Australia’s ABARES raised its forecast for national wheat production this season by around 1.8 million tonnes to 35.6 million tonnes, cementing expectations for a bumper harvest that will add to abundant global supply and pressure prices.
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Australia raises wheat harvest estimate by nearly two million tonnes
Spain deploys military to contain African swine fever near Barcelona
Spain has called in its military to help contain an outbreak of African swine fever near Barcelona, a move aimed at protecting the country’s multi-billion-euro pork export industry.
California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat
U.S. crop breeders have created a wheat variety capable of creating its own nitrogen fertilizer.
India-Canada trade deal could guarantee some Canadian pulse sales, envoy says
India’s government is considering guaranteeing Canada ongoing pulse crop sales so its farmers keep growing the vital protein source, Indian High Commissioner to Canada Dinesh Patnaik said during a visit to Saskatchewan.
Cancer agency reclassifies another herbicide ‘probably carcinogenic’
Syngenta says IARC’s report shows no ‘causal link’ between atrazine and cancer
The WHO’s cancer research agency has now put atrazine, a herbicide well known to corn growers, in the same potential-hazard category where the agency put glyphosate.
Feed Grains Weekly: Good export demand pushing up domestic prices
Prices for feed barley and wheat have been trending higher lately, said analyst Jerry Klassen of Resilient Capital in Winnipeg.
Domestic abuse survivors may need extra support when livestock is involved, experts say
Animal health and intimate partner violence are linked, say speakers at the Humane Canada One Health Conference
Bird flu virus could risk pandemic worse than COVID if it mutates, France’s Institut Pasteur says
The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France’s Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said.
Canadian beekeepers warn of advancing tropilaelaps mite
The Canadian Beekeeping Federation called a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday to highlight the rise of the tropilaelaps mite (colloquially referred to as the “t-mite”).
Conagra considers selling its share in Ardent Mills
Conagra and Cargill each own 44 per cent of Ardent Mills, while CHS owns the remaining 12 per cent
Conagra is open to selling its 44 per cent share in Ardent Mills, North America’s largest milling company.
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