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July 13, 2010 -Despite the fact that the Triazine Network commissioned a study on the effect of banning atrazine, the numbers are nonetheless staggering. According to a University of Chicago economist, the loss of the active ingredient could cost the US economy between 21,000 and 48,000 jobs.   READ MORE

July 7, 2010 -Fears that global grain stocks may not be as high as initially set in the spring are pushing prices for corn, soybeans and wheat higher, and the markets are responding, with wheat at a new five-month high.  READ MORE

July 7 -The 2010 growing season in Saskatchewan, with its flooded fields and unseeded acres, will be high on the agenda, as federal and provincial agriculture ministers meet in Regina, with the hope of aid for affected growers being announced this week.     READ MORE

July 7, 2010 -According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, confidence of the agriculture sector declined in June, to an index of 51, below the national average of 66.4. Much of that, says the federation, comes from frustrations concerning AgriStability and risk management issues including weather concerns.     READ MORE

July 7, 2010 -With the launch of "Focus on Potato," potato growers will find more science-based information, including webcasts and other resource tools, to help them with management decisions for their operations.   READ MORE

July 7, 2010 -Despite the continued sluggishness of the economic recovery, the Weed Science Society of America insists that job opportunities in the crop science sector are on the rise, with more than 50,000 agriculture-related job openings each year for the next five years.       READ MORE

July 7, 2010 -Opinions differ on how well the US corn crop has fared as of June 30th, which has caused some confusion on its status. Despite USDA assertions that the crop is looking good, one analyst cautions that harvest is still a long ways away.       READ MORE