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Bayer resolves more U.S. Roundup cases

Judge keeps pause on litigation

Reuters — Attorneys for Bayer and U.S. consumers suing the company over allegations its Roundup herbicide caused cancer told a judge on Thursday they are continuing to resolve thousands more U.S. cases, improving prospects for its US$11 billion deal to end the litigation. The hearing was a contrast to the contentious tone among the parties […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer puts Roundup future claims settlement on hold

Judge questions proposal for third-party scientists to rule on chemical's carcinogenicity

By Tina Bellon, Patricia Weiss, GFM Network News July 9, 2020

Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer was forced on Wednesday to delay part of a proposed settlement of allegations that its widely used herbicide Roundup caused cancer after a U.S. judge questioned its plan to deal with future claims. The German company said that lawyers representing those preparing a class action had withdrawn a request for […] Read more

ILTA Grain opened its processing plant at Belle Plaine, east of Moose Jaw, in 2017. (ILTAGrain.com)

Crops, Pulses

ILTA Grain security payout to be CGC’s biggest ever

By Dave Bedard January 7, 2020

An insurance policy set up for demised Prairie pulse exporter ILTA Grain will pay, in full, what’s owed to over 200 growers who supplied the company, according to the Canadian Grain Commission. The CGC announced Monday that 222 eligible unpaid growers will receive a total of $11.146 million covered by the security ILTA posted before […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Storms leave close to 1,000 hail claims on Prairies

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News September 28, 2019

MarketsFarm — There were almost 1,000 claims for hail damage across the Prairies following a series of storms Sept. 15-20, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA). The CCHA said the most destructive of the storms during that week came on Sept. 17. “There is significant damage from this late–season storm. There was heavy […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Prairie hail claims pass 10,000 for year

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News August 16, 2019

MarketsFarm — More than 10,000 claims for hail damage have been filed by Prairie farmers so far in 2019 with insurance companies belonging to the Canadian Crop Hail Association. Between July 27 and Aug. 6, hail on the Prairies saw farmers add 900 claims alone, according to a CCHA press release Friday. To date overall, […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer mediator dismisses report of Roundup settlement

By Jonathan Stempel, Ludwig Burger August 11, 2019

New York/Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer AG has not offered to pay billions of dollars to settle claims in the United States related to the Roundup herbicide, mediator Ken Feinberg said, dismissing a report to that effect which drove its shares as much as 11 per cent higher. “Bayer has not proposed paying $8 billion […] Read more

General, Machinery & Shop, Weather

Insurer SGI Canada sets up farm unit

By Alberta Farmer Staff October 12, 2017

The property and casualty arm of Saskatchewan’s Crown insurance agency has set up a new unit zoned strictly agricultural. SGI Canada — the Regina-based property and casualty insurance provider which operates in tandem with the Saskatchewan Auto Fund, the Crown auto insurer — on Wednesday launched a new Farm Business Unit with “a specialized team […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn, soy firm on demand strength

Deere, Bear Flag aim to automate tractors as ‘fast as possible’

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall on anticipated larger supplies

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U.S. grains: Corn, soy firm on demand strength

Deere, Bear Flag aim to automate tractors as ‘fast as possible’

U.S. livestock: CME lean hogs fall on anticipated larger supplies

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Bayer resolves more U.S. Roundup cases

Bayer puts Roundup future claims settlement on hold

ILTA Grain security payout to be CGC’s biggest ever

Storms leave close to 1,000 hail claims on Prairies

Prairie hail claims pass 10,000 for year

Bayer mediator dismisses report of Roundup settlement

Insurer SGI Canada sets up farm unit

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