The first ever American Dairy XPO is set to get underway November 5 at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Burlington, Vermont. The two-day industry showcase uses the Canadian Dairy XPO blueprint to bring the latest in dairy innovation, technology and management insights to producers in the U.S. northeast. DLG — the German agricultural society that... Read More
Category: Ag Business
The DEKALB brand has a long history of delivering strong seed genetics and crop yields to Canadian growers. And part of that success can be chalked up to the role advanced technology traits have played in protecting the yield potential of corn hybrids and soybean varieties. In this report from Canada's Outdoor Farm Show in... Read More
Shares of Canada Packers Inc. are trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange as of October 2 following Maple Leaf Foods' move to spin off its pork operations into a separate company. Announced more than a year ago, the split sees Maple Leaf focus on prepared foods and consumer-packaged goods, as well as its poultry operations,... Read More
Corteva has announced plans to break up its business and create two separate publicly-traded companies: one comprising its current crop protection business — which will remain under the Corteva banner — and the other comprising its current seed business — referred to as "SpinCo" in the interim. The spin-off seed company will include the Pioneer... Read More
Argentina-based plant genetics company GDM says it has completed its acquisition of AgReliant Genetics as of Sept. 2, 2025. AgReliant, which was a joint venture between seed companies Limagrain and KWS, is the parent company of PRIDE Seeds in Canada and AgriGold and LG Seeds in the U.S. "Today marks a transformative moment in the... Read More
Liam Dechaine of Botha, Alberta, is the inaugural recipient of the Barrett Rankin Memorial Scholarship. The $5,000 scholarship was established in honour of the late Barrett Rankin, a respected agricultural leader known for his dedication to education, innovation, and advancing Canadian farming. The scholarship aims to support the next generation of agricultural changemakers. It will... Read More
Deere & Co. (John Deere) revised its forecast for the current fiscal year lower in its Q3 earnings report released August 14, another sign of softening demand for the market leader and the entire ag machinery sector due to farm income concerns and mounting tariff costs. Key takeaways from the earnings report: Earnings guidance trimmed... Read More
Genesis Fertilizers has found its new president and CEO. Derek Penner, former CEO of Monsanto Canada, has been hired to lead the fertilizer company that's raising funds to build a farmer-backed nitrogen fertilizer plant at Belle Plain, Saskatchewan. He replaces Jason Mann, who stepped down from the role last month. Penner has also been appointed... Read More
Bunge's takeover of Viterra is a done deal as of this week. While more than two years have passed since it was announced, there are still some big questions to be answered regarding the integration of the company with the most grain elevators in Canada into the company that owns the most oilseed crushing facilities... Read More
The takeover of Viterra by Bunge is complete, just over two years since it was first announced and just two weeks after clearing the final approval in China. On Wednesday, Bunge Global SA announced the merger with Viterra Limited officially closed, marking the creation of giant global agribusiness. "Today is a defining moment for our... Read More