Insights and Stories on General

France calls emergency G20 ag meeting for mid-October

Sep. 17, 2012 at 5:37 pm CDT

France has called an emergency meeting of G20 farm ministers for mid-October to discuss curbing price swings on grain markets, the French president’s office said, after a year of drought and record prices renewed fears of a crisis in food supplies. France currently presides over a grains body created last […]

Across Canada in a farmhouse: Revelstoke to Vancouver

Sep. 15, 2012 at 5:42 pm CDT

By john-varty molly-daley

Ag groups wary of GF2’s risk management funding cuts

Sep. 14, 2012 at 4:31 pm CDT

Prairie farmland values soar as growers expand

Sep. 11, 2012 at 7:21 am CDT

By Rod Nickel

World food prices stabilize, but UN urges action

Sep. 6, 2012 at 6:29 pm CDT

By Catherine Hornby

El Nino to be short, weak, N.Z. scientists predict

Sep. 4, 2012 at 1:14 am CDT

El Nino weather conditions, which can bring droughts to parts of Asia and affect crops, have emerged but will likely be weak and shortlived, New Zealand scientists said on Tuesday. El Nino is a warming of sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific that occurs every four to 12 years […]

Stories you might have missed

Aug. 31, 2012 at 1:17 pm CDT

Technical trouble with our database kept us from updating Daily News on the Country Guide, Grainews, Canadian Cattlemen, Alberta Farmer and Manitoba Co-operator sites Thursday afternoon. Our apologies for any inconvenience. We did, however, keep posting at our sister site, AGCanada.com. Here’s a quick rundown of what you’ll find there […]

World food prices jumped 10 per cent in July

Aug. 31, 2012 at 1:05 pm CDT

World food prices jumped 10 per cent in July as drought parched crop lands in the United States and Eastern Europe, the World Bank said in a statement urging governments to shore up programs that protect their most vulnerable populations. From June to July, corn and wheat prices rose by […]

By doug-palmer

Across Canada in a farmhouse: Still in Revelstoke

Aug. 30, 2012 at 5:19 pm CDT

Yes, you’re reading our progress report correctly. We’ve basically made no progress in terms of mileage, and here’s why: B.C.’s winding mountain roads raised some concerns among motorists. Our little Massey just isn’t rolling quickly enough for some peoples’ liking. And so, after a chat with a very nice RCMP […]

Rain from Isaac to help U.S. wheat, but not corn, soy

Aug. 28, 2012 at 6:41 pm CDT

The drought-parched Midwest farm belt in the U.S. could get up to five inches of rain from what’s now Hurricane Isaac — but it would be a mixed blessing to farmers, as the moisture will be too late for corn and soybeans but just in time for wheat planting next […]

By Sam Nelson