Biologicals hold great promise for improving crop production. The crop input segment is now occupied by almost 500 companies with almost 2,000 registered products that include claims to do everything from increasing root activity, soil microbes, and nutrient availability to building plant resiliency to abiotic stresses. It is a difficult market, however, for many farmers… Read More

Picton Terminals and Parrish & Heimbecker Limited have announced plans to build a bulk agricultural marine terminal at Picton Terminals in Ontario’s Prince Edward County. The partners say the new terminal will significantly reduce travel time for local farmers, alleviate truck traffic on Highway 401 and enhance the overall efficiency of the agricultural supply chain…. Read More

A new soybean crush plant in North Dakota — about 150 miles from the Canada-U.S. border — has started receiving soybeans as it ramps up operations. The North Dakota Soybean Processors (NDSP) facility at Casselton, ND — just west of Fargo — has been designed to process 125 thousand bushels per day and 42.5 million… Read More

The Ontario government is enhancing support for the beef sector by making more financing available through the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee Program and also investing in the Ontario Beef Market Development Program. Expansion of the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee Program will see available funding for beef farmers increase by $240 million to $500 million. The… Read More

Six independent agronomy companies are joining MNP to launch a new agronomy practice in a major shake-up of the Western Canadian crop advisory market. MNP — one of Canada’s largest professional services firms — is bringing together 4R Agronomy, Annex Agro, Arrow Crop Management, Elite Ag, Max Ag Consulting, and Sure Growth Solutions to launch… Read More

One of Canada’s largest pork production and meat companies is planning to split into two independent businesses. Mississauga, Ont.-based Maple Leaf Foods is proposing to spin off its pork business and focus on consumer packaged protein food operations, creating two independent publicly-traded companies. Maple Leaf Foods would “continue to pursue its vision to be the… Read More

United Farmers of Alberta Cooperative Limited (UFA) has acquired all of Ceres Global Ag Corp.’s 17 per cent stake in Canterra Seeds. The share purchase agreement, dated July 2, 2024, is worth C$2,500,000 or approximately C$1.94 per Class A share in the Winnipeg, Manitoba-based seed company. “Today’s announcement marks an investment in western Canadian agriculture,”… Read More

A series of key decisions on Bunge’s proposed acquisition of Viterra are expected in the next few weeks, as anti-trust regulators and government officials in countries around the world are completing their assessments on whether to approve the multi-national grain company marriage, and what the requirements will be for approval. In Canada, the federal transport… Read More