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Pre-season contracts and changed plans

If you’ve changed seeding plans due to spring weather, check your contract obligations

By Brian Wittal May 29, 2018

So far, 2018 is setting up to be a year of extremes and challenges. There’s been record snow pack in the mountains and a drawn-out winter with excessive snow across the Prairies. Overland flooding across wide areas of the Prairies came during one of the latest springs in years. On April 21, I was in […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Processing boom to help in long run

By GFM Network News May 29, 2018

CNS Canada — Even with one new pulse processing plant on line in Western Canada and more on the way, producers will still have to wait before these new ventures have a significant effect on marketing of their pulse crops. Numerous pulse processing plants have been announced in the last year. French company Roquette broke […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer wins U.S. nod for Monsanto deal to create ag giant

By GFM Network News May 29, 2018

Frankfurt/Washington | Reuters — Bayer won U.S. approval for its planned takeover of Monsanto after agreeing to sell about US$9 billion in assets, clearing a major hurdle for the US$62.5 billion deal that will create by far the largest seeds and pesticides maker. Makan Delrahim, who heads the U.S. Justice Department’s (DoJ) antitrust division, said […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

CP employees to walk the line Tuesday night

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 27, 2018

Barring any last-minute deals, conductors, engineers and signal maintainers at Canadian Pacific Railway plan to be on strike as of 9 p.m. CT Tuesday. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents about 3,000 CP engineers, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), which represents about 360 CP signal maintenance staff, both announced Saturday […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer cuts Monsanto synergy target on divestments

By GFM Network News May 26, 2018

Bonn | Reuters — Bayer said positive synergy effects from the planned takeover of U.S. seeds and chemical firm Monsanto would be about US$300 million below its previous target because it will sell more businesses than initially expected to get antitrust approval. Bayer CEO Werner Baumann again threw his weight behind the deal, despite higher […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

CP employees reject company’s ‘final’ offers

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 25, 2018

Conductors, engineers and signal maintainers at Canadian Pacific Railway are again within striking distance of striking. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents about 3,000 CP engineers, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), which represents about 360 CP signal maintenance staff, confirmed Friday their members have voted to reject what CP described […] Read more

Crops, News, Weather

Seeding progress leaps ahead, dry pastures see slow growth

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending May 21

By Saskatchewan Agriculture May 24, 2018

Seeding progress has doubled in the province thanks to relatively good conditions. Seventy per cent of the crop is now in the ground, up from 35 per cent last week and well ahead of the five-year (2013-2017) seeding average of 55 per cent for this time of year. The southeast region is the most advanced […] Read more

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Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Large U.S. crop possible, despite reduced acres

By GFM Network News May 23, 2018

CNS Canada — Farmers in the U.S. may have planted fewer pulse acres in 2018 compared to the previous year — but the reduction was likely not as large as forecast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A return to average yields would also still result in big supplies overall, after poor crops in 2017, […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Federal rail freight legislation clears Senate

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 22, 2018

Canada’s Senate has passed federal legislation that grain grower groups have hoped will help improve rail freight service for the sector this year. Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, passed third reading in the Senate on Tuesday following a 41-31 vote to approve a message that the Senate “does not insist on its amendments” to […] Read more

General, Machinery, Reuters

Deere plans price increases to offset rising costs

By GFM Network News May 21, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — Shares of Deere and Co. soared Friday after the U.S. tractor maker revised up its full-year earnings estimate on stronger equipment demand and shared its plans to increase prices to offset increased costs. The company’s stock was up 6.4 per cent at $156.24 in early afternoon trading on the New York […] Read more

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

Pulses

Pre-season contracts and changed plans

Pulse weekly outlook: Processing boom to help in long run

Bayer wins U.S. nod for Monsanto deal to create ag giant

CP employees to walk the line Tuesday night

Bayer cuts Monsanto synergy target on divestments

CP employees reject company’s ‘final’ offers

Seeding progress leaps ahead, dry pastures see slow growth

Pulse weekly outlook: Large U.S. crop possible, despite reduced acres

Federal rail freight legislation clears Senate

Deere plans price increases to offset rising costs

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