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Canada opens agriculture office in Indo-Pacific

Office a ‘milestone’ opportunity that will open trade doors, say farm groups

By Geralyn Wichers March 1, 2024

Canada has its first Indo-Pacific agriculture office, and the Canadian ag sector is pretty happy about the news. An Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada release Feb. 21 marked the opening of the office in Manila, Phillipines, and included words of support from commodity groups spanning Canada’s cattle, pork, canola, pulses and cereals sectors, among others. “The Indo-Pacific provides a

Markets

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue to slide on profit-taking

Traders weigh potential impacts of Texas Panhandle wildfire's effects on cattle supply

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters February 29, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures fell again on Thursday, amid ongoing profit-taking as some market participants sought cover as cash prices continue to stay firm, traders said.

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Continued strong demand supports cattle prices

StatsCan says Canadian herd the lowest since 1989

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm February 29, 2024

The Louis Riel Day long weekend in Manitoba only slightly reduced the number of cattle going through the rings at most auction sites during the week ended Feb. 22. Six of eight sites saw at least 1,000 animals sold at their regular sales, and five sold more cattle than the week before. But while 11,969

Markets

U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle slide on profit-taking

June hogs set highest price in nearly a year

By GFM Network News, Reuters, Tom Polansek February 28, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures crumbled on Wednesday on profit-taking after the market reached a four-month high this week, analysts said.

Bill to protect supply management unlikely to harm trade talks

Former agriculture trade negotiator said the legislation is more symbolic

By GFM Network News, Karen Briere February 28, 2024

Long-time Canadian trade negotiator Steve Verheul says Bill C-282 is a political signal and not likely to threaten future deals.

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New York sues meatpacking giant JBS over climate claims

Attorney general calls company's emissions goals 'infeasible'

By GFM Network News, Jonathan Stempel, Reuters February 28, 2024

JBS, the world's largest beef producer, was sued on Wednesday by New York state's attorney general, which accused it of misleading the public about its impact on the environment in order to boost sales.

A graphic of a deadstock composting pen tested during the Livestock Predation Prevention Pilot.

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Final word on livestock predation pilot

Composting, fox lights, predator-resistant pens among winners of tested prevention strategies

By Alexis Stockford February 28, 2024

The predators haven’t gone away, but the livestock industry now has better ideas on how to handle them. The Livestock Predation Prevention Pilot, Manitoba’s three-year examination of its predator loss problem, is over. Prevention strategies have been tested, reports sent, and every resulting bit of advice has been made available in print and video form

Atlantic ag emissions dropped slightly since 1990: report

Greenhouse gases from cattle, fuel oil dropped; nitrogen, diesel fuel emissions increased

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News February 27, 2024

Atlantic Canada's net agricultural emissions have fallen slightly between 1990 and 2021 as livestock numbers decreased and reliance on fuel oil declined, a new report says.

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Canada-made sustainability index gets funding boost

A pilot version of the index was published in May of 2023

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News February 27, 2024

The federal government has pledged more than $3.1 million for the continued development of a made in Canada sustainability index for agricultural products.

Tour attendees check out Brett McRae’s solar fencing system during a January 2024 field tour.

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Life hacks for winter fencing

Tips for temporary fencing when corn grazing

By Alexis Stockford February 27, 2024

The humble pigtail is a common sight on most cattle operations that use rotational grazing. They’re light, easy to stomp into the ground, easy to pull out and it takes only seconds to insert the wire. They’re a key labour-saving tool for the miles of temporary fencing that farmers string and unstring every season. When

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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