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BASF targets partial listing of agriculture division

Sep. 25, 2024 at 11:13 am CDT

BASF is planning a partial listing of its agricultural business because the stock market is underestimating the unit's earnings prospects within the group, the German chemicals giant's new CEO told staff on Wednesday.

U.S. port strike threatens vital trade arteries

Sep. 25, 2024 at 10:17 am CDT

By Reuters

Exports could take a hit as Vancouver grain terminals workers strike

Sep. 24, 2024 at 3:15 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Unifor initiates labor negotiations with Canadian National Railway

Sep. 24, 2024 at 11:10 am CDT

By Reuters

Port of Vancouver grain workers walk off the job

Sep. 24, 2024 at 10:09 am CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

Belgian climate scientists grow the pears of the future

Sep. 24, 2024 at 9:23 am CDT

Belgian researchers are growing pears in a controlled environment that simulates how climate change will affect the region in 2040. Their aim is to see what global warming has in store for Europe's fruit growers.

By Bart Biesemans Kate Abnett Reuters

Trump threatens John Deere with 200 per cent tariffs if production moves to Mexico

Sep. 23, 2024 at 4:58 pm CDT

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday he would slap a 200 per cent tariff on John Deere's imports into the United States if the agricultural equipment company moved production to Mexico as planned.

By Gram Slattery Kanishka Singh Reuters

Port of Vancouver elevator strike will have ‘devastating impact’ on farmers say Grain Growers

Sep. 23, 2024 at 2:36 pm CDT

On Sept. 21, Grain Workers Union Local 333 issued a 72-hour strike notice to terminal operators represented by the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Association (VTEA). According to a letter posted to the union's Facebook page, workers will walk off the job on Tuesday morning.

By Geralyn Wichers

EU challenges China’s dairy product probe at WTO

Sep. 23, 2024 at 9:27 am CDT

The European Commission launched a challenge at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday against China's investigation into EU dairy products, initiated after the European Union placed import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.

By philip-blenkinsop Reuters

Editor’s note: Truth and reconciliation is more than a day or slogan

Sep. 23, 2024 at 9:10 am CDT

If we as journalists want to champion truth and reconciliation in our agricultural community, we must do it year-round. We need to tell the truth the past, tune our ears to the viewpoints and culture of Indigenous farmers and leaders, and embrace the discomfort that comes with this.

By Geralyn Wichers