Insights and Stories on Crops

Jan. 14, 2010 at 4:43 pm CST

While Agco’s official brand strategy for North America will make Massey Ferguson and Challenger the “foundation” brands for the machinery company, its other brands “are not going away.” Following about two months of semi-official reports, the Duluth, Georgia-based farm equipment maker on Thursday officially laid out its North American brand […]

Jan. 13, 2010 at 7:40 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Cash bids for canola in Western Canada have taken an abrupt downturn, with elevator companies widening out basis levels in order to deter producers from delivering. “Basis levels for canola by elevator companies really comes down to how badly they want the commodity,” said Gord Mitchell […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Jan. 13, 2010 at 7:34 pm CST

Jan. 13 — Outside markets showed some rebound today with gold and financial indicators up slightly. Crude oil was down again today and grains were mixed, with corn down and wheat and beans up modestly. The U.S. dollar index fell 11-100ths of a cent today, while gold closed up $7.50 […]

By Brian Wittal

Jan. 13, 2010 at 2:08 pm CST

The title didn’t exist on Prince Edward Island yesterday, but Premier Robert Ghiz has created it for his agriculture minister. Ghiz on Wednesday named George Webster as the province’s new deputy premier as part of a cabinet shuffle, in which the Borden-Kinkora MLA will continue as ag minister. Webster, a […]

Jan. 12, 2010 at 7:06 pm CST

Calgary’s Agrium has expanded its stake in retail farm fertilizer sales to include ownership and rebranding of 33 outlets in Saskatchewan and Alberta. The fertilizer and ag retail giant said Monday it has bought up the fertilizer assets it didn’t already own at five Engro franchises and another joint venture, […]