Insights and Stories of Staff

Jul. 27, 2010 at 3:42 pm CDT

Viterra has opened  a new marketing office in Naples, Italy and appointed Mauro Ambrosio as representative in the region. In a release, Viterra said Ambrosio would work with its International Grain Group and its orgination points in North America, Australia and New Zealand. “Throughout his career in the market, he […]

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Jul. 27, 2010 at 3:28 pm CDT

Crop scouts on an annual Wheat Quality Council tour to assess U.S. spring wheat yields are reporting above-average yields. A Reuters report says a survey of four fields in southeastern North Dakota projected hard red spring wheat yields at 44 bushels per acre, down from 44.7 in 2009. The five-year […]

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Jul. 26, 2010 at 4:39 pm CDT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has lifted restrictions against imports of  canola meal from a Bunge Ltd. plant in Hamilton, Ontario. The FDA had placed the Hamilton plant on its online list of plants on import-alert status due to concerns about salmonella bacteria in animal feeds. The restrictions have […]

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Jul. 26, 2010 at 4:33 pm CDT

The Alberta government says it is now offering its $3 point-of-sale incentive-discount to cow-calf producers at participating animal identification tag dealers across the province. The three-year program applies to radio frequency identification (RFID) tag purchases made between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2012. Eligibility is based on the number […]

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Jul. 26, 2010 at 4:25 pm CDT

The Canadian Wheat Board is reminding farmers that the 2009-10 crop year ends on July 31, which is the deadline for several grain delivery, cash advance and Producer Payment Options programs. In its weekly bulletin, the CWB says farmers are encouraged to deliver their accepted tonnage on all classes and […]

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