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Saskatchewan farm groups talk transportation

Transport review won't be complete until after the election

By Leeann Minogue, GFM Network News July 21, 2015

Saskatoon — Grain transportation should be an election issue, says Cam Goff, chair of the Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission, which hosted the Farmers’ Forum on Grain Transportation here Monday along with the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission. The forum coincided with Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz’s announcement in Winnipeg of […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Weather

CN, CP book higher grain revenues in Q1

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 22, 2015

A bump in gross revenue from grain handling helped to improve first-quarter results for both of Canada’s big two railways. Canadian National Railway (CN) on Monday reported overall net income of $704 million on $3.098 billion in revenue for the quarter ending March 31, up from $623 million on $2.693 billion in the year-earlier period. […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets

St. Lawrence floated ‘blowout’ grain volumes in ’14

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 12, 2015

Having shut its locks for the season on New Year’s Day, the operators of Canada’s St. Lawrence Seaway system report moving a “blowout volume” of grain during the 280-day 2014 shipping year. The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. (SLSMC) on Monday reported having moved a total cargo volume of 40 million tonnes during the season, […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Russia’s new grain export duty sows confusion

By GFM Network News December 22, 2014

Moscow / Reuters — Russia stiffened its bid to curb grain exports on Monday with plans for a duty on shipments, to defend domestic bread supply against a crumbling rouble. Russia, one of the world’s top wheat exporters to North Africa and the Middle East, has been exporting record volumes of grain this year as […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Russia says oil-for-goods deal with Iran could be sealed soon

By GFM Network News December 1, 2014

Moscow | Reuters — Russia hopes a deal to supply grain and equipment to Iran in return for oil can be reached soon, Russia’s Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said Sunday. The deal “will affect not only grain, there are broad lists of goods… We expect that (a deal) could be reached in the near future,” […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Russia may consider floating tariff on grain exports as last resort

By Reuters, GFM Network News November 27, 2014

Moscow | Reuters — Russia, a key wheat exporter to North Africa and the Middle East, may consider imposing a floating tariff on grain exports as a measure of last resort to defend the domestic market in 2015, its deputy agriculture minister said Thursday. Russia shocked grain markets in 2010 when it banned grain exports […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Winter Wheat

Russia’s winter grains still at risk despite warm weather – analyst

By GFM Network News November 6, 2014

* Warm November to help Russia’s winter grains – SovEcon * Says some farmers hold crops due to the falling rouble * SovEcon sees Nov. grain exports at 3.0-3.2 mln T Paris/Moscow / Reuters – Warm weather last week did not eliminate risks for Russia’s fragile winter grain plantings, said a Moscow-based agriculture consultancy SovEcon, warning […] Read more

Marketing

Crop marketing tips for higher profits

Growing the crop is only half the battle. Now you'll need informed decisions

By Blaine Calkins October 9, 2014

Canadian growers have benefitted from powerful innovations in recent years. From the introduction of new varieties to crop protection tools and better soil preservation practices, growers have a stronger chance of maximizing yield at harvest. But the job doesn’t end there. For growers to see the full benefits of a crop well-grown, they need to […] Read more

Crops, Features

Make sure you get paid

You’ve grown a great crop and booked a good price. Now make sure you actually get paid

By Lisa Guenther June 27, 2014

Before you shop a truckload of grain, it’s worth knowing a bit about who you’re selling to and what you’ve got in the bin. Doing your homework could make the difference between getting paid fairly and perhaps not getting paid at all. Under the Canada Grain Act, grain dealers and elevators, including primary and terminal […] Read more

Machinery

Lemken introduces the Rubin 12 compact disc harrow

Designed to work as deep as eight inches and at high speeds, it includes 29-inch disc blades

By Scott Garvey March 19, 2014

Germany-based Lemken has just announced the introduction of the Rubin 12, a new compact disc harrow designed to work soil at depths from five to eight inches. Six models will be available in Canada with delivery beginning in July 2014. Farmers can opt for one in working widths of 10 to 20 feet. “The Rubin […] Read more

GFM Network News

Ukraine’s farms once fed billions but now its soil is starving

Argentine farmers bag last fields of a dream wheat season

U.S. livestock: CME cattle tick lower in thin pre-holiday trade

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