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File photo of tea plantations in Sri Lanka. (Dmitrii Anikin/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Reuters

Rajapaksa dynasty draws to humiliating close in Sri Lanka

Food shortages, fertilizer ban among flashpoints

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Colombo | Reuters — The Rajapaksa dynasty dominated Sri Lankan politics until April when street protests against fuel and food shortages began to slip out of control. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country early on Wednesday, leaving no one from the once-illustrious family in a position of power. The president vowed last month to stay […] Read more
How does creep feeding pencil out for 2022?
Cattleman’s Corner

How does creep feeding pencil out for 2022?

There may be a profit, but producer needs to decide if it is enough

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Spring calves can be creep-fed in several ways, from home-made grain rations to well-balanced commercial feed pellets. All can be directed into a traditional creep feeding program, which can add extra saleable weaning weight by fall. Unfortunately, this premium growth may not always be nutritionally necessary or profitable. A little homework is necessary to calculate […] Read more
How to make sound purchase decisions: company analysis, Part 2
Columns

How to make sound purchase decisions: company analysis, Part 2

Another example of stock purchasing decision metrics (that sounds boring!)

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The current series of articles were prompted by a couple of emails to further outline the process I use to buy individual companies. So don’t blame me for putting you through this! Hopefully, by the end, you will be able to relate to the small amount of number crunching required to make sound purchase decisions, […] Read more
Figure 1. This map is a direct lift from the discussion document on reducing emissions arising from the application of fertilizer in Canada’s agriculture sector.
Columns

N2O, a powerful GHG — or is it?

Fertilizers, the big culprits — or are they? Psst! Punchline near the end but no peeking

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The major greenhouse gases are CO2 (carbon dioxide), CH4 (methane) and N2O (nitrous oxide). N2O is described as a very strong greenhouse gas that has a warming potential of 298 times that of CO2 according to the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report or 265 times according to the IPCC Fifth Assessment […] Read more
Toban Dyck: We’re not all wearing red sweaters
Columns

Toban Dyck: We’re not all wearing red sweaters

What I’m going to say about privilege may illicit a strong reaction

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Imagine your favourite ag dealer decided to start favouring people wearing red sweaters. You, not knowing any of this, walk in wearing your favourite blue sweater. Aghast at the poor level of service you received and at the sheer silliness of the policy, you demand to speak to the manager, who is too busy helping […] Read more
Brandt’s Moose Jaw property will now be its primary manufacturing site for utility trailers. (CNW Group/Brandt)
General, Machinery

Brandt to build trailers at new Saskatchewan plant

Equipment maker aims to free up space in Regina

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Ag and industrial equipment manufacturer Brandt plans to start making its lines of utility trailers at factory space it owns in Moose Jaw, Sask., freeing up its factory floors in Regina to expand other product lines. The Brandt Group of Companies announced Tuesday it expects to start production of its trailer lines late this summer […] Read more
File photo of a cornfield in the northern region of Luzon in the Philippines. (Nate Hovee/iStock/Getty Images)
Corn, Crops, Reuters

Marcos vows to boost Philippines’ grains output

New president/ag min aims to avert food crisis

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Manila | Reuters — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vowed Monday to do what it takes to boost his country’s rice and corn production, seeking to reduce reliance on imports and avoid being hit hard by a food crisis now looming across the world. Marcos, who was sworn in as president last week and has […] Read more
AGCO/Fendt has used facilities at its Germany factory to help house Ukrainian refugees.
Equipment, Machinery

AGCO/Fendt makes humanitarian effort

Brand provides housing for Ukrainian refugees

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In 2016, while speaking at a major press event at Agritechnica in Germany, then-AGCO CEO Martin Richenhagen veered a little off the topic of new machinery introductions — something not entirely uncharacteristic for him. He had another thing on his mind that needed to be said. At the time, Europe was grappling with a refugee […] Read more

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