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United States Senator and current democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders made a stop to the Downtown Farmers’ Market in Des Moines on Saturday, May 4, 2019, to greet Iowans. (Photo: Bryon Houlgrave, The Register (Des Moines) via Reuters Marketplace)

Bernie Sanders promises help for family farms

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 6, 2019

Reuters — U.S. presidential contender Bernie Sanders unveiled a plan on Sunday to help family farmers and rural residents, promising to break up corporate agricultural monopolies and invest heavily in social and economic programs in struggling rural communities. Sanders, an independent U.S. senator and fierce corporate critic, said on a campaign trip to Iowa that […] Read more

Louis Dreyfus’ oilseed processing plant at Yorkton, Sask. (LDC.com)

Crops, Reuters

Louis Dreyfus could consider selling stake to regional player

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 3, 2019

Paris | Reuters — Louis Dreyfus Co., one of the world’s biggest agricultural commodities houses, may consider selling a stake to a regional player to support its development although there are no specific plans to do so, the company said Friday. Agricultural commodities traders have been grappling with lower profits from sourcing and shipping commodities […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Climate change has U.S. fund managers adjusting agriculture investments

By GFM Network News May 3, 2019

New York | Reuters — After historic floods devastated Midwestern agricultural states this spring, some fund managers are evaluating how climate change will affect the long-term value of companies that make or sell products ranging from tractors to fertilizer. The issue is not simply the unpredictability of weather. Instead, fund managers say, they are struggling […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Maple Leaf quarterly profit misses estimates as costs rise

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 2, 2019

Reuters — Packaged meat producer Maple Leaf Foods reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday, hit by higher costs as it invested more in new initiatives and capacity expansion. The company has been keen on expanding in the U.S., seeing growth opportunities in humanely raised animal products and alternative protein sources. In April, the company […] Read more

There’s good soil at Grandview, Man. Rose Swidzinski says her biggest Kelsey onion weighed 2-1/4 pounds. She had 25 of them that grew naturally in heavy clay soil without any additives and no special care. Only water was given as 2018 was a dry year in her area. A portion of Rose’s letter will be shared next column.

Farm Life, FarmLife

Singing Gardener: Names of tomato seed winners are announced

Plus, Ted has an additional surprise

By Ted Meseyton April 29, 2019

Have your ever felt like a town crier? Well I certainly have personally experienced something similar myself while projecting my voice from the top of my lungs on numerous occasions without any amplification or PA system. More on history of what a town crier is comes further along, but right now yours truly has a […] Read more

General, Markets

Report shows slower pace for rising farmland values

By GFM Network News April 29, 2019

While lower-valued farmland more often showed a higher rate of increase, and price hikes varied from region to region, Canada’s farmland values on average have booked their slowest year-over-year rate of increase in almost a decade. That’s according to the annual Farmland Values Report from Farm Credit Canada (FCC), in which the federal ag lending […] Read more

Bayer CEO Werner Baumann speaks during the company’s annual general shareholders’ meeting in Bonn, Germany on April 26, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Wolfgang Rattay)

Crops, Reuters

Investors call for reprieve for Bayer bosses after AGM rebuke

By GFM Network News April 29, 2019

Frankfurt | Reuters — Three of Bayer’s largest German investors said the drugmaker’s embattled management needed to stay at the helm to avoid further upheaval, despite their unease over a share price slump in the wake of the US$63 billion Monsanto takeover. The backing for CEO Werner Baumann comes after an unprecedented rebuke at the […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer shareholders vent ire over Monsanto-linked stock rout

By GFM Network News April 26, 2019

Bonn | Reuters — Bayer shareholders vented their anger over its stock price slump on Friday as litigation risks mount from the German drugmaker’s US$63 billion takeover of seed and chemical firm Monsanto. Several large investors said they will not support aspirin invesotr Bayer’s management in a key vote scheduled for the end of its […] Read more

A+W’s Beyond Meat Burger. (A+W/CNW Group)

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Reuters

Tyson sells stake in Beyond Meat

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 24, 2019

Reuters — Tyson Foods said on Wednesday it had sold its 6.5 per cent stake in vegan burger maker Beyond Meat, as the No. 1 U.S. meat processor looks to develop its own line of alternative protein products. The exit comes against the backdrop of rising tensions between the two companies after Tyson CEO Noel […] Read more

Mustard greens, or flowering gai lan, a Chinese form of broccoli, are assertive and blend well with strong tastes.

Farm Life, FarmLife

What to use for salad greens while waiting for local produce

First We Eat: In winter, turn to sturdier greens for warm salads and veggie dishes

By dee Hobsbawn-Smith April 18, 2019

In winter, when arugula and other salad greens travel thousands of miles, have been contaminated with E. coli or are too costly, I turn to sturdier greens for warm salads and robust vegetable dishes. Mustard greens, or flowering gai lan, a Chinese form of broccoli, are assertive and blend well with strong tastes. When I […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Other fruit-vegetable

Bernie Sanders promises help for family farms

Louis Dreyfus could consider selling stake to regional player

Climate change has U.S. fund managers adjusting agriculture investments

Maple Leaf quarterly profit misses estimates as costs rise

Singing Gardener: Names of tomato seed winners are announced

Report shows slower pace for rising farmland values

Investors call for reprieve for Bayer bosses after AGM rebuke

Bayer shareholders vent ire over Monsanto-linked stock rout

Tyson sells stake in Beyond Meat

What to use for salad greens while waiting for local produce

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