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Gloomier forecast for commodities in 2009
Forecasts for commodity prices in 2009 are decidedly darker, according to an outlook seminar held during the American Farm Bureau Federation's 90th annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas.
Investor says agriculture still a great pick
In the face of the global economic crisis, agriculture remains one of the safer bets when it comes to investing, particularly in investment funds specializing in farmland, according to a well-known global commodity investor.
Farm equipment sales forecast for 2009
According to a release published in High Plains Journal, equipment sales are forecast to be strongest in the US for higher powered tractors and stronger for combines than in Canada, based on survey results from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
Who's stealing my country anyway
Columnist Silver Donald Cameron asks a question that many Canadians may want answered: Why is there no farm or food policy in this country. Among other reasons; we have not gone hungry as a nation. But we need a national policy in this world of change, he writes.
New workshop helps develop new opportunities
A new workshop to help growers and producers develop new opportunities on their farms is being launched by the Canadian Farm Business Management Council, with the first two workshops planned for Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Agrium set to ride out market mayhem
Fertilizer companies in Canada are facing challenges on various fronts: grappling with a tightening economy, spiralling input prices and a farmer clientele that is waiting to purchase inputs, and all in a climate where credit is not readily available. Yet there is optimism at least for one company.
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