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Monarch population rebounds, still well off highs

By GFM Network News, Jon Herskovitz February 26, 2016

Austin, Tex. | Reuters — North America’s monarch butterflies are on a rebound and the number of the plucky orange and black creatures, which gather in Mexico before flying north to Canada, could soon stand at around 150 million, a new survey showed on Feb. 26. The survey from a scientist at Natural Resources Defense

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Cargill to supply Alberta carcass data to BIXS

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 19, 2016

One of Canada’s biggest beef packers is set to supply the specs on beef carcasses processed at its Alberta plant to the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s (CCA) BIXS information-sharing system. Cargill and BIXSCo, the CCA-backed operators of BIXS (Beef InfoXchange System), announced Thursday that the multinational agrifood firm will provide its past three years of beef

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in January dip from last year

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters February 19, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — The number of cattle moved into U.S. feedlots in January slipped one per cent from last year, according to a government report on Friday, nearly matching average industry forecasts. Feedlots were cautious about buying calves, or feeder, cattle while struggling to recoup 14 straight months of lost profits, partly blamed on

DuPont’s headquarters in Delaware. (DuPont.com)

Crops

DuPont, Dow set home towns for merged spinoff units

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 19, 2016

Reuters — DuPont and Dow Chemical said two of the three units to be created and spun off following the companies’ mega-merger will be based in DuPont’s home town, and one in Dow’s home town. The two chemical companies agreed to combine in an all-stock merger in December, valued at US$130 billion at the time,

The Manitoba Wildlife Federation points to this bullet hole in a rural northwestern Manitoba home as an example of the risks to the public from unchecked night hunting. (MWF.mb.ca/Nightwatch)

Livestock

Manitoba hunters, ranchers seek rural night-hunting ban

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

Manitoba’s hunter and rancher groups are calling on the province to tighten its enforcement against night hunting and ban the activity among all hunters in the province’s populated rural areas. The call Tuesday from the Manitoba Wildlife Federation follows a Sept. 10 near-miss in which a couple near Winnipegosis, about 60 km north of Dauphin,

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Lower fed cattle market pressures feeders

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen February 17, 2016

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were trading $5-$10 below week-ago levels on average last week. Fully weaned vaccinated calves were trading down $5-$8 while semi-weaned bawlers were down a solid $10. Shorter-keep replacements over 850 lbs. were down $8-$12 depending on flesh levels but harder-looking cattle were down sharply, as much as $15. Extremely cold

Missing equipment found on a rural property southwest of Saskatoon in 2016 was valued at over $1.2 million. (Photo courtesy Saskatoon RCMP)

Livestock

Sask. rancher charged as missing equipment found

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 13, 2016

A western Saskatchewan cattle rancher faces charges of theft and possession of stolen goods after the discovery of missing tractors, balers, trucks and other equipment Thursday. Iain Stables, 38, is due in Provincial Court in Saskatoon on April 14 to answer to 29 criminal charges, Saskatoon RCMP said in a release Friday. Saskatoon and Warman

Riparian habitat at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. (FWS.gov/refuge/Malheur)

Livestock

Oregon refuge searched for evidence, explosives after occupiers leave

By GFM Network News February 12, 2016

Burns, Ore. | Reuters — Police and federal agents searched a U.S. wildlife refuge in Oregon for explosives and evidence on Friday, a day after the last holdouts in a protest over federal control of Western land surrendered to end a six-week armed standoff. Federal authorities said the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon

Crops

Re-evaluation leads to retirement for Amitrol herbicide

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 11, 2016

Health concerns raised during the federal re-evaluation of Nufarm’s pre-seeding burndown herbicide Amitrol 240 have led the company to stop selling the product for nearly all uses in Canada, starting later this summer. The company said Wednesday it will retire Amitrol — a non-selective Group 11 liquid whose active ingredient, amitrole, has been on the

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market experiences defensive tone

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen February 2, 2016

Feedlot operators continue to pull in the reins on replacement cattle purchases because another month-end budget for the bank does not look healthy. Alberta sales barns experienced a soft tone, with sales $4 to $6 below week-ago while eastern Prairie regions received spillover support from U.S. markets. Manitoba markets were notably $3 to $8 higher

Daily Network News

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The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

Pasture

Monarch population rebounds, still well off highs

Cargill to supply Alberta carcass data to BIXS

Cattle placed in U.S. feedlots in January dip from last year

DuPont, Dow set home towns for merged spinoff units

Manitoba hunters, ranchers seek rural night-hunting ban

Klassen: Lower fed cattle market pressures feeders

Sask. rancher charged as missing equipment found

Oregon refuge searched for evidence, explosives after occupiers leave

Re-evaluation leads to retirement for Amitrol herbicide

Klassen: Feeder market experiences defensive tone

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