on Friday, the company said. Firefighters are investigating the cause of the blast at the Yorkton, Sask. plant, and an assessment of the structural condition […]

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