(Reuters) – Bayer AG on Wednesday asked a California appellate court to throw out a $78 million judgment it was ordered to pay to a school groundskeeper who claimed the company’s weed killers gave him cancer. In a filing in California’s Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, the company said that there was “no evidence” […] Read more

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(Reuters) – Walmart Inc is taking control of the supply chain for Angus beef sold in some of its stores, cutting out meat processors as the company looks to offer higher quality products in an intensely competitive grocery industry. The world’s largest retailer said on Wednesday that the move would allow it to ensure supplies […] Read more

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BUENOS AIRES, April 24 (Reuters) – Argentine officials are in China this week, promoting the country’s soymeal products to win over local buyers and gain long sought approval from Beijing to sell soy-based livestock feed to the world’s top consumer. China is the No. 1 buyer of Argentine soybeans but does not import any of […] Read more

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April 24 (Reuters) – Canadian farmers anticipate planting more acres of wheat, corn, dry peas and oats compared to 2018 levels, while seeding intentions for canola, soybeans and lentils have declined, according to a Statistics Canada survey released on Wednesday. The survey, conducted between March 1 to 31, found that the intentions may be influenced […] Read more

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SAO PAULO, April 23 (Reuters) – A Brazilian grain growers association has launched a hotline to encourage farmers to report practices on the part of Germany’s Bayer SA that potentially could be anti-competitive, according to statement sent to Reuters on Tuesday. Aprosoja Brasil, which called the initiative “an awareness campaign,” aims to galvanize farmers to […] Read more

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SAO PAULO, April 23 (Reuters) – U.S. agricultural machine maker AGCO Corp said on Tuesday it would launch its flagship Fendt line of equipment in Brazil later this year, targeting large soybean farmers in the vast center-west region. AGCO will first bring the German-made line of Fendt Vario high-power tractors to Brazil’s grain heartland, the […] Read more

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BUENOS AIRES, April 23 (Reuters) – Argentina is pushing to increase agricultural trade with commodities-hungry China, as farmers on the country’s Pampas grains belt prepare for what is expected to be an bumper soybean harvest over the weeks ahead. China is the world’s biggest international buyer of soybeans, which are then ground into meal to […] Read more

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Winnipeg – Canadian farmers will likely seed less canola and more spring wheat in 2019, but the extent of any acreage shifts remains to be seen as market participants await Statistics Canada’s first seeded area estimates of the year on April 24. Canola prices in Western Canada have dropped over the past few months, as […] Read more

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One of the largest pork companies in Canada is no longer owned by Manitobans. Today, HyLife announced it has sold 50.1 percent of its shares to Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CPF) — a company based in Thailand. Itochu, a Japanese firm, will continue to own 49.9 percent of HyLife. “This is a win-win […] Read more

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Alberta dairy farms are being sought to take part in a study on dairy cow longevity conducted by the University of Calgary, faculty of veterinary medicine. In a news release issued April 22, Alberta Milk said the study is designed to investigate which cow factors, such as production, reproduction and health, are key to determining […] Read more

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