Shaun Haney is in Germany this week as a guest of Bayer, celebrating 20 years of the company's Invigor brand. During the Bayer InVigor 20th anniversary party we heard an address by Liam Condon, Bayer Crop Science CEO. He was fresh off a flight from Chicago where he was working on the acquisition of Monsanto.... Read More
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As the independent law enforcement agency tasked with administering Canada's Competition Act, the Competition Bureau operates on the fundamental assumption that competition is good for both businesses and consumers. So when examining a merger or acquisition, the Bureau will go through three main steps to determine whether a deal will result in reduced competition: "We... Read More
Syngenta is now expecting its US$43 billion takeover by ChemChina to be finalized in the second quarter of 2017. "ChemChina and Syngenta have made significant progress towards achieving the necessary regulatory approvals and closing the transaction," said the company in its 2016 year-end results, published on Wednesday. 13 regulatory authorities have given their thumbs-up to... Read More
While work continues on attracting a soybean processing plant to southern Manitoba, plans for a US$240 million soybean crush facility in North Dakota were announced on Tuesday. Governor Doug Burgum and representatives from Minnesota Soybean Processors (MnSP) and its North Dakota subsidiary formally unveiled the proposal to build a crush facility and refinery at Spiritwood,... Read More
Are you searching for balance in your daily life? Have you found it? We’ll explore that challenge in our next RealAg Bookclub podcast with Dan Thurmon, author of Off Balance On Purpose. In his book, Thurmon frees readers from the “balance” dilemma and empowers them to adopt a new approach to creating a happy, fulfilling... Read More
How come we've accepted technology in most aspects of growing crops, but we still use job boards and local papers to find hired help? Chances are, the person you're looking for doesn't live in the surrounding area, or you'd have hired them by now. Kristjan Hebert, farmer at Moosomin, Sask. and chair of Global Ag... Read More
Following the announcement made in October, New Holland Agriculture is set to expand its wide offering with new implement product lines, as CNH Industrial completed the acquisition of the agricultural Grass and Soil business of Kongskilde Industries, part of the Danish Group Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab (DLG A.m.b.A.). See More: Past Content on New Holland The... Read More
Richardson Pioneer says it has signed a deal to acquire Crop First Agro, an independent crop input retailer in Grenfell Saskatchewan. “We are excited to join the Richardson team and greatly strengthen the services we offer to our customers," said Dave Edgar, co-owner of Crop First Agro, in a statement on Tuesday. Richardson says the... Read More
A farmer-owned business established with the dream of building a network of grain and fertilizer handling facilities in Western Canada has announced it's going ahead with its first of seven proposed fertilizer distribution centres. Genesis Grain & Fertilizer — the company formed and promoted by the same people behind Farmers of North America (FNA) and... Read More
PotashCorp says its merger with Agrium — the parent company of Crop Production Services — is still on track to close by the middle of this year. "The regulatory review and integration processes are advancing, and we expect the transaction will close mid-2017," said PotashCorp president and CEO Jochen Tilk, discussing the company's 2016 year-end... Read More