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Grain, cattle prices boost 2012 net farm income: StatsCan

Nov. 27, 2013 at 4:53 am CST

The realized net income of Canadian farmers totalled $7.3 billion in 2012, up 31.7per cent from 2011, as farm cash receipts rose more than operating costs, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday. The increase follows gains of 56.3 per cent in 2011 and 16.9 per cent in 2010, the government agency said […]

U.S. Farm Bill talks stall, sides far apart on food stamps

Nov. 22, 2013 at 4:44 pm CST

By Charles Abbott

Brazil confirms spike in Amazon deforestation

Nov. 15, 2013 at 4:13 pm CST

By paulo-prada

Farm Business Communications earns online honours

Nov. 14, 2013 at 4:28 pm CST

Ritz announces proposed changes to Plant Breeders Rights Act

Nov. 13, 2013 at 11:31 am CST

By Allan Dawson

U.S. regulator revives plan to limit excessive commodity bets

Nov. 6, 2013 at 6:26 am CST

The U.S. derivatives regulator on Tuesday reintroduced a plan to curb commodity market speculation, reviving a crucial Wall Street reform after a judge knocked down an earlier version of its rules on position limits. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposal will set caps on the number of contracts that a […]

By douwe-miedema

CN Rail reaches tentative deal with Teamsters Union

Oct. 31, 2013 at 7:46 am CDT

Canadian National Railway Co , the country’s largest rail operator, agreed to a new labour contract for some 3,300 conductors, trainmen, yardmen and traffic coordinators represented by the Teamsters union, the railway said Thursday. The tentative three-year deal, the details of which were withheld pending ratification, comes after a week […]

By Reuters

Food giants pour millions into defeating Washington GMO label measure

Oct. 30, 2013 at 1:26 pm CDT

Major U.S. food and chemical companies are pouring millions of dollars into efforts to block approval of a ballot initiative in Washington state that would make it the first in the United States to require labelling of foods containing genetically modified crops. Despite early strong support for the measure, a […]

By Carey Gillam eric-m-johnson

Maple Leaf Foods posts loss from continuing operations

Oct. 30, 2013 at 11:30 am CDT

Canadian food processor Maple Leaf Foods on Wednesday reported lower-than-expected results for the third quarter, hurt mainly by weakness in its meat business. Excluding special items, the company, which is undergoing a major restructuring, posted a loss of one cent per share, compared with a year-earlier profit of 13 cents. […]

By Rod Nickel

CN talks with union stretch on, still optimistic for deal

Oct. 29, 2013 at 4:23 pm CDT

Canadian National Railway Co said late Tuesday afternoon that it still hopes to negotiate a new deal with the Teamsters union and avoid a labour disruption, after talks assisted by government-appointed mediators stretched into the early morning. Canada’s largest railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union, which represents some […]

By Reuters