Around the globe, agriculture and food systems produce about 2,850 calories per person per day. That’s enough to feed the world explains University of Guelph professor Evan Fraser, but unfortunately we still have 800 million people who are undernourished. Even more perplexing is the fact that we have 2 billion people who struggle with being... Read More
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Dairy producers from across Canada and around the world helped the Canadian Dairy XPO (CDX) establish a record attendance earlier this month. Overall, attendance at the Stratford, Ont., dairy industry trade show surpassed 16,000, breaking the attendance record of 14,900, set last year. Those are huge numbers considering there are about 15,000 dairy farms in... Read More
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
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