The emergence of Corteva two years ago from the merger of Dow Agrosciences and DuPont put a new player on the agriculture stage — a company focused on agriculture that […] Read more
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Corteva at two
Company manages through pandemic while building old and new brands
Ontario company buys second autonomous power unit
Haggerty AgRobotics has purchased its second OmniPower unit to provide autonomous farming operations in Ontario. “Labour shortage concerns within our local growers have really elevated the need for more automation […] Read more
Farm gate cannabis shops open
Farm shops create opportunities for outreach to community
Selling produce from a farm gate is nothing new for many farmers, but they soon will be joined by their cannabis-growing neighbours. The inability to sell cannabis from the farm […] Read more
Genetic precision and new modes of action a focus for Bayer
Company aims to solve crop production, sustainability problems on farms
Bayer is driving ahead with an array of investments designed to reckon with coming environmental, economic, and social issues in crop production. Already spending approximately two billion Euros each year […] Read more
Dismissing big lever economic thinking
Economies change in unpredictable ways and so will agriculture, says business professor
The pursuit of efficiency in business has not produced the results that most people are looking for, says business professor and author Roger Martin. Martin, a professor emeritus at the […] Read more
London agri-food hub gets funding
The federal government plans to invest $7.2 million in a hub for agri-food at the Western Fair District in London. The hub is called The Grove and is located in […] Read more
Why investing in women in agriculture makes sense
A Canadian woman aims to create new routes to venture capital for agriculture and female startups
Mentorship, capital venture funding and technology are three key areas that have shaped Alison Sunstrum’s life. The CNSRV-X (Conserve-X) founder and CEO shared some of her insights into building ethical […] Read more
Bioenterprise sets up northern agri-food technology hub
Bioenterprise is setting up a northern Ontario agri-food technology hub with funding from the federal government’s Fednor agency. The $588,744 will allow Bioenterprise Corporation to target investment in agri-food in […] Read more
Greenfield buys U.S. ethanol plant
The closed Minnesota plant is the first foray into the U.S. for the Canadian company
Canada’s largest fuel ethanol producer will acquire the 182 million litre per-year Corn Plus ethanol facility in Winnebago, Minnesota, marking Greenfield Global’s first plant in the U.S. The Corn Plus […] Read more
AGCO appoints new CEO
AGCO’s long-time chief executive officer and chair of its board of directors is retiring and being replaced from within the company. Martin Richenhagen’s 16 years with the company have been […] Read more