Saskatchewan deputy agriculture minister Bill Greuel said the Canadian agriculture research sector has a productivity problem during an agriculture research panel discussion held Tuesday in Saskatoon as part of Crop Production Week 2025.
Crop Production Show 2025: Ag research sector has productivity problem: panellists
Canada clears $34 billion Bunge-Viterra merger with conditions
Canada on Tuesday approved with conditions U.S. grains merchant Bunge's $34 billion (C$48.7 billion) merger with Glencore-backed Viterra, clearing one of the final remaining obstacles for a global agriculture tie-up that is unprecedented in dollar value.
Bayer introduces FieldView Drive 2.0
Digital system gets a technology upgrade
Bayer used the Western Canadian Crop Production show in Saskatoon as the venue to introduce Prairie farmers to its new FieldView Drive 2.0 digital system, which allows growers to monitor and record activities from different farm equipment types and brands. The updated “2.0” version offers what the company says is “enhanced processing power, increased data […] Read more
U.S. grains: Corn, soy rally stalls as farmers sell grain; Argentina weather eyed
U.S. corn futures retreated on Tuesday on a round of profit-taking after a tighter U.S. supply outlook lifted prices to one-year highs, analysts said.
Canadian canola exports surging in 2024/25
China top customer
Canadian canola exports continued to stay far above those in 2023/24, the Canadian Grain Commission reported earlier in January. In the CGC's monthly report those outbound shipments of canola from licensed facilities at the end of November reached 3.84 million tonnes which are up by more than 80 per cent from a year ago.
U.S. grain: Corn futures hit 1-yr high after USDA tightens supply view
Benchmark corn futures Cv1 on the Chicago Board of Trade hit their highest in a year on Monday and soybean futures Sv1 notched a three-month top on follow-through buying after the U.S. Department of Agriculture last week cut its estimates of the size of the U.S. 2024 crops, analysts said.
Pace of soy harvest in Brazil’s biggest farm state is slowest in 7 years, AgRural says
Rains are disrupting the start of Brazil's 2024/25 soybean harvest in Mato Grosso, agribusiness consultancy AgRural said on Monday, adding that the pace of work in the country's biggest farm state is the slowest in seven years.
China soybean imports hit record in 2024 ahead of Trump inauguration
China imported the most soybeans on record in 2024 as buyers concerned about rising U.S.-China trade tensions rushed to secure U.S. supplies ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
U.S. grains: Corn and soybeans leap on smaller-than-expected US harvest
Chicago soybean and corn futures surged on Friday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture projected lower-than-expected U.S. production after a dry end to the growing season.
US issues partial guidance on clean fuel subsidies, chafing ethanol makers
U.S. biofuels groups are eager for clarity on the tax credits for fuels that combat climate change, which they hope will ultimately provide a pathway for corn-based ethanol to expand its market as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel.
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
