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Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Bayer’s bid to dismiss legal claims by customers who contend its Roundup herbicide causes cancer as the German company […] Read more
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Bayer bid to toss Roundup suits
National group launches standardized corn borer scouting protocol
Goal is to address lack of knowledge about ECB in non-corn hosts
A nationwide entomologist working group is promoting a new online scouting tool for farmers, crop advisors and researchers with the aim to broaden knowledge about European corn borer (ECB) damage […] Read more
Surge in U.S. renewable diesel supply won’t offset loss of petroleum diesel
Reuters — A flood of U.S. renewable diesel plants set to come online in the next three years will not be enough to offset the loss of petroleum diesel refining […] Read more
CN service continues as signals staff strike
Talks continue after IBEW-represented employees stopped work Saturday
Canadian National Railway is reporting “normal” rail operations after its signals and communications workers walked out on strike starting Saturday. Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), which […] Read more
PAMI to close Portage la Prairie location
Revenue challenges in recent years blamed for Manitoba site's closure
The product development, testing and design firm Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI), will be closing its Portage la Prairie, Man. location at the end of July. Citing revenue challenges in […] Read more
U.S. EPA ordered to reassess glyphosate impact on health, environment
Decision doesn't prohibit Roundup's use
Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was ordered by a federal appeals court on Friday to take a fresh look at whether glyphosate, the active ingredient in Bayer’s Roundup […] Read more
Prairie cash wheat: Bids firm as loonie falls
MarketsFarm — Spring wheat bids in Western Canada moved higher during the week ended Thursday, as heavy losses in the Canadian dollar more than countered the bearish influence of weakening […] Read more
Canola net long position smallest in 10 months
MarketsFarm — The net long position held by fund traders in the ICE Futures canola market continued to dwindle in the latest Commitment of Traders (CoT) report compiled by the […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat falls on harvest pressure, firmer U.S. dollar
Hot Midwest spell raises early concerns about corn, soy yields
Indianapolis | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures fell on Friday, erasing gains earlier in the week as harvest pressure weighs and a firmer dollar limits export business, traders said. Corn […] Read more
Food crisis will drive record displacement levels higher, UN refugee chief says
Geneva | Reuters — A food security crisis stoked by the Ukraine war is set to push more people to flee their homes in poorer countries, driving record levels of […] Read more
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