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New report shows poultry sector burdened by expectations

Simpson Centre paper calls for increased research, financial sustainability for sector

By GFM Network News, Jonah Grignon May 12, 2023

Updated, May 17 — The Simpson Centre for Food and Agricultural Policy has released a report detailing its findings on challenges now facing Canada’s poultry sector. The report, co-authored by research assistant Shawn Wiskar and centre director Guillaume Lhermie and released Thursday, used a focus group of six stakeholders in the Canadian poultry industry. It

Hogs, Livestock

U.S. Supreme Court upholds California’s pig confinement law

Dissent suggests 'substantial burden against interstate commerce'

By GFM Network News May 11, 2023

Reuters — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday preserved a California law banning the sale of pork in America’s most-populous state from pigs kept in tightly confined spaces, rejecting an industry challenge claiming that the voter-backed animal welfare measure impermissibly regulates out-of-state farmers. The justices voted 5-4 to uphold a lower court’s dismissal of a

A private member’s bill currently moving through a committee on international trade in the House of Commons aims to enshrine supply management in Canada and ensure it’s not undermined by future trade deals.

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editor’s take: Private member’s bill reveals deep divisions in agriculture

By Gord Gilmour May 11, 2023

Not long ago, the deepest division in Canadian agriculture — at least west of the Lakehead — was the Canadian Wheat Board. From protests to prison sentences for running the border with truckloads of wheat, it had enough drama to keep everyone interested. And perpetually outraged. On one side were those who favoured the monopoly

The latest avian flu outbreak has unquestionably been deadly. Across 37 affected countries, more than 50 million birds have been culled.

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Gauging the real bird flu risk

U.K. poultry can roam free outside again, but bird flu risk hasn’t gone away

By Paul Wigley May 10, 2023

As of April 18, poultry and captive birds in the U.K. were allowed to return outside, due to what regulators say is a waning risk of bird flu. Mandatory housing measures that kept birds indoors were introduced across England and Wales in the autumn of 2022 following the unprecedented spread of bird flu in the

A free-run aviary gives hens the run of the barn.

News

Egg farming for all to see

New Learning and Research Centre pairs next-level research with public outreach

By Don Norman May 5, 2023

For the first time ever, Manitobans can view the nuts and bolts of a working egg farm. The Manitoba Egg Farmers have officially unveiled their new Learning and Research Centre at the University of Manitoba’s Glenlea Research Station. The farm group hosted a grand opening for the centre in late April. It is Canada’s first

Livestock

Avian flu outbreaks climb in Quebec poultry

Thirteen outbreaks reported in province so far in April

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News April 26, 2023

After a relatively quiet March with just one outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic poultry, Quebec has turned up 13 outbreaks so far this month. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency in April has reported detections of high-path avian flu at 13 sites in that province, including: three commercial barns in the regional county

Livestock

U.S. begins testing bird flu vaccines for poultry after record outbreak

Four vaccines to be tested

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek April 15, 2023

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. government is testing four potential bird flu vaccines for poultry, officials said on Friday, after more than 58 million chickens, turkeys and other birds have died in the nation’s worst outbreak ever. The trials, conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service, are the first step

Farmers have stepped up biosecurity as the current strain of avian influenza is more transmissible than previous ones.

News, Poultry

Poultry sector resumes vigilance over avian influenza

Highly pathogenic strain resurfaces for Wave 3 of outbreak

By Stew Slater April 13, 2023

Glacier FarmMedia – The spring run of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has started in some parts of the country. But a year of experience managing the disease has Canadian farmers ready with new knowledge and tools. From the start of March to April 5, officials had confirmed three cases in domestic poultry operations in

News

Chinese pork giant WH Group processes more chicken to offset competition

By Reuters April 12, 2023

Chinese pork processing giant WH Group processed 30 per cent more poultry last year, the company said March 28, as it diversifies into other meats to lower costs and become more competitive. WH Group, which owns U.S.-based Smithfield Foods and also has operations in Europe, reported a 34.3 per cent rise in annual profit to

In 2022, about 287,000 birds died or were euthanized due to avian influenza.

News, Poultry

Feather groups prepped for spring bird flu

Last year saw 21 infected sites and more than 280,000 chickens killed

By Geralyn Wichers April 10, 2023

With migratory birds set to return soon, Manitoba poultry groups are bracing for an increased threat of bird flu. “We’re hoping for the best but we’re preparing for another challenge like we had in the fall,” said Cory Rybuck, general manager of Manitoba Egg Farmers. Migratory birds are considered the most common source of Highly

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Hogs, cattle fall

U.S. grains: Wheat sets fresh eight-week low as ample global supply continues to weigh

Larger Canadian canola and wheat ending stocks expected

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