2020 is the International Year of Plant Health The International Year of Plant Health 2020 is an opportunity to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect biodiversity and the environment, and boost economic development. Read more
Keep Up with Global Agriculture Production Trends in global ag production have numerous impacts here at home. Review the March 2019 monthly report from the USDA on World Agriculture Production for the latest official estimates on crop acreage, yield and production in major countries world-wide. Read more
Richardson Expands Oat Milling Business to Europe Richardson International Limited announced on June 26 that the company has expanded its oat milling business through the acquisition of European Oat Millers. Read more
The Canola Council of Canada Applauds Recent Steps Towards Settling Trade Dispute With China China’s Premier Li Keqiang and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have announced that Canadian canola can continue to be exported to China under the current regulatory regime while officials work to finalize a long-term solution to blackleg concerns in the days and weeks ahead. Read more
MacAulay Optimistic Canola Dispute Can Be Resolved During a trip to China this week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be raising the subject of Canadian canola imports, says federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay. Read more
Egypt Returns to Zero Tolerance of Ergot in Wheat Two shipments of wheat have been rejected by Egypt for containing trace levels of the ergot fungus, the Western Producer reports. Read more
Bayer Offers to Acquire Monsanto In response to speculation and stakeholder inquiries, Bayer has publicly disclosed the contents of its private proposal to acquire Monsanto. Read more
Claas and Baywa to Partner in Canada German agriculture machinery maker Claas is working with cooperative BayWa AG to open new dealerships in Canada, starting with Alberta. Read more
ChemChina Reaches Deal to Purchase Syngenta The China National Chemical Corporation, also known as ChemChina, has reached an agreement to purchase Swiss agriculture giant Syngenta. Read more
TPP Text Released The full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement has been made public. Click through to read the details of the largest free trade initiative in history. Read more
Syngenta CEO Steps Down Mike Mack, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Syngenta, has announced his intention to leave the company at the end of October 2015. Read more
India Drought Brings Business to Canadian Pulse Farmers Persistent dry conditions in India, the world’s top pulse producer and consumer, has driven up the demand for Canadian crops. Read more
TPP Text to be Made Public A full outline of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement is slated to become public within a month, reports Reuters.com. Read more