The Mexican government is planning to phase out the use of glyphosate by the end of 2024. The country has already blocked imports of the active ingredient of the world's most commonly used herbicide, citing the precautionary principle and risk to the environment. With his agriculture and environment ministries in conflict over the issue, President... Read More
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After many months trending behind historical levels, July marked the second straight month of higher tractor and combine sales in Canada, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Sales of new two-wheel-drive machines in Canada were up 32.5 per cent versus July of last year, and are now 5.3 per cent... Read More
Supply chains for all commodities experienced huge disruption beginning in March and into April. Grocery stores and restaurants all had to adapt to the impacts of COVID-19, and McDonald's Canada was no exception. After temporarily changing its sourcing to about 20 per cent of its beef coming from outside of Canada, McDonald's says it's now... Read More
The eligibility declaration you'll sign at the elevator this crop year will look a lot like declarations you've signed before, but there are some very important differences you need to be aware of. Team Alberta, the communications collaboration between Alberta's major commodity groups, is working hard to make sure farmers fully understand the changes made... Read More
Input Capital — the publicly-traded company based in Saskatchewan that offers canola growers "streaming" financing — has reached a deal to be acquired by Bridgeway National, a publicly-traded holding company headquartered in Washington, DC. Input says the agreement will see shareholders receive cash consideration of $1.75 per share, representing an aggregate value of approximately $97.5... Read More
The USDA boosted its yield estimates for corn and soybeans in its August World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE). While the report was generally thought of as bearish, both corn and soybean futures ended the trading day on Wednesday higher. The department's first survey-based corn yield forecast comes in at a record 181.8 bushels... Read More
Terry Duguid, parliamentary secretary to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, minister of economic development and official languages, and minister responsible for western economic diversification Canada (WD), announced more than $2.6 million in federal funding for the Food Processing Development Centre in Leduc, Alta. This investment will support the installation of equipment specifically focused on supporting companies... Read More
Dr. Karen Beauchemin has been awarded the 2020 Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation. Awarded during the 2020 virtual Canadian Beef Industry Conference (CBIC), the award recognizes Beauchemin for her work focused on developing nutritional knowledge and technologies for the beef and dairy industries to improve the efficiency of production and reduce... Read More
The Southwest Agricultural Conference, Guelph, and Eastern Ontario Crop Conferences have banded together to create one online conference to serve the Ontario agriculture industry in 2021. The combined Ontario Agricultural Conference will be held on January 6th and 7th, 2021, with the theme of Coming Together. The Ontario Agricultural Conference will offer live, interactive sessions... Read More
Online purchases of crop inputs are growing faster than expected, says the company with the world's largest network of bricks-and-mortar crop input retail locations. Nutrien says total sales through its e-commerce platform surpassed $700 million in the first six months of 2020, exceeding the company's target of $500 million for the entire year. "Our digital... Read More