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Cattle graze near Dauphin, Man. in late July. (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Alexis Stockford)
Livestock, Weather

Feds lock in AgriRecovery funds before election call

Ottawa's pledged share now up to $500 million

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Just hours ahead of a federal election call, the federal government has committed $500 million to cover its share of federal/provincial AgriRecovery support plans for drought-hit farmers across Canada’s West. Shortly before Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit Sunday to Rideau Hall seeking the dissolution of Parliament for a federal election, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau confirmed […] Read more
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General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. confirms will boost food stamps by record amount

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Washington | Reuters –– The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) on Monday will announce revised nutrition standards dramatically boosting average food stamp benefits, the agency confirmed Sunday. The New York Times first reported the plan to unveil the largest permanent benefits increase in the history of the government’s primary anti-hunger program, saying the change would result […] Read more
Many issues in the spine stem from too much of the same movement or not enough movement in general.
FarmLife

Simple ways to keep the spine healthy

Fit to Farm: Spine health is important for overall quality of life so we must look after it

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Spine problems like low back pain, sciatica, disc degeneration, shoulder and neck pain often sneak up on us seemingly out of nowhere, however, usually they are byproducts of chronic behaviours and patterns over the years. With this in mind there are a few simple things we can do routinely to support the spine, and everything […] Read more
How I doubled my money in less than four years, Part 2
Columns

How I doubled my money in less than four years, Part 2

Five things I did to build my portfolio

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The last article discussed a number of things I didn’t do to build my newsletter portfolio. This column will turn to the things I did. Some of these may appear like a broken record from past articles but warrant repeating. None of this is rocket science and I’m sure not a rocket scientist. Perhaps that’s […] Read more
The logo and trading info for Corteva Agriscience displayed on the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Photo: Reuters/Brendan McDermid
Reuters

Corteva lifts sales forecast on strong demand for crop protection products, seeds

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Reuters – Corteva Inc on Thursday raised its net sales forecast for the year after strong demand for crop protection products such as herbicides and insecticides helped the agricultural company beat estimates for the second quarter. Corteva also announced a new $1.5 billion share repurchase program, in addition to a $1 billion buyback announced in 2019, […] Read more
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Markets, Reuters

Bayer Q2 misses forecasts as costs, forex effects bite

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Frankfurt | Reuters – Bayer shares fell to their lowest levels in more than seven months after the German agricultural and pharmaceuticals group reported lower-than-expected second-quarter core earnings due to higher production costs and currency headwinds. Second-quarter earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) before special items fell 10.6 percent to 2.58 billion euros ($3.05 billion), […] Read more
The east side of my Dundurn quarter NW22 32 3W3.
Columns, Crops

Les Henry: A snow job, Part 2

Watch out for crop variability in 2021

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Drought is now the operative word in major areas of Prairie farming for 2021. The drought in this area started on July 8, 2020, and has been interrupted by only two significant events — the big snow and blow of November 7 and 8 last year and the welcome May 2021 long weekend rain of […] Read more

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