Canada fertilizer sales to Brazil soar as farmers gear up for next crop season
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO – Brazil imported record volumes of potassium chloride (Kcl) from Canada in the first half of the year, a sign …
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Brazil’s fertilizer imports jump as farmers prepare to plant new crop
By Roberto Samora and Ana Mano SAO PAULO – Brazilian fertilizer imports in June jumped 18.6% and totaled 4.15 million tonnes, according to government data …
Analysis-What slowdown? Canada’s economy to top G7 on high oil, crop prices
By Julie Gordon and Rod Nickel OTTAWA/WINNIPEG – Surging oil and wheat prices are allowing commodities exporter Canada to weather an economic storm threatening to …
From war to wild weather, global crop problems point to years of high food prices
By Karl Plume and Rod Nickel (Reuters) – Eric Broten had planned to sow about 5,000 acres of corn this year on his farm in …
U.S. rains unlikely to help smallest Oklahoma wheat crop since 2014
CHICAGO – Rains this week in the U.S. Plains arrived too late to help much of the winter wheat in Oklahoma, the No. 2 U.S. …
Three Family Members Sentenced in USDA Crop Loan and Bankruptcy Fraud Schemes
Three Northeastern Iowa family members were sentenced recently in federal court for their respective roles in crop loan and bankruptcy fraud schemes. Aimee Lynn Rosenbaum, …
Crop Insurance Agency And CEO To Pay $500,000 To Settle Claims In Federal Fraud Investigation
Silveus Ins. Group, Inc. also agreed to a year-long monitoring period and CEO James Cameron Silveus agreed to a year-long exclusion from federal programs. …
New Jersey bill signed into law aims to help farmers reduce crop damage from deer
TRENTON, NJ – Farmers throughout New Jersey may soon be able to apply for agricultural grants to help cover the cost of deer fencing thanks …
Nicholas County Man Sentenced to 36 Months for Extensive Crop Fraud Scheme
LEXINGTON, Ky.— A Mt. Sterling, Ky., man, Timothy Douglas Snedegar, 65, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison on Monday, by U.S. District Judge …