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A Flipkart office in Bangalore in 2014. The e-commerce company, founded in 2007, began by selling books and has now branched out into a wide range of products. (VasukiRao/iStock/Getty Images)

Some Indian trader, farmer groups decry Walmart’s Flipkart deal

By GFM Network News May 10, 2018

New Delhi | Reuters — A day after U.S. retail giant Walmart struck its largest deal with a big ticket investment in Indian online marketplace Flipkart, a right-wing Hindu group that fears small traders will suffer staged a protest in New Delhi calling for the deal to be scrapped. Walmart said on Wednesday it would […] Read more

Ford’s 2018 Super Duty King Ranch Crew Cab pickup. (Ford.com)

General, Machinery, Reuters

Ford scrambles to restart truck production after fire at supplier

By GFM Network News May 10, 2018

Detroit | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. is working with a key supplier to shift some parts production from Michigan to Ontario, after a fire and subsequent parts shortages forced the automaker to halt manufacturing of its highly profitable full-size pickups, according to sources familiar with the companies’ plans. The supplier, Chinese-owned Meridian Magnesium Products, […] Read more

Crops, News

VIDEO: #seeding2018 in Manitoba’s Interlake

By Scott Garvey May 8, 2018

Grainews machinery editor Scott Garvey heads out into a few fields in the Interlake north of Winnipeg to find out how seeding is progressing for farmers in the area and what they’re seeing in terms of soil moisture. Video editing by Greg Berg.

Crops, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Sector hopes for more fababeans

By GFM Network News May 8, 2018

CNS Canada — While Statistics Canada is predicting a drop in fababean acres this year, an agronomist with Saskatchewan Pulse Growers hopes that isn’t the case. “We had about 50,000 acres for the last three years here in Saskatchewan. And we’re thinking that we’ll be maybe slightly below that,” said SPG agronomy manager Sherrilyn Phelps. […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Chickpeas seen making Prairie comeback

By GFM Network News May 4, 2018

CNS Canada — Chickpeas should see a resurgence in Western Canada this spring, as farmers who hadn’t seeded the crop for a number of years shift some acres back from other pulses. “We sold a sizeable amount of chickpea planting seed,” said Colin Young of Midwest Grain at Moose Jaw. After an excellent quality year […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Churchill possibly to return to shipping grain

By GFM Network News May 4, 2018

CNS Canada — Grain could once again be shipped out of northern Manitoba’s Port of Churchill if all goes according to plan for a new potential ownership group. “The port has got all of the grain handling equipment and simply said, the first thing we want to do is resume that commercial activity,” said Louis […] Read more

Seed coat damage has occurred in this photo. After the seed was soaked for two minutes in room temperature water, the seed coat is coming off, or is in the process of coming off.

Crops, Pulses

Dry pulse seed needs extra care

How to minimize losses from dry and damaged pulse seed this seeding season

By Melanie Epp May 3, 2018

In the fall of 2017, pea and soybean pedigreed seed came off the field on the drier side, which means that they’ll be going into the field drier this year. Manitoba pulse crop specialist Dennis Lange shares his expertise on how to make sure dry, damaged seed doesn’t impact your bottom line. Generally, seed quality […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Trade rows spell gain, and pain, for U.S. grain exporters

By GFM Network News May 3, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Global grain marketers have seized upon trade tensions between the United States and several of its top export markets, including China, to turn around struggling trading units following one of the toughest years ever for the industry. After five years of bumper harvests worldwide that depressed crop prices, trading margins are […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Seeding starts after cool, late spring

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending April 30

By Saskatchewan Agriculture May 3, 2018

A cool and late spring has delayed field work across the province. However, seeding has just nicely started in the southern areas. Most other areas have some field activity with harrowing, pre seeding herbicide and fertilizer applications. Many producers will be seeding within the week. Field conditions vary greatly across the province. The southern regions […] Read more

Healthy (right) versus infected (left) roots in lentils.

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Managing aphanomyces root rot in your fields

Q & A with CPS

By Hassan Abidi May 2, 2018

Q: What is aphanomyces and how should I manage this disease? A: Aphanomyces is a relatively new root rot disease in pea and lentil crops that is quickly expanding across the Prairies. Aphanomyces root rot is caused by aphanomyces euteiches, a soil-borne plant pathogen. The symptoms of aphanomyces root rot are yellowing and stunting of […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rapid harvest overshadows China trade hopes

Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along

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