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Cancer ‘hazard’ not a cancer ‘risk,’ meat industry cautions

A new report classifying processed meats such as hot dogs and bacon as “carcinogenic” to humans doesn’t set out a cause-and-effect link between meats and cancer, industry groups caution. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a research arm of the World Health Organization, on Monday published a report placing processed meats in its

Livestock

Processed meat can cause cancer, red meat probably can: WHO

By GFM Network News, Gus Trompiz October 26, 2015

Paris | Reuters — Eating processed meat can lead to bowel cancer in humans while red meat is a likely cause of the disease, World Health Organisation (WHO) experts said on Monday in findings that could sharpen debate over the merits of a meat-based diet. The France-based International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part

Livestock

Meat industry braces for WHO cancer risk verdict

By GFM Network News, Reuters October 23, 2015

Paris | Reuters — As international health experts prepare to publish a report on potential cancer risks linked to red and processed meat, industry groups are bracing for a damaging blow to consumer confidence. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) gathered health experts in France this month to discuss available

Crops, Markets

Global markets: Apple in China, U.S. oil rig flatlining

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team October 22, 2015

CNS Canada –– The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. APPLE CEO SAYS HE IS NOT WORRIED ABOUT OPENING STORE IN CHINA — Apple CEO Tim Cook has said he is not concerned about opening a new store in China, despite the country’s recent economic downturn. China has seen losses in

Crops, Markets

Feed: Ranchers turn to unwanted veggies for feed

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team October 21, 2015

CNS Canada –– Following are a few highlights in the Canadian and world feed grains markets on Wednesday, Oct. 21. • Barley yields in the U.K. have reached a new record. According to the Department of Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), the winter barley crop is projected at 3.32 million tonnes. That is up

Livestock

Guelph animal science department rebrands

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 23, 2015

The Ontario Agricultural College’s department of animal and poultry science has hatched a new name meant to better take in the scope of its work. The new name, the Department of Animal Biosciences, “helps describe the department’s evolution from a livestock husbandry department in the 1870s to the highly dynamic and integrated department it is

Farm managers seek a few good aggies for awards

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 10, 2015

Agriculture students may be eligible for financial encouragement to improve their communication, critical thinking and leadership skills through Farm Management Canada’s national awards program. FMC and the Canadian Association of Diploma in Agriculture Programs (CADAP) recently opened the 2015-16 edition of their Excellence Award for Agricultural Students, with a top prize of $1,500. The awards

Livestock, Weather

Alta. cuts ranchers’ water pump rental fees

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 6, 2015

Ranchers and farmers renting the Alberta ag ministry’s pumps and pipes to move water for livestock watering and domestic use in dry areas may now get the equipment for half the going rate. The province announced Thursday it will cut the rental fees charged under its annual Water Pumping Program, through which producers, or groups

Livestock

Ont. group to weigh school models for Kemptville

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 18, 2015

The Ontario government has set up its working group to consider options for the Ontario Agricultural College’s Kemptville campus beyond this year. The University of Guelph, which operates OAC, announced in spring 2014 it would wind down operations at its Kemptville and Alfred satellite campuses and consolidate its ag education and research operations at its

Quebec Agriculture Minister Pierre Paradis. (MAPAQ.gouv.qc.ca)

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Quebec plans new legal status for animals

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News June 5, 2015

Quebec’s agriculture minister has tabled a new provincial government bill to raise the legal status of domestic and farmed animals in the province beyond that of “furniture.” Pierre Paradis on Friday introduced Bill 54 in the provincial assembly, with the stated goal of enshrining animals in Quebec’s Civil Code as sentient beings — that is, feeling and

Daily Network News

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California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat

Horses

Cancer ‘hazard’ not a cancer ‘risk,’ meat industry cautions

Processed meat can cause cancer, red meat probably can: WHO

Meat industry braces for WHO cancer risk verdict

Global markets: Apple in China, U.S. oil rig flatlining

Feed: Ranchers turn to unwanted veggies for feed

Guelph animal science department rebrands

Farm managers seek a few good aggies for awards

Alta. cuts ranchers’ water pump rental fees

Ont. group to weigh school models for Kemptville

Quebec plans new legal status for animals

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