New York | Reuters — U.S. grain handler Andersons Inc. is not interested in being acquired, CEO Mike Anderson said on Thursday after Richardson International expressed interest in a takeover. Richardson, one of Canada’s largest grain handlers, last week said it was interested in Andersons as part of a push to expand in the U.S. “Our strategy […] Read more

U.S. grain firm Andersons not interested in being bought

Initiative aims to showcase the benefits of growing winter wheat
Ducks Unlimited Canada teams up with Lakeland ag students to explore winter wheat’s potential
Reading Time: 2 minutes To many agricultural producers, winter wheat is an unknown and untried commodity. But a new project by Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is intended to show winter wheat can add to a producer’s pocketbook, the land’s productivity, and nature’s ecological balance. This fall, DUC conservation specialist Bryon Wolters invited Lakeland’s crop technology students to take part in […] Read more

Alliance offers support for winter wheat growers
Bayer and JRI team up with Ducks Unlimited to promote agronomic and environmental advances
Reading Time: < 1 minute A new group aims to offer information and support to winter wheat growers. Bayer Crop Science, Richardson International, and Ducks Unlimited are collaborating on the Western Winter Wheat Initiative. “The purpose of this initiative is to build awareness and credibility of winter wheat as a highly productive crop option for western Canadian farmers,” says Janine […] Read more