Canada’s largest agriculture lender believes predictions of a re-negotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are premature and a patient strategy is the best path forward for the Canadian government and the country’s supply managed sector. Speaking at the Canadian Dairy XPO last week in Stratford, Ont., Farm Credit Canada agricultural economist Jean-Philippe Gervais told... Read More
Category: Ag Business
What do consumers think of Canadian farmers? Recent studies tell us that consumers appreciate and respect farmers’ efforts to produce healthy, affordable, safe food for Canadians. But to maintain the strength of the Canadian farm brand and consumers’ trust, farmers must continue to be brand champions for their own farms and their industry, says Len... Read More
ChemChina's bid to acquire Syngenta has received a pair of major regulatory approvals on both sides of the Atlantic. The European Commission gave a conditional green light to the deal early Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the U.S. Trade Commission approved the US$43 billion takeover. Both approvals require ChemChina divest crop protection assets owned... Read More
Almost half of North American Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs) holding a new 4R Nutrient Management designation reside in Ontario. That puts Ontario’s crop advisors at the forefront of efforts to help farmers and agriculture improve water quality, environmental stewardship and sustainability, says Ontario Certified Crop Advisor Association executive director Susan Fitzgerald. Earlier this week, the... Read More
FMC Corporation and DuPont have announced a deal that will see FMC acquire the portion of DuPont's crop protection business that the European Commission required to be divested as part of DuPont's merger with The Dow Chemical Company. FMC will acquire DuPont's global cereal broadleaf herbicide and global chewing pest insecticide portfolios, as well as... Read More
DuPont will have to divest some crop protection assets to gain European approval of its $130 billion merger with The Dow Chemical Company. The European Commission granted conditional clearance of the deal on Monday, a significant milestone for the merger and subsequent plan to split the combined business into three independent companies. The European approval... Read More
FarmLead, a Canadian-based and now global online grain marketplace, has announced a six-point-five million dollar (US) Series A raise led by Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV), the venture capital arm of Monsanto, with additional investments from Avrio Ventures, the MaRS Innovation Accelerator Fund and Serra Ventures. The close supports FarmLead’s expansion into the U.S. market and... Read More
The Canadian Dairy XPO (CDX) returns for its fifth year at the Stratford Rotary Complex April 5 & 6. This year the show coincides with the Spring Discovery Show in Ancaster (April 3 to 6) and the National Holstein Convention in Markham (April 5 to 8). With three national dairy events happening in southwestern Ontario... Read More
What happens when a supplier and a processor can't agree to a contract? In some cases, the parties walk away from the deal. In others, such as is usually the case between Ontario's processing-vegetable growers and processors, there's a set out and agreed upon mediation process. If that doesn't result in a deal, the parties... Read More
The CEO of one of Canada's largest grain companies is "very optimistic" a timely resolution will be reached to maintain Canadian pulse crop shipments to India. A looming change to India's phytosanitary policy for pulse imports effective April 1 has left sales to Canada's largest pulse export market in limbo over the last few weeks.... Read More