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More people are interested in adopting dogs from the Barrhead Animal Rescue Society, says Terry Colborne.
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Pandemic fads: Are puppies, plants and backyard chickens still popular?

Nearly two years on, how are newbie pet owners, gardeners, and poultry enthusiasts making out?

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Glacier FarmMedia – Puppies, plants, and backyard chickens became hot trends when the pandemic took hold — but are they still popular almost two years in? Pandemic pets “At the beginning of the pandemic, we were swamped with people,” said Sharla Willis, who has operated a dog-breeding business for 16 years with her mother Dorrie
The loonie’s value against the U.S. dollar climbed to around 83 U.S. cents over 2021, but was set to close out the year near where it started, around 77.
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Prairies’ drought outweighed COVID among market movers

Canola speculators still held large net long positions heading into 2022

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The Prairie drought was the major market-moving story of the year for Canada’s grains and oilseeds in 2021, even supplanting the ongoing worldwide pandemic as the primary topic of discourse for much of the year. While the uncertainty of the global reaction to new variants will keep COVID-19 as an influence in the financial markets for some time,
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KAP annual meeting to go virtual

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Due to rising case numbers of COVID-19 and provincial public health restrictions, Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) annual meeting will be held virtually on Jan. 25 and Jan. 26, 2022. KAP’s annual meeting banquet has also been cancelled and tickets will be reimbursed in the coming days. Delegates are invited to meet to debate and shape
A past crowd at Manitoba Ag Days inside the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Man. Photo: Sandy Black/Manitoba Co-operator

Manitoba Ag Days postponed on COVID protocols

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The 2022 edition of Manitoba Ag Days will not proceed next month as originally planned. Ag Days’ management team and directors have postponed the event – now to be determined at a later date – originally scheduled for January 18-20, 2022, in Brandon, Man., based on new COVID-19 public health orders issued by the Manitoba
The Maple Leaf plant in Brandon, Man.
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Maple Leaf to require Covid vaccine for entry by March

The mandate extends to barns Maple Leaf owns and operates

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Maple Leaf will require all employees, contractors and suppliers to prove they are vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter its facilities after March 31, 2022. “We continue to make the safety of our team members our priority,” said Kristie Syndikus, vice president of procurement, in a letter sent to suppliers and contractors Dec. 13. In the
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Brazil’s BRF sees holiday food sales back to pre-pandemic level

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Reuters – Brazilian pork and poultry processor BRF SA expects food sales to return to pre-pandemic levels during the holiday season as consumers and families gather again after almost two years of social distancing. In an interview with Reuters Dec. 1, Sidney Manzaro, who leads the company’s Brazilian operation, said he does not expect the
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New China import rules bring headaches for food, beverage makers

Cooking oil, milled grains among foods moved to higher-risk categories

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Beijing | Reuters — Makers of Irish whiskey, Belgian chocolate and European coffee brands are scrambling to comply with new Chinese food and beverage regulations, with many fearful their goods will be unable to enter the giant market as a Jan. 1 deadline looms. China’s customs authority published new food safety rules in April stipulating

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