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Texas drought and wildfire losses continue to mount

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Many agricultural producers in East Texas are feeling caught between a rock and a “hot” place, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. The agricultural losses from the extended drought are extreme. But added to those costs now are frequent wildfires which have destroyed fencing, hay supplies and barns, and scorched what sparse grazing there […] Read more
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First frost hits northern Alberta

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Ralph Wright, soil moisture specialist with Alberta Agriculture, has released a map showing that overnight temperatures dipped below zero across two large areas on the night of Sept. 11-12 These areas are roughly centred around Edmonton and Grande Prairie. Several stations recorded overnight temperatures that dipped below 0 C, across two large areas; one centred […] Read more
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Cairns Group countries hail Canada’s plans for CWB

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The federal government’s plans to strip the Canadian Wheat Board of its single marketing desk for Prairie wheat and barley have been welcomed by Canada’s partners in the Cairns Group as a “positive contribution” to global grain trade. The group of 19 ag exporting nations, whose representatives wrap up their three-day ministerial-level meeting Friday in […] Read more
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Drought intensifies in U.S. south, no end in sight

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Record-breaking triple-digit temperatures were prolonging a devastating drought that has been baking the U.S. South and the dry spell could extend into next year and beyond, climate experts said Thursday. “Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse… we are seeing expansion of this drought. This drought will continue to persist and likely intensify,” […] Read more
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Quebec express-food firm buys Mr. Sub chain

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A Quebec firm gathering ownership of restaurant chains best known to patrons of shopping-centre food courts has gone outside the mall for its biggest takeover bid yet. Montreal-based MTY Food Group, the owner or Canada-wide licensee of over 25 quick-service brands such as TacoTime, Yogen Fruz, TCBY, Country Style, Vanelli’s and Thai Express, on Thursday […] Read more
General, Markets

Prairie farmer’s share of food bill rises: study

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An annual review of an average Winnipeg grocery bill and the farmer’s share of the revenue finds farmers faring slightly better, albeit with a tighter focus on Prairie-grown foods and a wider sample of stores. The Farmer’s Share, a yearly research project funded by the three Prairie provinces’ general farm organizations, reports that the farmer’s […] Read more
General, Markets

Colombia trade deal may give Canada edge over U.S.

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Canadian ag exporters and investors have a brief opportunity to take advantage of preferred access to the fast-growing Colombian market, trade officials said Monday, as pressure mounts for U.S. Congress to ratify a U.S. trade agreement with the Andean nation. The Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement took effect Monday, becoming Canada’s fourth bilateral trade deal with […] Read more
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Meanwhile in Rwanda: Our farmer visits France

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One of the keys to achieving food security in Africa is ensuring that its millions of smallholder farmers are able to produce enough food for their families plus a surplus to sell in local markets. To get a better idea of the challenge facing a typical African farm family, we’ve identified one through Farm Radio […] Read more
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Talks wrap up on free trade deal with Honduras

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Canada has pledged funding to a raft of food security initiatives in Honduras on the same day as it announced a conclusion of talks toward a free trade deal. By itself a free trade deal is expected to secure a flow of Canadian agricultural goods toward the Central American republic, which has a population of […] Read more

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