Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Canada’s largest port, the Port of Vancouver, is at a standstill this week, as labour negotiations between the B.C. Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 broke down and resulted in a lockout and strike on Monday.

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NASDA

JULY 25, 2024

As committed stakeholders and beneficiaries of the farm bill, we cannot continue to wait for updated policies, provisions, initiatives and critical funding that support our collective interests.

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World Agri-Tech

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Using specialized equipment such as drones or satellites to detect the plant’s signals, farmers get the earliest possible warning to take action to protect their crops. This pilot gives GROWMARK and our FS cooperatives the first ag retail access to InnerPlant’s cutting-edge technology developed to help farmers manage crop health risk.”

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 18, 2023

The Port of Johnstown will receive $2 million towards the purchase and installation of a new grain dryer with heat capture and air recycling features that will minimize fuel consumption by roughly 20 to 40 percent. The reduction in fuel use will result in an estimated 344 metric tonnes of CO2e, annually. Funded through the. Read More

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2024

Unlike most crops, the grasses don’t mind being submerged and can hold salt in their roots and excrete it through glands in the blades. What exactly that will look like is still developing and it will likely include growing new crops in new places.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As the Walton Family Foundation’s executive director recently wrote in a blog post , “The relentless demand for increased production and higher crop yields has come with a high cost—degraded soil health and lower water quality.” If Walmart does that, it goes against every grain of their corporate culture.”

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Real Agriculture

MAY 29, 2023

American grain giant Bunge and Viterra, owned by Switzerland’s Glencore, are reportedly in talks to become one super grain company. In a reversal of a few years ago, this time it appears it is Bunge setting out to take on Viterra to create a company that would have extensive assets in nearly every grain type. Read More

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 30, 2024

Bunge’s proposed acquisition of Viterra could result in more than $700 million in annual economic losses to farmers, according to a new report authored by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan. The study, conducted by Drs.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 22, 2023

million to the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) for exceeding their maximum grain revenue entitlements for the 2022-23 crop year, according to a ruling issued Dec. CN’s grain revenue of $1,079.5 Canada’s two railways — CN and CPKC — must pay a combined $7.1 million was $3.46 Read More

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 2, 2023

Both of Canada’s major railways — Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) — have published their annual grain transportation plans, coinciding with the start of 2023-24 crop year on August 1. Read More

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 3, 2023

Canada’s railways are navigating two notable federal policy changes — new rules regarding downtime for railway workers and the return of extended interswitching — as they prepare to move the 2023 crop from Western Canada to market. Both CN and CPKC have published their 2023-24 grain plans to mark the start of the 2023-24 crop.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

650 grain workers at the Port of Vancouver have been on strike since Tuesday, and now, workers at the Port of Montreal have served 72-hour strike notice. Moving anything in or out of Canada — and especially grain — carries a huge question. Moving anything in or out of Canada — and especially grain — carries a huge question.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Canada’s largest port, the Port of Vancouver, is at a standstill this week, as labour negotiations between the B.C. Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 broke down and resulted in a lockout and strike on Monday. This is not the first time this port has been impacted by labour.

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