Insights and Stories on General

Dec. 13, 2023 at 2:33 pm CST

Argentina's new government of libertarian President Javier Milei will seek to raise export taxes to 15 per cent on some grains, though that would not impact tariffs on soy, an industry source told Reuters on Wednesday.

By Maxmilian Heath, Reuters

Dec. 13, 2023 at 11:19 am CST

The Alberta Sugar Beet Growers want a national domestic sugar policy, which the organization says could lay the foundation for resurgence in the sector.

By Jeff Melchior

Dec. 13, 2023 at 11:00 am CST

The Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN) is seeking applications for a competition geared toward creating or developing new smart farm networks. Funding under this initiative will support collaborative on-farm tech innovations in hopes encouraging farmers to adopt emergent agriculture technology. CAAIN receives funding from Innovation, Science and Economic […]

By Jonah Grignon

Dec. 13, 2023 at 9:54 am CST

A bill to exempt fuel for grain drying from the price on carbon has cleared the Senate and returns to the House of Commons with two amendments.

By Geralyn Wichers

Dec. 13, 2023 at 9:29 am CST

Here is the big picture: there are two current storm tracks across North America. The first, which is well to our north, is the storm track that would normally be across our region. So far this winter, it has been displaced to our north – one of the reasons we have been dry. The second storm track is well to the south across the southern U.S. This places us under a rather slack flow as we oscillate between pushes of warm and cool air with each passage of low-pressure to our north.

By Daniel Bezte