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Bunge CEO looks to avoid ‘stroke-of-the-pen’ risk in ongoing trade war

By Karl Plume August 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — A year removed from a losing bet that the U.S.-China trade war would be promptly resolved, global grains trader Bunge is facing an even more uncertain business environment, with a new CEO determined not to get burned again. Gregory Heckman, who joined Bunge’s board late last year and took on the […] Read more

The people who design new farm technology often have no understanding of what goes on at a farm, said pork producer Curtiss Littlejohn.

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New technology brings new risks to the farm, say experts

Advances — from needleless injectors to auto steer —  make farming easier, but also have safety implications

By Alexis Kienlen October 25, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes New technology brings many advantages to the farm, but can also result in unintended hazards, both for farmers and animals. This was stressed numerous times during presentations on technology at this year’s Canadian Agricultural Safety Association annual general meeting. Read more: AgSafe Alberta offering free safety programs for farmers “There’s a lot of routine work on […] Read more

A sample of the graph which shows whether the area around a weather station is at low,  moderate or high risk for fusarium.

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Fusarium risk map launched in Alberta

Available on weatherdata.ca, the information is a tool to help producers decide whether fungicide is needed

By Jennifer Blair July 11, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes The provincial government has launched a mobile-friendly tool that will allow cereal producers to measure their fusarium head blight risk. “Fusarium became a huge issue in Alberta last year,” said Brian Kennedy, grower relations and extension co-ordinator at Alberta Wheat Commission, which also worked on the tool. “It’s been sneaking up on the province for […] Read more

Klassen: Feeder cattle demand improving

Denmark to compensate mink farmers after nationwide cull

Feds predict three per cent increase in canola acres

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Klassen: Feeder cattle demand improving

Denmark to compensate mink farmers after nationwide cull

Feds predict three per cent increase in canola acres

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