Insights and Stories on General

Agrium posts record profit but drought clouds upside

Aug. 3, 2012 at 10:11 am CDT

North America’s biggest retail supplier of farm products and services, Agrium Inc , reported record high second-quarter profit on strong demand for crop inputs, but analysts said the severe U.S. drought presents downside risks. National Bank Financial cut Agrium’s rating to "underperform" from "sector perform" on Friday, following a downgrade […]

Grain prices in 3-day retreat; has rally paused or peaked?

Aug. 2, 2012 at 4:33 pm CDT

By kt-arasu

Across Canada in a “farmhouse” – Winnipeg to Regina

Aug. 2, 2012 at 3:58 pm CDT

By john-varty molly-daley

United Arab Emirates fully open to Canadian beef

Aug. 2, 2012 at 1:10 pm CDT

Further cut expected in Russian harvest forecast

Aug. 2, 2012 at 10:58 am CDT

By andrey-ostroukh

India confirms drought as El Nino looms

Aug. 2, 2012 at 10:48 am CDT

India’s monsoon rains will not be enough to save the country from its first drought in three years, the weather office said on Thursday as it forecast that the El Nino weather pattern should reduce rains again in the second half of the June to September season. India, one of […]

By ratnajyoti-dutta

Monsanto wins $1 bln award against DuPont

Aug. 2, 2012 at 10:43 am CDT

Shares of Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, rose on Thursday and DuPont shares fell after Monsanto won a $1 billion victory over its archrival in a lawsuit concerning patents in the agricultural seed market. The victory, which dealt with genetically modified seeds that allow crops to tolerate herbicides, should […]

By Carey Gillam

No ad hoc aid for Ontario producers: Ritz

Aug. 1, 2012 at 4:59 pm CDT

The federal government doesn’t expect to announce any ad hoc aid programs for Ontario farmers suffering from drought, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz told reporters in Saskatoon July 31. "I think we have fullness in our programming that allows us the latitude to address this," Ritz said. Earlier in the day […]

By Allan Dawson

Some showers seen for drought-stricken U.S. crops

Aug. 1, 2012 at 4:58 pm CDT

A better chance of rain was expected late this week in portions of the drought-stricken U.S. Midwest, bringing some relief to the struggling corn and soybean crops, an agricultural meteorologist said on Wednesday. "The U.S. weather model has a little wetter forecast than yesterday, but overall it looks like a […]

By Sam Nelson

Manitoba canola growers urged to scout for blackleg

Aug. 1, 2012 at 11:44 am CDT

Manitoba canola growers are being urged to check their fields for blackleg infections after two severely infected fields were discovered recently in the province even though the varieties were rated as blackleg resistant. "It’s the worst blackleg I have ever seen and I’ve been looking at blackleg in canola since […]

By Allan Dawson