The Southwest Agricultural Conference (SWAC) will mark its 25th anniversary on January 3rd, when the two-day conference unofficially kicks off Ontario’s winter farm meeting season. Over the past quarter century, SWAC, hosted by the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown campus, has become one of the leading farm conferences in North America. How did it start? How... Read More
Category: Ag Business
The merger of Agrium and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan to form a new company called Nutrien took another step toward completion this week. China's Ministry of Commerce gave a green light to the deal, with some conditions attached. The Chinese regulator says PotashCorp's minority stake in Arab Potash Company and Sociedad Quimica y Minera de... Read More
Are you planning to build a new farm workshop? How big should it be? What features should you incorporate? What cool ideas would make it a ‘killer shop’? Are there pitfalls you should avoid? In episode 2 of Real Dream Workshops, Peter Johnson visits Barry and Tyler McBlain at their farm shop near Brantford in... Read More
Richardson International has reached a deal to acquire CHS Canada's 10 crop input retail outlets in Western Canada. The deal signals the exit of the American farmer-owned co-op from the crop retail business on the Canadian prairies, after entering with the acquisition of independent retailer DynAgra Corp in 2012. "CHS is grateful to the growers... Read More
What will the identity preserved (IP) soybean market look like in 10 years? Sevita International's new CEO Don Rees believes the market will double over the next decade and he feels that's a conservative estimate. Grabbing a larger piece of that growing IP pie will be one of Rees' goals as he takes the reins... Read More
Montreal-based Canadian dairy company Saputo has reached a deal to buy Murray Goulburn Co-operative — Australia's largest milk processor — in a deal worth $1.3 billion, including the Australian company's debt. Debt aside, the deal is reportedly worth around $488 million. Murray Goulburn produces a full range of dairy products, including milk, milk powder, cheese,... Read More
AGCO and The Climate Corporation have announced a "global data connectivity agreement" that will see AGCO customers have more and easier options for connecting with Climate's FieldView platform. “The Climate FieldView platform is the world’s most broadly connected and adopted farm insight and visualization platform, and AGCO is pleased to be creating a tighter connection... Read More
It's the spinoff that many people in the North American ag market have been waiting for. In Bayer's conquest of Monsanto, the concentration of trait and variety market share in crops like cotton and canola was deemed to be unfair for a competitive balance. Given Bayer's strong presence in the Canadian canola seed market, the... Read More
Both the federal and Ontario governments are betting on the future of the province's fledgling hazelnut industry. Last week, both levels of government announced support for the industry, which plans to have 25,000 acres of hazelnut trees in the province by 2027. Ontario Hazelnut Association project coordinator Andrew Nixon notes that the Ontario industry traces... Read More
What does the show ring at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin and Liberal tax proposals have in common? Depending on the day and the country, you'll find 22-year-old Dennis Catt in the middle of both. Last week, Catt and his Ontario 4-H judging teammates eyeballed udders and contemplated cow confirmation as they competed... Read More