Insights and Stories of Staff

Monsanto rolls out fababean inoculant

Mar. 6, 2015 at 8:27 pm CST

Fababean growers in Canada in the market for a granular inoculant now have their first-ever option. Monsanto BioAg, the joint microbial marketing arm for Novozymes and Monsanto, announced Friday it will now launch TagTeam fababean granular inoculant, which picked up Canadian Food Inspection Agency approval last fall. The product’s CFIA […]

Ont. expands rain gauge options for forage insurance

Mar. 6, 2015 at 7:48 pm CST

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Canada blocking poultry, eggs from Minnesota

Mar. 6, 2015 at 6:57 pm CST

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H5N2 avian flu found in Minnesota turkey flock

Mar. 6, 2015 at 12:46 pm CST

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Francophone ag education in E. Ont. under new management

Mar. 5, 2015 at 6:24 pm CST

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WTO appeal panel to rule on COOL by mid-May at latest

Mar. 5, 2015 at 5:27 pm CST

A World Trade Organization panel, after hearing the U.S. government’s appeal in defense of mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) for meat, now expects to file its decision no later than May 18. The WTO Appellate Body, which on Feb. 17 heard the U.S. appeal and rebuttals from Canada and Mexico, served […]

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McDonald’s to ‘evaluate’ antibiotic use in Canadian chicken

Mar. 4, 2015 at 8:57 pm CST

The Canadian arm of fast-food giant McDonald’s isn’t yet moving to follow its U.S. counterpart’s plans to phase out use of certain antibiotics on chickens in its supply chain. The U.S. chain announced Wednesday it would move, over the next two years, to only purchase chicken “raised without antibiotics that […]

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Sask. backs new northeastern shortline

Mar. 4, 2015 at 6:45 pm CST

A Canadian National Railway (CN) spur line in northeastern Saskatchewan, set to become the province’s 14th shortline this spring, has picked up provincial financing. The provincial government on Wednesday announced an interest-free loan worth about $550,000 for Kinistino-based Northern Lights Railroad to buy 59 km of track from Melfort west […]

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Viterra boosts Glencore results

Mar. 4, 2015 at 9:57 am CST

Commodity giant Glencore saw its earnings from mining and oils drop last year, but saw a 172 per cent increase in its earnings from agricultural trading — largely due to results from Viterra. The world’s largest commodity trader on Monday reported overall EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) […]

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Wheat in study finds P where soil tests don’t

Mar. 3, 2015 at 1:45 pm CST

A long-term yield study in Saskatchewan shows wheat crops will use the phosphorus built up in soils over years of fertilizing — even where soil tests don’t show the nutrient is handy for use. While the results still need to be tested elsewhere, with other crops, the study’s findings may […]

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