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Tories challenge ag minister on chief of staff

The federal Conservatives want the House of Commons’ agriculture committee to probe the hiring of a Canadian egg processing heiress as chief of staff to the ag minister. Tory ag critic Chris Warkentin on Wednesday called on both Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and his new chief of staff, Mary Jean McFall, to testify before the

Livestock, Markets

New Zealand to host TPP signing Feb. 4

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 21, 2016

New Zealand plans to host the signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact by its 12 member nations on Feb. 4. The country’s trade minister, Todd McClay, confirmed in a statement Thursday that New Zealand has issued invitations to TPP ministers to sign the agreement in Auckland, marking the end of negotiations. Signing the deal

Livestock

U.S. deploys new bird flu plan to protect humans, poultry

By GFM Network News, Julie Steenhuysen, Tom Polansek January 19, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farm and health officials are racing to assess the threat that a type of bird flu never before seen in the country poses to humans and poultry, employing emergency plans drawn up in the wake of a devastating outbreak in birds last year. The federal government sprang into action on

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock

Canada blocks poultry, eggs from Indiana

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 18, 2016

Cross-border travellers coming into Canada from the U.S. are now warned against bringing in raw poultry and eggs from Indiana, the site of the country’s latest cases of avian flu. Travellers entering Canada from the U.S. may not bring in uncooked poultry products, live birds and/or eggs from Indiana, North Dakota or Missouri, the Canadian

Livestock

U.S. finds first avian flu in poultry since June

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek January 15, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– An Indiana turkey flock has been infected with a deadly type of bird flu in the first new case of the disease in U.S. poultry since June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday. The flock in Dubois County, Indiana, was infected with a highly pathogenic (“high-path”) strain of H7N8,

Mondelez’s brands in Canada include Oreo cookies, which marked their 100th anniversary with this giant replica unveiled in 2012 in Toronto. (CNW Group/Kraft Canada)

Livestock

Snack maker Mondelez plans for cage-free eggs by 2020

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 15, 2016

Reuters — Mondelez International, the maker of Cadbury chocolates and Oreo cookies, said it would stop using eggs laid by caged hens for its products sold in Canada and the U.S. by 2020. Formed in 2012 by Kraft Foods’ spinoff of its grocery business, including the Christie and Nabisco cookie and cracker lines, Mondelez joins

Crops

U.S. cracks down on intake of added sugar, saturated fat

By GFM Network News, Julie Steenhuysen January 8, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — New U.S. dietary guidelines on Thursday urged Americans to cut their added sugar and saturated fat intake to less than 10 per cent of daily calories, but consumer advocates criticized the recommendations for not providing clear guidance on the need to reduce consumption of meat. The government guidelines, which are issued

California’s Department of Water Resources gauges the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountains through manual surveys, such as this one in late December 2004. (Paul Hames photo, copyright California Department of Water Resources)

Crops, Weather

Deep snow in California mountains offers hope in drought

By GFM Network News December 31, 2015

Reuters — A cold, wet start to California’s winter has dumped nearly five feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains, state water experts said Wednesday, fuelling hope that 2016 will bring enough precipitation to help offset four years of drought. Snow surveyors headed to the mountains in Phillips near Lake Tahoe on Wednesday for

Livestock

Subway to switch to cage-free eggs by 2025

By GFM Network News, Reuters December 28, 2015

Reuters — Sandwich chain Subway said it would stop using eggs laid by caged hens in its North American outlets by 2025, joining a number of companies that are going cage-free amid pressure from consumers and animal-rights groups. Subway, which already serves eggs laid by free-range hens at its outlets in Europe and eggs laid

Livestock

Nestle to switch to cage-free eggs in U.S. by 2020

By GFM Network News December 22, 2015

New York | Reuters –– Nestle said Tuesday it will stop using eggs laid by caged hens in its U.S. products by 2020, making it the largest packaged food company to go cage-free amid pressure from consumers and animal-rights groups. The world’s largest food maker said it uses about 20 million pounds of eggs annually

Daily Network News

Wheat breeding system no longer works, Canadian Wheat Research Coalition report says

Feed grain weekly: Barley steady in late February

Reduced Argentine soybean harvest, bigger crush says USDA attaché

Eggs

Tories challenge ag minister on chief of staff

New Zealand to host TPP signing Feb. 4

U.S. deploys new bird flu plan to protect humans, poultry

Canada blocks poultry, eggs from Indiana

U.S. finds first avian flu in poultry since June

Snack maker Mondelez plans for cage-free eggs by 2020

U.S. cracks down on intake of added sugar, saturated fat

Deep snow in California mountains offers hope in drought

Subway to switch to cage-free eggs by 2025

Nestle to switch to cage-free eggs in U.S. by 2020

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