Vegetables Archives

Alberta gives oil and gas drillers municipal tax break

Reuters — Struggling oil and gas companies in Alberta will get a three-year break on municipal property taxes for land where they are drilling wells or building pipelines, the provincial government said on Monday. The Alberta government said it would also lower property tax assessments on less-productive wells and eliminate a provincial tax on drills. […] Read more

Heirloom Melon de Montreal was cultivated until 1905 in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, on the foothills of Mount Royal.

FarmLife

Ted nominates this melon from the garden as his favourite of 2020

Plus, info on some insect pests and a recipe for bannock

By Ted Meseyton 4 days ago

Lots to talk about so I shall keep my intro to the point. Subject matter includes my successful venture with planting and growing Melon de Montreal. There’s a gardener near Rapid City that found little white worms in her raspberries and I, Ted, suspect that other gardeners may have also been challenged with the same […] Read more

General

This week on ‘Between The Rows’

Episode 195, Oct. 15, 2020

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News 5 days ago

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Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

Syngenta buys biologics group Valagro

By GFM Network News October 6, 2020

Zurich | Reuters — Syngenta, the Swiss agrichemicals giant owned by ChemChina, has acquired Italian biologicals group Valagro, a company with US$175 million in 2019 sales that uses natural solutions to fight pests and diseases and to improve crops. Syngenta said in a statement Tuesday the acquisition positioned its crop protection business as a key […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Study shows how U.S. farm landscapes could be reshaped by climate

Plains' wheat belt would see 'hollowing-out'

By GFM Network News October 5, 2020

London | Thomson Reuters Foundation — Climate change could render swaths of agricultural land largely useless for farming in the U.S. South, and force Midwestern farmers to move corn and soybeans elsewhere as crop yields decline, researchers said on Monday. The profits of growing six key crops are set to fall by almost a third […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables

Canada adds step on U.S. romaine lettuce imports

E. coli testing to be required on Salinas Valley romaine

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News October 3, 2020

Canadian importers of U.S.-grown romaine lettuce will now face an extra step that’s expected to help prevent another outbreak of romaine-related illnesses due to E. coli. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday it will begin next week to require importers to provide proof that their U.S.-grown romaine didn’t come from certain California counties. Otherwise, […] Read more

Crops, Machinery and Shop

Federal irrigation pledge seen flowing mainly to Prairies

Infrastructure plan also includes promised broadband support

By GFM Network News October 2, 2020

Prairie provinces will receive the bulk of Ottawa’s $1.5 billion commitment to support irrigation projects, according to federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday launched a three-year, $10 billion infrastructure plan aimed at five different sectors, including agriculture. The $1.5 billion is expected to result in 700,000 acres of irrigated land. […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Food retail order boom may ease after big quarter, Conagra says

By reuters, GFM Network News October 1, 2020

Reuters — Conagra Brands put better-than-expected first quarter sales on Thursday down to heavy ordering by retailers worried about the durability of supply chains in the months ahead as a second wave of coronavirus cases takes hold. Shares in the foodstuffs maker dipped as much as three per cent before recovering after chief financial officer […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer plans more cost cuts, impairment charges

Pandemic now expected to hit crop science wing

By reuters, GFM Network News September 30, 2020

Berlin | Reuters — German drugs and chemical company Bayer announced plans on Wednesday for more than 1.5 billion euros (C$2.34 billion) of cost cuts as of 2024 and said it would take impairment charges on its agricultural business as it battles with low commodity prices. Bayer said that the impact of the coronavirus on […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

India’s controversial farm bills become law despite protests

By GFM Network News September 27, 2020

New Delhi | Reuters — India’s president on Sunday approved three controversial agricultural bills amid nationwide protests by farmers who say the new laws will stunt their bargaining power and instead allow large retailers to have control over pricing. Farmers’ organizations say one of the three laws could lead to the government stopping buying grain […] Read more

BMO regroups ag banking business

Viterra to replace western Saskatchewan elevator

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed, cattle drop

GFM Network News

BMO regroups ag banking business

Viterra to replace western Saskatchewan elevator

U.S. livestock: Hog futures mixed, cattle drop

Archives

Alberta gives oil and gas drillers municipal tax break

Ted nominates this melon from the garden as his favourite of 2020

Syngenta buys biologics group Valagro

Study shows how U.S. farm landscapes could be reshaped by climate

Canada adds step on U.S. romaine lettuce imports

Federal irrigation pledge seen flowing mainly to Prairies

Food retail order boom may ease after big quarter, Conagra says

Bayer plans more cost cuts, impairment charges

India’s controversial farm bills become law despite protests

Grainews blogs

Thursday evenings with regenerative ag topics

Podcasts

Farm debt red flags, social media hashtags, grain markets’ lifts and drags

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AGCanadaTV: In Case You Missed It – Your National Ag News Recap for the week ending October 16, 2020.