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- Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions You first question comes from Vincent Andrews - Morgan Stanley. Vincent Andrews - Morgan Stanley Wondering if you could make some comments about the U.S. corn curve has moved up about $0.60 in the last six weeks alone and I’m just wondering if there’s been...
- Earnings calls 2009-10-22
- Pharmaceuticals and Industrial Products in Crops: Economic Prospects and Impacts on Agriculture
- With modern bio-manufacturing, common crop species can be genetically engineered to synthesize and deliver a broad range of unique bio-molecules needed for medical or industrial use. Whereas the prospects of developing crops genetically engineered to produce pharmaceuticals and industrial products is exciting, there are many factors that may limit the...
- White papers 2004-11-01
- Vegetables and Melons Outlook: Acreage to Rise for Dry Beans, Dry Peas, and Lentils
- This report states that driven by the income security provided by the marketing loan program, favorable market prices for lentils, falling prices for alternative crops, relatively low input costs, and the long term benefits of having pulses in a crop rotation, U.S. dry pea and lentil growers are again expected...
- White papers 2005-02-23
- Public GM Innovations, Safety Regulation, And?.. Results?
- Disputes continue to flare over Genetically Modified GM crops, and their potential to enhance livelihoods in agricultural communities in developing nations. Benefits have been documented for a few GM crops, especially insect-resistant cotton. However, official permission to plant GM seeds on a commercial scale has not been granted in most...
- White papers 2005-03-11
- Public GM Innovations, Safety Regulation, And..... Results?
- Disputes continue to flare over Genetically Modified GM crops, and their potential to enhance livelihoods in agricultural communities in developing nations. Benefits have been documented for a few GM crops, especially insect-resistant cotton. However, official permission to plant GM seeds on a commercial scale has not been granted in most...
- White papers 2005-03-11
- Viterra, Inc. F3Q08 (Qtr End 07/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from David Newman - National Bank Financial. David Newman - National Bank Financial A couple of quick questions on the guidance. Obviously the crop has a prospect of looking pretty good here in terms of volume and also in...
- Earnings calls 2008-09-10
- Companies Block GM Sugar Beets, But For the Wrong Reasons
- There are plenty of good reasons to avoid the genetically modified sugar beets that were harvested for the first time last fall. First of all, the plants are loaded with pesticides. The entire point of the Roundup Ready sugar beets is that the plants are resistant to...
- Blog posts 2009-02-23
- Best Posts of the Week (Nov. 9, 2009)
- If you couldn't visit us every day last week, don't worry: We've rounded up the cream of the bizhack crop for your easy perusal. by Rick Broida
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- Recession 'Victory' Gardens
- With First Lady Michelle Obama's own digging as an inspiration, the World War II-era trend of growing 'victory gardens' has now made a comeback in the U.S. Bill Whitaker reports from Pasadena, Calif.
- Videos 2009-04-09
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- Crop estimates hitting market now!
- With USDA ready to release its Crop Production Report Aug. 11, private firms released crop estimates last week. PF crop consultant Dr. Michael Cordonnier puts this year's maximum corn yield at 155 bu. per acre (11.09-billion-bu. crop) and the minimum yield at 140 bu....
- Research articles 2006-08-05
- State regulators defy ruling by Fed. Crop Insurance Corp. (government regulation of crop insurance)
- State Regulators Defy Ruling By Fed. Crop Insurance Corp. Two state insurance commissioners are contesting the authority of the Federal Crop Insurance Corp. to preempt state regulation of multi-peril crop coverage. The controversy was sparked by aState Regulators Defy Ruling By Fed....
- Research articles 1990-11-05
- Brazilian bean crop: 57 MMT.
- USDA Friday morning put the 2006-07 Brazilian bean crop at 57 million metric tons MMT, up from 56 MMT in February. Other crop-watchers are also ratcheting up Brazilian crop estimates--CONAB puts the crop at 56.7 MMT (up from its previous estimate of 56.3 MMT) and Celeres...
- Research articles 2007-03-10
- First new-crop Brazilian bean peg.
- USDA projected a 2005-06 Brazilian bean crop of 62 million metric tons MMT. That's a significant increase over the 2004-05 crop of 53 MMT, but does signal ... USDA projected a 2005-06 Brazilian bean crop of 62 million metric tons MMT. That's a significant...
- Research articles 2005-06-11
- Agents back privatized crop insurance.
- Agents Back Privatized Crop Insurance Independent agent leaders are at work trying to ensure a private crop insurance market as Congress considers several proposals to overhaul the Federal Crop Insurance Corp. "Our major concern is that agentAgents Back Privatized Crop Insurance ...
- Research articles 1990-06-04
- Agreement and disagreement with USDA crop pegs.
- PF crop consultant Dr. Michael Cordonnier's reaction to USDA's Aug. 11 Crop Production Report focused on--not yields--but harvested acres. He says, "I think the corn harvested acreage estimate will decline in upcoming crop reports due to additio PF crop consultant Dr. Michael Cordonnier's reaction to ...
- Research articles 2006-08-19
- USDA will allow for changes in farmers' crop insurance policies.
- USDA will allow for changes in farmers' crop insurance policies to reflect new provisions in the recently enacted crop insurance law. Because contracts were in effect when new crop insurance law was enacted, the reinsured company and the producer can USDA will allow for changes in...
- Research articles 2000-07-28
- Reducing crop aid payments.(USDA SPENDING)
- Congress will begin reducing crop aid payments in fiscal 2006. Crop loan benefits and extension of milk price supports are candidates, even though most lawmakers on the agriculture committees favor the aid. Crop support payments on this year?s output Congress will begin reducing crop aid payments...
- Research articles 2004-12-30
- USDA to curb crop insurance program abuses.
- USDA will take steps to curb crop insurance program abuses with the help of insurance trade associations representing industry... National Crop Insurance Services, American Association of Crop Insurers. A key goal is to increase oversight of the rapi USDA will take steps to curb crop insurance...
- Research articles 2000-03-10
- Proposed crop grouping rule eases regulatory burden & opens opportunities for minor crop producers
- Minor crop producers and consumers will be the primary beneficiaries of a recent EPA proposal to revise its pesticide tolerance crop grouping regulations, which allow the establishment of tolerances for multiple, related crops based upon data from a representative set of crops. The proposed revision, published in a May 23,...
- Research articles 2007-07-01
- Bean crop up ... but not a 'shocker'.
- USDA's Sept. 1 soybean crop estimate came in at 2.856 billion bu.; yield of 39.6 bu. per acre. Both were within the range of pre-report trade guesses. On ... USDA's Sept. 1 soybean crop estimate came in at 2.856 billion bu.; yield of 39.6...
- Research articles 2005-09-17
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