Saskatchewan-based AGT Food & Ingredients and North Dakota-based JM Grain are two of the first companies to sign on to use a new ‘Made with Pulses’ food packaging label unveiled by the Global Pulse Confederation in Chicago on Monday. With the launch coinciding with the UN’s International Year of Pulses, the new seal and Pulse Brand… Read More
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Monsanto’s Board of Directors says Bayer’s latest offer to buy the company is still “financially inadequate and insufficient to ensure deal certainty.” Last week, Bayer said it had raised its bid to acquire Monsanto and addressed Monsanto’s concerns about regulatory and financing issues. The per-share cash offer was raised from US$122 to US$125. Bayer also… Read More
Just over a year after Manitoba’s former NDP government implemented its cosmetic pesticide ban, the province’s new PC government says it wants to hear from Manitobans on the impact of the “Non-Essential Use of Pesticides Regulation.” “The purpose of the legislation is to reduce the exposure of people and pets to herbicides used in lawn… Read More
Just like farmers have farm groups, agricultural journalists also have their own organizations. And we’re proud to have one of our contributors and a good friend here at Real Agriculture take the helm of the international association representing ag journalists from around the world. Owen Roberts, who writes a regular column on this site, was… Read More
Nuffield Canada has announced four scholarship recipients for its 2017 program. They are Jason Fransoo of Calgary, Alberta; Nicole MacKellar of Guelph, Ontario; Kristina Polziehn of Sturgeon County, Alberta; and Matt Hamill of Red Deer, Alberta. All four will kick off their international studies with a trip to Brazil in March 2017, where they’ll meet with… Read More
Bayer has boosted its formal offer to purchase Monsanto from US$62 billion to around US$65 billion, saying it has also addressed Monsanto’s concerns about financing and regulatory matters. The German pharmaceutical and agriculture company announced Thursday it formally submitted a proposal to Monsanto on July 9, raising its all-cash offer from US$122 to US$125 per… Read More
Thompsons Limited has announced that Rob Wallbridge will join the company as Organic Specialist. Wallbridge grew up on conventional dairy and cash crop farms in Central and Eastern Ontario. He comes to Thompsons with more than 15 years of experience in organic crop certification, production and marketing. Wallbridge is a registered Certified Crop Advisor (CCA-ON)… Read More
The Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame is holding its 2016 induction ceremony in Portage this afternoon. This year’s inductees include a zero-till pioneer, the province’s first soil specialist, a hog producer who led Keystone Ag Producers and other farm groups, and a Hutterite woman who shed light on colony life and developed field record software…. Read More
A new grains analytical testing laboratory will provide value for farmers, plant breeders and the end users of Ontario cereal crops, says Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO). The lab, a joint venture between GFO and SGS Canada, was officially opened during a ceremony this week at its Guelph location. Grain Farmers CEO Barry Senft says… Read More
GrainsConnect Canada held a sod-turning for its first high-throughput grain terminal in Western Canada on Tuesday. The elevator will be built on CN Rail’s Prairie North line at Maymont, Saskatchewan, 90 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon. “This is a significant milestone for GrainsConnect Canada as it represents the first stage of our substantial investment in Canadian… Read More