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Thu, 23 May 2013 19:24:30 EST http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/rss/ Dutch arrest company head in horsemeat scandal Dutch authorities have arrested the head of a meat trading company at the centre of a horsemeat scandal that prompted a massive recall of tainted beef products, the public prosecutor's office said on Thursday. http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002344952&ref=rss http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002344952&ref=rss Alberta Farmer Express Thu, 23 May 2013 19:15:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Alberta Farmer Express Argentine port strike ends, union says Argentine port workers ended a four-day-old strike on Thursday, their labour union said, setting the stage for resumption of crucial soy and corn exports from the South American grains powerhouse. http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002344944&ref=rss http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002344944&ref=rss Alberta Farmer Express Thu, 23 May 2013 19:09:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Alberta Farmer Express Lower cash prices drag down U.S. live cattle futures Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sagged on Thursday as lower cash cattle prices weighed, analysts and traders said. http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002344943&ref=rss http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002344943&ref=rss Alberta Farmer Express Thu, 23 May 2013 19:04:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Alberta Farmer Express U.S. soybeans rise for sixth straight day on thin supplies U.S. soybean prices rose for a sixth consecutive session on Thursday and struck an eight-month high as the dwindling cash supply left from the drought-plagued 2012 harvest sparked commercial buying in futures. http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002344942&ref=rss http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002344942&ref=rss Alberta Farmer Express Thu, 23 May 2013 18:54:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Alberta Farmer Express Westeel buys Italian grain conveyor maker Winnipeg grain storage and handling equipment maker Westeel plans to offer customers worldwide a "more comprehensive" product line by buying further into the grain conveyor business. http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002344713&ref=rss http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002344713&ref=rss Alberta Farmer Express Thu, 23 May 2013 17:17:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Alberta Farmer Express McMillan: U.S. drought area down, but very dry areas drier Total U.S. farmland under drought edged lower over the week ending May 21, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor's Thursday update. http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002344238&ref=rss http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002344238&ref=rss Alberta Farmer Express Thu, 23 May 2013 13:39:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Alberta Farmer Express NFU-Ont. won't change relationship with NFU after ruling The National Farmers Union-Ontario refuses to reorganize its relationship with its Saskatoon parent group, even after a provincial tribunal ended the provincial group's status as an accredited Ontario farm organization. http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002342423&ref=rss http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002342423&ref=rss Alberta Farmer Express Thu, 23 May 2013 05:31:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Alberta Farmer Express N.S. orchard quarantined in apple pest's North American debut A bacteria-like pest of apple trees across Europe has appeared for the first time in North America in an orchard now under federal quarantine in Nova Scotia. http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002342422&ref=rss http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002342422&ref=rss Alberta Farmer Express Thu, 23 May 2013 04:42:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Alberta Farmer Express Old/new-crop corn and soybean spreads widening Old-crop soybean and corn futures at the Chicago Board of Trade moved higher during the week ended Wednesday (May 22), as tight supplies provided underlying support. http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002342397&ref=rss http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002342397&ref=rss Alberta Farmer Express Thu, 23 May 2013 02:05:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Alberta Farmer Express Prairie wheat bids mixed: CWRS up, CPRS down Cash wheat bids across Western Canada saw some mixed activity during the week ended Tuesday, with a steady to firmer tone in Canada Western red spring (CWRS) wheat, but losses in Canada Prairie red spring (CPRS). http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002342396&ref=rss http://www.albertafarmexpress.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1002342396&ref=rss Alberta Farmer Express Thu, 23 May 2013 01:55:00 EST Daily News Headlines From Alberta Farmer Express