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Pre-election reports analyze Alberta’s ag issues

Three reports focus on party histories, ag sector concerns, current platforms

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Alberta farmers’ concerns with provincial policy, and the two major parties’ stances on those concerns, are the subjects of a three-part analysis leading up to a provincial election on Monday. The Simpson Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy, a think tank operating out of the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, says its three
CME July 2023 lean hogs with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hogs down 10 per cent on week

Feeder cattle down on corn rally

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures dropped to contract lows again on Friday, as poor demand for U.S. pork continued to depress prices. The losses heap more pain on producers who have struggled with weak prices for pigs and high costs for expenses such as feed and labour. “Producers are losing their
"We are feeling the fallout of those decisions that were made in 2020, and we’ll continue to do so until we see a new normal develop.”
Livestock Markets, News, US Markets

Meat industry hits hard times

Inflation, high interest rates and high input costs are catching up to sector

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The meat industry, particularly pork, is facing tough times as inflation catches up with demand. There’s been a torrent of bad news in the meat sector in the last two months. Tyson Foods reported its first quarterly loss since 2009; HyLife’s processing plant in Windom, Minn., declared bankruptcy; Smithfield Foods is closing 40 sow farms
"It is a chance to showcase that, as well as being working landscapes and being a critical part of farms in Manitoba and on the Prairies, that these particular ecosystems are incredibly valuable and we need to continue to build attention around them.”
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Rangelands to get global spotlight

2026 will be the UN International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, and local forage advocates are glad to see it

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Peas, lentils and beans got a big boost to their public profile thanks to the UN’s International Year of Pulses in 2016. Soils got a similar treatment a year earlier. In 2026, it will be all about grazed land. WHY IT MATTERS: Grassland habitat has been quickly disappearing on the Canadian Prairies and conservation groups
Canada Beef at a 2022 hotel promotion with Marriott Hotel Kaohsiung in Taiwan. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef)
Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Taiwan pledges full access for Canadian beef

Market to reopen in 'a couple weeks,' minister says

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Canadian beef exporters can expect to regain full market access to Taiwan within the next couple of weeks, Canada’s international trade minister said Thursday. Posting on Twitter Thursday from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade ministers’ meeting in Detroit, Mary Ng said Taiwanese officials have confirmed the decision, which she hailed as “great news
CME July 2023 lean hogs with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME hogs sink to contract lows

Cattle futures up with beef sales, tight supplies

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures tumbled to contract lows on Thursday, as excess supplies and sluggish demand for U.S. pork fueled losses for a fifth consecutive session. Weak prices for pigs and high production costs continue to make it unprofitable to raise hogs, leading some analysts to project that producers will
Herds vaccinated for scours may have cross protection and minimal corona virus respiratory disease, but we still need to protect against the other respiratory pathogens.
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Things to bear in mind with bovine corona virus

It’s hard to know when a corona virus is the problem, but it should be on our radar

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The common cold, SARS and COVID-19 are all caused by corona viruses and severity of infection varies. The same is true for bovine corona virus. Like other corona viruses, it can cause different syndromes and has long been known as a major cause of calf scours and respiratory disease. Animals with mild respiratory disease will
Arun Alexander, Canada’s deputy ambassador to the U.S.
Livestock, News

Proposed meat label bad news for North American livestock, meat supply chains: industry

If consumers wanted a voluntary label, they would already exist, Manitoba Pork’s Cam Dahl says

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Washington, D.C. — Canada doesn’t want a proposed American rule for voluntary meat labelling to disrupt North America’s integrated meat and livestock industry, and thus damage Canada’s meat sector. “While we, of course, support efforts related to truth in labelling for consumers, we are concerned about the potential real-world consequences of the proposed rule on

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