CNS Canada –– Despite freezing temperatures in some parts of Western Canada over the past few days, canola appears to be relatively healthy, according to crop watchers. While the true […] Read more
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Prairie canola weathers early frost test
U.N. experts find glyphosate unlikely to cause cancer
London | Reuters — The herbicide glyphosate, sold by Monsanto in its Roundup product and widely used in agriculture and by gardeners, is unlikely to cause cancer in people, according […] Read more
U.N. experts find glyphosate unlikely to cause cancer
London | Reuters — The herbicide glyphosate, sold by Monsanto in its Roundup product and widely used in agriculture and by gardeners, is unlikely to cause cancer in people, according […] Read more
Kubota to buy equipment maker Great Plains
Japanese farm, construction, yard and landscaping equipment maker Kubota is set to expand its share in several of those sectors with a deal for Kansas equipment firm Great Plains Manufacturing. […] Read more
Forecasters see rising likelihood of La Nina in 2016
Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday heightened its projections for the La Nina weather phenomenon to take place in the Northern Hemisphere later this year, on the […] Read more
France’s Senate suspends palm oil tax, delays neonic ban
Paris | Reuters — The French Senate on Thursday adopted a revised version of its biodiversity bill in which senators scrapped an additional tax on palm oil and delayed until […] Read more
Germany looks set to abstain in EU glyphosate vote
Reuters — Germany looks set to abstain in a European Union vote next week on the continued use of glyphosate in weed killers because ministries run by different parties remain […] Read more
U.S. lawmakers put pressure on EPA over glyphosate review
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lawmakers have asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to explain why it published — and then withdrew — documents related to its review of glyphosate, […] Read more
‘Severe’ grasshopper numbers loom over northern Alberta
CNS Canada –– A mild winter and a warm, dry spring have created some favourable hatching conditions for grasshoppers in Alberta, with the possibility of a severe outbreak in some […] Read more
Richardson books record port handle during expansion
Prairie grain firm Richardson International has wrapped up construction of a major new expansion at its Port Metro Vancouver export terminal and reported a record grain handle for the year […] Read more
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