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Syngenta’s headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo courtesy Syngenta)
Crops

Canada’s competition watchdog clears Syngenta takeover

By Farmtario Staff February 14, 2017
Canada’s farmers aren’t likely to see less competition for their crop chemical dollars if the owner of Adama Canada buys Syngenta, the Canadian antitrust watchdog has ruled. The Competition Bureau […] Read more

(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops

Agrium’s CPS agrees to shed four Alberta retail sites

By Farmtario Staff September 4, 2016
Agrium’s Crop Production Services (CPS) arm will need to sell four ag retail sites in eastern Alberta to close on its deal to buy an independent western Prairie retail chain. […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Agrium)
Crops

Fertilizer merger faces easier approval at home than in U.S.

By diane-bartz, John Tilak September 2, 2016
Toronto/Washington | Reuters — Canada’s PotashCorp and Agrium are more likely to win approval for a potential merger in Canada than in the U.S., but U.S. rejection of the deal […] Read more

(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops

PotashCorp, Agrium merger would send farmers to regulators

By Michael Hirtzer, Rod Nickel August 31, 2016
Winnipeg/Chicago | Reuters — North American farmers will pressure regulators to protect their negotiating leverage with fertilizer suppliers if PotashCorp and Agrium agree to merge, major farm groups said on […] Read more

(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops

CPS to seek buyer for Sask. farm supply outlet

By Farmtario Staff May 3, 2016
A deal for Agrium’s Crop Production Services (CPS) to buy a crop input retail chain in north-central Saskatchewan will require the company to sell off a retail outlet and a […] Read more


(Todd Rosenberg photo via KraftFoodsGroup.com)
Markets

Canadian, U.S. regulators clear Heinz and Kraft merger

By Farmtario Staff June 11, 2015
Antitrust regulators in both Canada and the U.S. have fixed their seals of official inaction on ketchup giant H.J. Heinz’s play for control of Kraft Foods Group. Canada’s Competition Bureau […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery

Regulators clear path for Westeel takeover

By Dave Bedard May 21, 2015
Federal competition watchdogs have cleared the path for grain handling equipment maker Ag Growth International to close its deal for bin manufacturer Westeel. AGI announced it had completed its deal to […] Read more

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Ontario Farmer newspaper cleared for sale

By Farmtario Staff March 25, 2015
Long-running weekly agricultural journal Ontario Farmer is expected to be under new ownership within weeks as federal regulators have cleared its sale. The federal Competition Bureau on Wednesday issued a […] Read more


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