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U.S. forecaster now sees 70 per cent chance of El Nino summer

Apr. 9, 2015 at 9:29 am CDT

New York | Reuters –– A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday raised its forecast for the chance of El Nino conditions during the Northern Hemisphere summer to 70 per cent, up from a 60 per cent chance last month, with a 60 per cent chance it lasts through autumn. […]

Kraft to combine with Heinz in deal led by 3G, Buffett

Mar. 25, 2015 at 11:29 am CDT

By Anjali Athavaley Sruthi Ramakrishnan

Ag Safety Week urges farmers to “be the difference”

Mar. 14, 2015 at 2:34 pm CDT

By Staff

Guenther: McDonald’s sustainability goals to reach beyond beef

Mar. 12, 2015 at 1:56 pm CDT

By Lisa Guenther

Australia backs farmers on foreign ownership gripes

Mar. 5, 2015 at 6:47 pm CST

By Colin Packham

Access to Brazil’s Itajai port to open as truck protest ends

Mar. 5, 2015 at 6:40 pm CST

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Protesters have agreed to open access to Brazil’s main poultry exporting port of Itajai in Santa Catarina state, the port said on Wednesday, ending a lingering flashpoint after a two-week truck drivers’ protest. A union of autonomous truck drivers agreed to the port’s proposal to […]

By Reuters

Francophone ag education in E. Ont. under new management

Mar. 5, 2015 at 6:24 pm CST

An established francophone college has been named to co-ordinate delivery of French-language agricultural education programs in eastern Ontario. The province on Thursday announced Ottawa-based Collège La Cité will take on that role — and take the lead in delivering several such programs this fall at Campus d’Alfred (UGCA), which, for […]

By Staff

Brazil truck strike wanes; more soy gets to ports

Mar. 3, 2015 at 6:15 pm CST

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Only a handful of roads remained blocked in Brazil on Tuesday as truck drivers focused their grievances on Brasilia and a key highway in top soy state Mato Grosso opened after two weeks of protests. There were seven protests over rising freight costs affecting federal […]

By Caroline Stauffer Gustavo Bonato

Spring load limits to slow grain movement on Prairie roads

Mar. 2, 2015 at 6:20 pm CST

CNS Canada — Spring road bans are starting to be put into place across Western Canada as temperatures warm up in the Prairie provinces. The annual restrictions set axle weight limits for vehicles moving on certain roads in an effort to reduce the damage heavier loads can cause during the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Brazil truckers continue some roadblocks after crackdown

Mar. 2, 2015 at 5:00 pm CST

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Striking truck drivers resumed some roadblocks in Brazil on Monday, disrupting grain and meat shipments to southern ports even as the government cracked down on protesters and promised to give new benefits to the transport sector. By mid-afternoon there were 23 road blockages in three […]

By Caroline Stauffer Marcelo Teixeira