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Peepeekisis Cree Nation hosted Crown–Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller on Aug. 3, 2022. (@MarcMillerVM photo via Twitter)
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Feds apologize for Saskatchewan farming colony scheme

Apology comes year after settlement with Peepeekisis Cree Nation

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Just under a year after Peepeekisis Cree Nation’s settlement with the Canadian government over the File Hills Colony forced farming scheme, the federal government has made a formal apology. Operating from 1898 to 1954, the File Hills Colony scheme involved what the government today describes as the “involuntary relocation” of graduates from residential schools and […] Read more
CBOT November 2022 soybeans (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)
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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans gain as U.S. crop ratings decline

Restart of Ukraine sea exports anchors wheat

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures climbed to their highest in more than a week on Tuesday on lower weekly U.S. crop condition ratings and worries that hot, dry weather in the western Midwest forecast would continue to stress crops. Wheat was also firmer as the dollar softened, although gains were limited […] Read more
Monarch’s MK-V tractor. (MonarchTractor.com)
Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Foxconn to build autonomous electric tractors in Ohio

Tech firm to make units for U.S.-based Monarch

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Reuters — Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, on Tuesday said it will build driverless electric tractors for California-based Monarch Tractor at its Lordstown, Ohio facility starting in early 2023. The announcement comes as heavy machinery manufacturers, including Deere and Agco, set their sights on the electric vehicle market as the U.S. agriculture […] Read more
Crops, Reuters

Ukraine’s first outbound corn cargo refused by buyer

Buyer cites months of delay, embassy says

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Istanbul | Reuters — The Razoni, the first ship to depart Ukraine under a U.N.-brokered deal, is looking for another port to unload its grain cargo as the initial Lebanese buyer refused delivery citing a more than five-month delay, Ukraine’s embassy in Lebanon said Monday. “According to the information provided by the shipper of the […] Read more
Nutrien’s head office building in Saskatoon. (Liam O’Connor photo)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

Nutrien’s interim CEO named CEO

Seitz sees 'a lot of uncertainty' continuing in market

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Reuters — Canada’s Nutrien Ltd., the world’s largest potash fertilizer producer, named Ken Seitz as chief executive on Monday, removing the interim tag. Nutrien in January surprised investors by replacing its CEO for the second time in eight months. It then named Seitz, the head of its potash business, as interim CEO, replacing Mayo Schmidt. […] Read more
CBOT December 2022 corn (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, orange and green lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans slip after Midwest rains

Traders looking ahead to USDA report on Friday

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures eased on Monday as improved weather in parts of the U.S. Midwest’s farm belt boosted harvest prospects for crops stressed recently by high temperatures and dryness. Chicago Board of Trade wheat firmed as the dollar softened, although gains were limited by improving prospects for exports from […] Read more

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