Insights and Stories on Crops

Jun. 29, 2009 at 6:17 pm CDT

June 29 — All markets were rather quiet today with no real news to influence them in either direction. Financial markets were mixed to up a bit and grains were mixed to down, as traders stayed on the sidelines awaiting Tuesday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture acreage and stocks report. The […]

By Brian Wittal

Jun. 29, 2009 at 1:27 am CDT

Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has reinstated a federal government order that blocks the Canadian Wheat Board from spending on public advocacy for its single marketing desk for Prairie wheat and barley. The appellant court on Tuesday set aside a June 19, 2008 Federal Court decision that had shot down […]

Jun. 27, 2009 at 2:26 am CDT

Canada’s largest grain company has confirmed it will raise $300 million through a senior note offering to move on “strategic opportunities” in the not-too-distant future. Viterra, which on June 22 said it would “consider” such an offering, said Friday it has gone ahead with an agreement with a syndicate of […]

Jun. 27, 2009 at 1:53 am CDT

The University of Guelph’s Ontario Agricultural College has picked up support for a campaign aimed at ramping up OAC’s student recruitment efforts. OAC’s Class of 1953 has raised almost $64,000 for the campaign, while Monsanto Canada has kicked in $100,000 for recruitment and awareness efforts, OAC said in a release […]

Jun. 27, 2009 at 1:22 am CDT

Ducks Unlimited Canada’s (DUC) information-sharing programs for farmers and young people are the beneficiaries of funding pledges from agribusinesses Richardson International and Monsanto Canada. Richardson, now Canada’s second-largest grain company, on Thursday donated $1 million to support DUC’s conservation programs. Part of that cash will go to create demonstration areas […]