Smithfield hit by higher hog prices Thursday, June 10, 2010 Smithfield Food Inc, and the analysts who keep an eye on it, have been caught off guard by the recent leap in hog prices. Meatingplace.com notes that Smithfield was warning investors before regular meetings that its fourth quarter numbers will be weaker than expected, in spite of changes in the way the company is doing business.A BMO Capital Markets analyst noted that Smithfield had still made the right decisions by restructuring its hog business and reducing the amount of debt carried on its balance sheet. The world's largest hog producer is expected to do much better in 2011.Higher raw material costs, meaning hogs, are affecting Smithfield's fresh pork business, while the unexpected run-up in futures has hurt the value of those assets, according to "mark to market" accounting, a system of assigning current market value to financial instruments. BP Bacon a must for foster children? Canada's share of world pork trade predicted to decline
The cost of filling a combine in Canada Thursday, September 17, 2026 Canadian diesel prices are high. “The price of diesel has gone up pretty much everywhere to levels that we have never seen,” Dan McTeague, president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, told CTV News Channel on Sept. 12, adding he expects the high prices to stick around for almost nine... Read this article online
Manitoba Harvest Faces Rain Delays as Crop Quality Concerns Grow Across the Province Wednesday, September 16, 2026 Manitoba producers are facing a race against time as frequent rainfall, cool temperatures and heavy morning dews continue to slow harvest progress across much of the province. According to the latest Manitoba crop report, winter cereal harvest has wrapped up provincially, while spring... Read this article online
Expanding Rural High-Speed Internet Access in Alberta for Farms and Remote Communities Wednesday, September 16, 2026 Reliable high-speed Internet is increasingly becoming as essential to modern farming. A new investment announced by the governments of Canada and Alberta aims to help more rural communities access the connectivity needed to support precision agriculture, farm management technologies and... Read this article online
Ag at the Canada Investment Summit Wednesday, September 16, 2026 Members of the federal and provincial governments attended the inaugural Canada Investment Summit in Toronto this week looking to pitch projects to global business leaders as part of Prime Minister Carney’s plan to secure $1 trillion in total investment in Canada over the next five... Read this article online
Canadian Innovation Aims to Transform Nitrogen Fertilizers While Eliminating Microplastics Wednesday, September 16, 2026 A Canadian agricultural technology company is taking aim at two of agriculture's most pressing environmental challenges with a new fertilizer innovation designed to improve nitrogen efficiency while eliminating microplastics from crop production. Burnaby, B.C.-based Lucent BioSciences... Read this article online