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National mustard organization ponders its future

A CMA member recently said the group was facing financial challenges and needed to reposition itself for the next generation ...
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Autonomous machines still struggle in farm fields

Researchers explain early-stage work on autonomous machines and why changing soil and field conditions make ag harder than ...
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Canadian Financial Close: Loonie higher, crude oil drops

The Canadian dollar continued to rise on Thursday due to its weaker United States counterpart.     The loonie settled at US$0.7247 or US$1=C$1.3798, compared to US$0.7239 or US$1=C$1.3814 on Wednesday ...
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North American Grain and Oilseed Review: Canola’s front months nudge up

Intercontinental Exchange canola futures were mixed on Thursday, with small increases in the old crop months and losses in the new crop positions. While gains in Malaysian palm oil, along with Chicago ...
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U.S. livestock: Cattle steady ahead of feed report

Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange held close to unchanged on Thursday, with the bias lower in the most active ...