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Donation to boost soil health outreach

Donors aim to make sure best soil health information reaches farmers

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The University of Guelph marked World Soil Day by announcing a $500,000 donation for soil health outreach in Ontario. The donation was made by Lillie Ann Morris, who has worked for more than four decades in agricultural advertising sales, Glacier FarmMedia, publisher of Farmtario and the agricultural division of information communications company Glacier Media Inc., […] Read more
Greenhouse facilities under construction in Ontario for Peace Naturals, a Cronos Group subsidiary. (PeaceNaturals.com)
Crops

Altria to marry Canadian pot with big tobacco

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Reuters — Marlboro cigarette maker Altria Group announced a $2.4 billion investment in Cronos Group on Friday, which could give it up to 55 per cent ownership of the Canadian cannabis producer. The deal represents by far the biggest investment by a major tobacco conglomerate in a cannabis company. It comes after Canada legalized the […] Read more
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Crops

Chinese firm buys stake in miner SQM from Nutrien

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Santiago | Reuters — China’s Tianqi Lithium Corp. has bought a 23.77 per cent share in Chilean miner SQM from Canadian fertilizer giant Nutrien, the Chilean stock exchange said on Monday, for a total sale price of US$4.066 billion. The sale to Tianqi comes as Chinese companies increasingly scour the globe for the raw materials […] Read more
An ammonia and nitrogen fertilizer plant in Russia. (Saoirse_2010/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops

Fertilizer prices to rise on global production shifts

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CNS Canada — Canadian fertilizer prices are expected to increase as spring draws nearer, according to industry professionals. “The further you buy out from spring, the prices tend to be a little bit lower. In making your commitments early, prices tend to edge up as you get closer to spring,” said Don Kitson of International […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canaryseed Development Commission of Saskatchewan)
Crops, Markets

Canary seed market seen as dull, static

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CNS Canada — Prices for canary seed over the last 15 months have fluctuated between 20 and 23 cents/lb. delivered in Western Canada, and there’s little chance that will change any time soon. To David Nobbs, managing partner of Canpulse Foods in Saskatoon and a director with the Canaryseed Development Commission of Saskatchewan, the canary […] Read more
A rail car from SGCC’s fleet. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Machinery

No big problems seen in grain transportation so far

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CNS Canada — It’s so far, so good with grain shipments to the three major Canadian ports according, to a spokesperson with Quorum Corporation, which compiles weekly performance updates on Canada’s grain handling sector. The spokesperson said there not have been any big problems recently, only a few sporadic instances in rail shipments. There has […] Read more
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Crops, News

Building a market for Ontario truffles

The high-value, difficult-to-harvest European delicacy is now being grown in Ontario

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When Kathleen Galias and Patrick Hazen bought their 10 acres outside of Guelph there was a six-acre open field they weren’t sure what to do with. The choice they made will make them one of the first to try to farm-raise truffles — the high-value and prized fungus that grows on roots of some trees. […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery

Deere mega-dealership buys into Red Deer market

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A central Alberta John Deere dealership which billed itself as “one of the few independently owned” dealers in the region is set to join Cervus Equipment. Calgary-based, publicly-traded Cervus announced Friday it will buy Red Deer-based Deermart Equipment Sales for an undisclosed sum. Deermart, owned by John Donald, Jack Donald and Abe Derksen since 1982, […] Read more
Project to fund 2000 acres of cover crops
Crops, News

Project to fund 2000 acres of cover crops

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The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) has announced that the Canadian Agricultural Partnership has granted $500,000 for UTRCA staff and local certified crop advisors to work closely with landowners and plant cover crops within a subwatershed of Medway Creek. The upper Medway Creek watershed will host this project over the next three years. UTRCA […] Read more

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