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Crops, Markets

Struggling U.S. farm sector faces new threat as TPP dies

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to back out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, a US$62 billion market for U.S. farmers, provides a fresh threat to a slumping agricultural economy that has grown increasingly dependent on exports. Agricultural groups expressed disappointment over the move and urged the new administration to
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Livestock

Australia, New Zealand pledge to salvage TPP

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Reuters — Australia hopes to salvage the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) by encouraging China and other Asian nations into the agreement in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pull his country out of the pact, its trade minister said on Tuesday. New Zealand’s trade minister said ministers from the remaining TPP countries would
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News, News & Opinion

Manitoba crops, livestock branches now under one umbrella

Positions have been eliminated in Manitoba Agriculture, but no cuts: Eichler

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Manitoba Agriculture has amalgamated its livestock and crops branches as it looks for cost savings in the department. “First of all, there was no cuts, there were efficiencies found within the department,” said Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler during an unrelated press conference. He also confirmed three director positions have been eliminated, though the individuals who
News

O’Toole supports supply management

The long-shot leadership hopeful is one of the few voices supporting the status quo

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While other federal Conservative leadership candidates — including front-runner Maxime Bernier — are lining up to take potshots at supply management one long-shot is offering his support. Erin O’Toole is taking a strong pro-family farm stand in his campaign, putting himself in opposition to others who want to terminate supply management. O’Toole says his position
Livestock industry must prepare for just about anything
Livestock

Livestock industry must prepare for just about anything

Threats can appear from any direction and most aren’t even on the radar

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While the livestock industry and governments have improved their ability to respond to disease outbreaks, they need to broaden their preparations. They must include new diseases and challenges, says a report from the National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council. Rob McNabb, general manager of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, says the report is aimed at
Cattle amble through fresh snow in northwestern Saskatchewan on Oct. 22, 2016. (Lisa Guenther photo)
Livestock

Saskatchewan taking livestock premises ID mandatory

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Saskatchewan livestock producers wanting to take part in provincial programs will soon have to have a valid premises identification (ID) number. The provincial and federal governments on Thursday announced the new requirement for Saskatchewan producers will take effect “over the coming months.” The province has had a voluntary premises ID (PID) program in place since
Keep your chicks warm with the Silent Sioux brooder
Our History

Keep your chicks warm with the Silent Sioux brooder

Our History: January 1950

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If you wanted to keep your chicks warm in the winter of 1950, you could purchase this Silent Sioux oil-burning brooder advertised in our Jan. 19 issue. We reported that “Complaints were pouring in last week as residents of rural Manitoba felt the first impact of the general 25 per cent reduction in Canadian National
Setting the table for a radically different Food Guide
Comment, Opinion

Setting the table for a radically different Food Guide

Canada’s Food Guide needs to be revamped to reflect the nation’s shifting eating habits, 
our varied cultural needs and our growing obesity

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Canada’s Food Guide is a big deal – but it can be much more influential. On the whole, the guide is a symbol of Canada’s food-related values. Public institutions, schools, universities and community-based organizations look to it to reflect our fundamental nutritional principles. But past guides have failed us. Health Canada says that more than
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Crops, Markets

Cargill profit jumps on meat demand, big U.S. crops

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Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill on Tuesday reported a sharply higher adjusted quarterly profit led by strong results from its beef and turkey businesses and robust demand for North American grain and oilseed crops. The privately held company said adjusted operating earnings jumped nearly 80 per cent in the second quarter ended Nov. 30
Boehringer Ingelheim, whose headquarters at Ingelheim, Germany is shown here, has formally brought animal health rival Merial into its own animal health business effective Jan. 1. (Boehringer-Ingelheim.com)
Livestock

Animal pharma firm Merial formally joins Boehringer

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Global pharma giants Sanofi and Boehringer Ingelheim have formally sealed their deal to merge Sanofi’s global animal health business, Merial, into Boehringer’s. The two companies last week announced their deal has “successfully closed in most markets” as of Jan. 1. Paris-based Sanofi will get Boehringer’s global consumer health care business plus 4.7 billion euros (C$6.6

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