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Warm spring in the forecast for most of Canada

Moisture predicted to be normal across most of the country

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 29, 2024

All of Canada, aside from Yukon and parts of the Northwest Territories are expected to see warmer than normal temperatures over the next three months, according to the latest long-range seasonal forecast from Environment and Climate Change Canada, released Feb. 28.

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Companies in Ukraine see problems pile up, but most tough it out

Blockades, capital controls, insurance costs weigh on companies

By Marc Jones, Olena Harmash, Reuters February 29, 2024

German supermarket chain Metro and its 3,400 employees in Ukraine have worked hard to get their business back to where it was before Russia's full-scale invasion two years ago.

Fading El Niño to be replaced by La Niña: The Weather Network

Warmer than normal temperatures expected to continue on the Prairies

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 28, 2024

Fading El Niño weather patterns will be replaced by La Niña conditions heading into the summer, according to the latest seasonal forecast from The Weather Network.

Prairie forecast: More much-needed moisture expected

Issued Feb. 29, covering Feb. 29 to March 6, 2024

By Daniel Bezte February 28, 2024

Cold Arctic air has invaded the Prairies much to many people’s surprise. We have gotten so used to mild spring-like weather that some people may be put off that winter has returned. For those who read my last column, this type of weather shouldn't be surprising since we are now moving into what can be the snowiest time of the year.

WTO director-general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, pictured here in 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts)

WTO meeting seeks modest outcomes, with global trade at ‘critical juncture’

Striking deals by consensus becoming more difficult amid signs global economy fragmenting

By Alexander Cornwell, emma-farge, Rachna Uppal, Reuters February 26, 2024

Trade ministers from around the world gathered in Abu Dhabi on Monday for a World Trade Organization meeting that aims to set new global commerce rules, but its chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and delegates sought to curb expectations.

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Opinion: Production, productivity and climate change

By Laura Rance-Unger February 16, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia – A tantalizing report from Farm Credit Canada recently estimated the riches that would flow if the productivity growth of the decades leading into the 21st century were to return. “Assuming the Canadian agriculture industry returns productivity growth to the plateau we recorded two decades ago, this would add as much as $30 billion in […] Read more

Chace Barber, CEO of Edison Motors, stands beside the company’s first concept truck, a 1962 LW900 Kenworth converted to diesel-electric hybrid drive.

Machinery

Convert your truck into a hybrid

B.C.-based Edison Motors pioneers the retrofit market with its diesel-electric conversion kits for vocational trucks

By Scott Garvey February 9, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia – There’s an old saying that everything old is new again. When it comes to automotive and machinery design, that seems to be true in spades. Diesel-electric equipment has been in use for decades, but until recently, that system had fallen out of favour with many equipment manufacturers, including heavy truck builders. “It’s […] Read more

Farmers Edge owner Fairfax Financial shorted on alleged asset manipulation

Short seller's report doesn't describe nefarious accounting tactics, only potentially aggressive valuation marks, bank says

By Reuters February 9, 2024

Short seller Muddy Waters has placed bets against the shares of Canadian insurer Fairfax Financial, which owns the majority share in Farmers Edge, alleging manipulation in the insurer's asset values.

French farmers block road linking France and Spain

Spain's federation of transport said farmers destroyed goods, including 20,000 litres of wine

By Catarina Demony, Emma Pinedo, Reuters January 26, 2024

French farmers blocked a main road linking France and Spain with a demonstration at the border on Friday as part of nationwide protests over low food prices and excessive bureaucracy.

Former CFA president Mary Robinson has been named to the Senate. She’s pictured at the CFA’s AGM in Ottawa in February 2020. (CFA-fca.ca)

Robinson named to Senate

Former CFA president brings agricultural and business acumen to Canada’s upper house

By Karen Briere January 22, 2024

Mary Robinson, former president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, has been appointed to the Senate.

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