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Many restaurant operators have next to no cushion to increase wages.
Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: Labour issues in food industry nothing new

Our labour market has been broken for years — the pandemic and recovery are just revealing it

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“We’re hiring” signs are simply everywhere. Some blame overly generous employment insurance programs which are keeping many highly capable individuals in their homes. Others will point to the younger generation not willing to work or are blaming the virus itself, because people are in fear of it. Rumours of agism have also emerged to explain
“That’s your future. As my herd goes down, so does my income. It’s gut wrenching.” – Dianne Riding, cattle producer.
Livestock, News

Drought forces ranchers to sell off their future

From Manitoba to Mexico, ranchers are forced to make hard choices this season

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When rancher Dianne Riding strides across her brown pasture, sidestepping cracks and popping grasshoppers, she has less company than usual. Record-setting heat and sparse rain left Riding with too little grass or hay to feed her cattle near Lake Francis, Manitoba. She sold 51 head at auction in July, about 40 per cent of her
Parking lot signage outside an advance polling station in Winnipeg’s Tuxedo Industrial area on Sept. 12, 2021. (Dave Bedard photo)

Federal agriculture minister leading on election night

CPC, NDP ag critics prevail; BQ critic in tight race

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Canada’s incumbent agriculture minister was among the MPs expected to hold onto their seats in Monday’s snap federal election, in which Justin Trudeau’s Liberals return with a second minority government. As of Tuesday morning just after midnight CT, Marie-Claude Bibeau was leading in her Sherbrooke, Que.-area riding of Compton-Stanstead by a spread of over 3,300
Plant developers (mostly large biotech companies) will decide for themselves whether their product meets the criteria for regulation.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: CFIA gene editing proposal problematic

The rules being floated are not science based or transparent

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Canada is deciding how to regulate gene-edited plants – and is largely proposing not to. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is responsible for regulating genetically engineered (genetically modified or GM) plants for environmental safety under the Seeds Act Regulations – Part V. These regulations define what is considered a “Plant with Novel Traits” (PNTs)
The United Nations will be the scene of the Food Systems Summit later this month.
Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Ticking down to the UN Food Systems Summit

The livestock sector will ignore the UN Food Systems Summit at its own peril

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The beef sector cannot ignore the possible ripples when delegates arrive in New York later this month for the first UN Food Systems Summit. That’s the message Robynne Anderson, director general of the International Agri-Food Network (IAFN), had while addressing the 2021 Canadian Beef Industry Conference in early September. Why it matters: Livestock producers should
The latest Canada Beef marketing campaign pokes fun at pretenders — including all those fake meat products.
News

Beef campaign aims for the funny bone

Canada Beef says last year’s One and Only Beef campaign struck the right tone

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What do a fake moustache, fake tan and a cat with a cloth “mane” on its head all have in common? According to the national organization devoted to promoting beef, they’ll hopefully help boost sales at the meat counter. The latest marketing to come out of Canada Beef hopes a little humour will sway consumers
An information label is seen on packaging for a CO2 cylinder for a fizzy drinks machine in Manchester, Britain on Sept. 20, 2021. (Photo: Reuters)/Phil Noble)
Livestock, Markets, Other

U.K. meat industry warns of threat to supplies from CO2 crisis

CO2 shortage is caused by closure of fertilizer plants

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London | Reuters — Some of Britain’s meat processors will run out of carbon dioxide (CO2) within five days, forcing them to halt production and impacting supplies to food retailers, the head of the industry’s lobby group warned on Monday. A jump in gas prices has forced several domestic energy suppliers out of business and
(CPR.ca)
Crops

CP, Kansas City lock in new deal as CN steps out

More efficient flow of grain, perishables, machinery parts touted

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Canadian Pacific Railway and U.S. railway Kansas City Southern on Wednesday again formalized their engagement after competing suitor Canadian National Railway walked away from the table. CP and KCS, which reported “unanimous” support from both companies’ boards, have entered a merger agreement committing CP to pay about $31 billion in cash and stock, or about

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