Rod Nickel

Piglet-killing PED virus spreads to second Canada farm

August 25, 2021 at 12:49 a.m.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The piglet-killing Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) has spread to a second Canadian farm, government officials said on Monday. A laboratory test confirmed the virus in...

Piglet-killing PED virus spreads to second Canada farm

May 14, 2019 at 5:33 a.m.

Pig-killing PEDv virus moves into Canada

August 25, 2021 at 12:37 a.m.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Canada has discovered its first two cases of the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), which has already killed more than 1 million pigs in the United...

Pig-killing PEDv virus moves into Canada

May 14, 2019 at 5:32 a.m.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Canada has discovered its first two cases of the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), which has already killed more than 1 million pigs in the United...

CF Industries looking at financing options, shares jump

August 24, 2021 at 11:47 p.m.

(Reuters) - U.S. fertilizer company CF Industries Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it hired two investment banks to evaluate funding options, including a master limited partnership, pushing shares up 10...

Analysis: Hard-hit potash miners may find respite from U.S. farmers

August 24, 2021 at 9:20 p.m.

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (Reuters) - U.S. farmers look poised to offer battered North American potash miners a sorely needed respite after the breakup of a trading alliance between Russia and Belarus....

Potash Corp profit misses, outlook weakens as prices slide

August 24, 2021 at 6:36 p.m.

(Reuters) - Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc, the world's biggest fertilizer producer, reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday and cut its outlook as prices of its crop nutrients fell....

Analysis: Cows block path toward Canada-EU free trade deal

August 24, 2021 at 4:42 p.m.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Salvaging a free-trade deal between Canada and the European Union after four years of talks will require skillful pasture politicking to pacify beef and dairy cow...

Canada to snuff out medical marijuana production in homes

August 24, 2021 at 4:36 p.m.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canada, a pioneer in the use of medical marijuana, will take legal production out of private homes next year as it seeks to address more than...

Canada not benefiting yet from U.S. GMO wheat troubles: executive

August 24, 2021 at 4:07 p.m.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Importers of U.S. wheat are not yet turning to No. 3 exporter Canada for alternative supplies after news this week that an illegal strain of genetically...

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