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Western bumblebee. (Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

U.S. study links bumblebee declines to fungicide use

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News November 17, 2017

A new look at the environmental factors around declining bumblebee populations and ranges points to a less-than-usual suspect: fungicides. “Insecticides work; they kill insects. Fungicides have been largely overlooked because they are not targeted for insects, but fungicides may not be quite as benign — toward bumblebees — as we once thought,” Scott McArt, assistant […] Read more

The new cover of the Real Dirt on Farming was unveiled at the Farm & Food Care Harvest Gala last week. Doing the unveiling was Farm & Food Care chair Brian Gilroy, left, Christine Schoonderwoerd, vice chair, and representing funder Wallenstein Feed & Supply Ltd., Pierre Petelle, president of CropLife Canada. Farm & Food Care Executive Director Kelly Daynard is at the podium. Photo courtesy Farm and Food Care.

Crops, Livestock

Big four topics remain constant in latest Real Dirt on Farming

By GFM Network News November 10, 2017

The latest edition of the Real Dirt on Farming is out, and it continues to be a printed copy success story in a digital world. There are more than three million copies of the agriculture information resource in print and the demand doesn’t appear to be dropping. Farm & Food Care Ontario creates the publication […] Read more

Pacific Ocean sea surface temperature anomalies in degrees Celsius for the week centred on Sept. 27. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Crops, Weather

La Nina could return cold, snowy tradition to Prairies

By GFM Network News October 5, 2017

CNS Canada — The world’s major weather forecasters predict a slightly better than 50 per cent chance that a La Nina weather pattern will occur this fall and winter. Most Prairie farmers could see good things happening if the system does materialize, because La Nina systems tend to bring what many people think of as […] Read more

General, Markets

Metro in ‘advanced’ talks to buy Jean Coutu chain

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 28, 2017

One of Eastern Canada’s major players in the grocery sector is in “advanced discussions” to take up one of the region’s major drugstore chains. Montreal-based Metro Inc. announced Tuesday it’s in “exclusive” talks with the Jean Coutu Group on the possibilities of a cash-and-stock takeover valued in some reports at around $4.5 billion. A non-binding […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

China delays deadline for implementing food import rules

By GFM Network News September 26, 2017

Beijing | Reuters — China plans to delay a deadline for implementing new food import regulations by two years until October 2019, a senior EU official said on Tuesday, following a lobbying effort by Europe and the U.S. amid concerns about disruption to trade. The extension comes just days before the new rules, which are […] Read more

Expansion-minded Jollibee opened its first-ever Canadian outlet in Winnipeg at the end of 2016. (Dave Bedard photo)

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Philippines’ Jollibee eyes deals to grow

By GFM Network News September 22, 2017

Manila/Singapore | Reuters — Filipino billionaire Tony Tan Caktiong, who has built Jollibee Foods Corp. into a near-4,000 store purveyor of sweet-style spaghetti, burgers and fried chicken, is looking to buy existing brands in mature markets to help fuel future growth. Dominant at home, where Jollibee has 1,000 eponymous stores welcoming diners with its smiling […] Read more

Officials break ground for Cavendish Farms’ new potatp plant at Lethbridge on Sept. 18. (Alberta.ca)

Crops, Potatoes

Alberta, feds back Lethbridge potato processing plant

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 19, 2017

The federal and Alberta governments are set to cover over $22 million in costs related to the construction of Cavendish Farms’ new potato processing plant at Lethbridge. The two levels of government on Monday announced $20 million for the City of Lethbridge for related municipal infrastructure developments, through the federal/provincial Clean Water and Wastewater Fund […] Read more

Bob Sandford of the United Nations University says agriculture productivity needs to be increased, but with limited impact on earth systems. (John Greig photo)

Crops, Weather

Canada’s soils still degrading, albeit more slowly

By GFM Network News September 8, 2017

The rate of degradation of soils in Canada has slowed, but it still is happening at a significant rate and there is still a lot to learn. There are no soil-perfect systems yet for crop production, attendees at the Summit on Canadian Soil Health held recently in Guelph heard repeatedly. No-till farming has declined in […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Farmers to deal with stronger loonie for rest of 2017

By GFM Network News September 7, 2017

CNS Canada — Higher interest rates and a stronger Canadian dollar relative to U.S. currency is giving Canadian farmers a double whammy. According to Farm Credit Canada’s chief agricultural economist, it’s also a situation farmers will likely have to deal with for at least the remainder of the year. J.P. Gervais said he thinks farmers […] Read more

Crops

New Brunswick splits agriculture, aquaculture files

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 5, 2017

Ministerial oversight of agriculture and aquaculture will be split between two cabinet ministers in New Brunswick following a shuffle Tuesday. Premier Brian Gallant on Tuesday named Carleton-Victoria MLA Andrew Harvey as the new minister of agriculture, mines and rural affairs. Saint John-area MLA Rick Doucet, who until now also handled the ag file, remains as […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: ‘Relentless’ fund selling knocks down CME cattle futures

U.S. grains: Soy futures slide as traders worry China may miss US buying target

Pulse Weekly: Steady prices, high production for chickpeas

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