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Richardson buys Peace-region input retailer

Grain handler Richardson Pioneer has moved to shore up its presence in northern Alberta’s crop input market with a deal for a Peace-region dealership. Winnipeg-based Richardson announced Wednesday it has bought Agland Seed and Chemical at La Crete, Alta., about 320 km north of Peace River. The deal, which closed Tuesday, will see all of […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Little excitement in market

By GFM Network News February 19, 2019

The pulse market has been largely quiet for the last couple of months, according to Adam Krieser of CanPulse Foods in Saskatoon, although rail shipments were curtailed due to weather and other issues including a fatal crash. Three Canadian Pacific Railway crew members were killed Feb. 4 when a grain train derailed on CP’s mainline […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Buhler cutting overhead to boost margins

By Glacier FarmMedia staff, GFM Network News February 18, 2019

Tractor and farm equipment maker Buhler Industries has added financing from its majority owner to a regime of cost cuts in a bid to lift its quarterly results out of the red. Citing “depressed” sales due to “weak” commodity prices, the Winnipeg company on Thursday booked a net loss of $4.4 million on $57.3 million […] Read more

Chickpeas in India. (Nikhil Patil/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Canada, U.S. to challenge India’s pulse price supports

By GFM Network News February 18, 2019

Canada and the U.S. are set to challenge India’s market price supports for certain pulses including chickpeas and lentils. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Friday announced that “together with Canada” they’ve submitted a “counter notification” on the matter to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Agriculture (COA). […] Read more

Austen checked the plants for root rot in all areas of the field. All plant roots were healthy, which allowed me to rule out root rot. Because the plants were asymptomatic, Austen also struck rhizoctonia off the list.

Crops, Features

Crop advisor casebook: A thin lentil crop due to seeding problems?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the February 12, 2019 issue of Grainews

By Austen Preete February 13, 2019

Colin farms 6,000 acres of canola, lentils, durum and canaryseed south of Regina, Sask. He called me at the beginning of June about his poor lentil stand. He said the stand looked less vigorous than it should. He thought the problem might be related to seeding. “I must’ve messed up during seeding. Maybe I put […] Read more

File photo of snowmelt on a gravel road. (PBouman/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Values steady ahead of road bans, seeding

By GFM Network News February 12, 2019

For pulses so far midwinter there hasn’t been a great deal of movement pricewise, though two factors are seen on the horizon could generate some change: road restrictions and spring seeding. Large green lentils are around 22 cents/lb. picked up at the farm, said Dale McManus of Johnston Grains at Welwyn, Sask., about 145 km […] Read more

File photo of wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia. (YGrek/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Russia’s ag ministry to set up new grain exporters’ union

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 11, 2019

Moscow/Hamburg | Reuters — Russia’s agriculture ministry will set up a new grain exporters’ union to better understand the needs of the market, it said on Monday after its routine meeting with local grain traders. Traders interpreted it as a result of the close attention with which Russian officials have been monitoring how big exporters […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

AGT privatization gets shareholders’ approval

By GFM Network News February 8, 2019

The privatization of Canadian pulse processor AGT Food and Ingredients is set to move another step forward as company officials take their plan to Ontario’s Superior Court on Monday. The Feb. 11 court date in Toronto comes after AGT shareholders voted Tuesday at a special shareholders’ meeting in favour of privatization, according to a company […] Read more

Columns, Crops

Les Henry’s stubble soil moisture map, as of Nov. 1, 2018

There’s more red ink (dry areas) than we’d like to see on this year’s map

By Les Henry February 8, 2019

Each year when I make up this very general map, I keep hoping for a young generation to come along with better technology and smarts to make a better map. I now see a very bright light at the end of the tunnel. My December 12, 2018, article talked about the soil moisture sensor probes […] Read more

Alison Ammeter, speaker at the upcoming Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference, says she has always found men to be extremely supportive of  her work.

Features

Allison Ammeter morphs into changing roles

Women in agriculture: At home, in the farm and in the boardroom,  women are playing many roles

By Lee Hart February 7, 2019

Allison Ammeter may not have a Class 1 driver’s licence, but put her in front of microphone and she can comfortably cover a lot of ground. The central Alberta farmer says at one time she was dogged by the notion “to be a real farmer you needed a Class 1 drivers licence” and be able […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound as market weighs China prospects

B.C. ostrich owner condemns violence near embattled farm

Feed barley under pressure, watching to see ‘who blinks first’

Pulses

Richardson buys Peace-region input retailer

Pulse weekly outlook: Little excitement in market

Buhler cutting overhead to boost margins

Canada, U.S. to challenge India’s pulse price supports

Crop advisor casebook: A thin lentil crop due to seeding problems?

Pulse weekly outlook: Values steady ahead of road bans, seeding

Russia’s ag ministry to set up new grain exporters’ union

AGT privatization gets shareholders’ approval

Les Henry’s stubble soil moisture map, as of Nov. 1, 2018

Allison Ammeter morphs into changing roles

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