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Restricted zone tightens for Algonquin wolf hunting

By GFM Network News, John Greig November 26, 2016

Farmers will be able to protect their livestock and families from Algonquin wolves in any areas and hunting will only be restricted in areas near four parks, allaying some concerns of farmers after the wolf was declared a threatened species. Kathryn McGarry, Ontario minister of natural resources and forestry, spoke to the Ontario Federation of

Hogs, Livestock

Argentina pledges access for Canadian pork

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 24, 2016

Canada and Argentina are in late-stage talks that would see Canadian pork exporters regain access to that South American market. Following a meeting between Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the federal government last Friday said the two countries have “acknowledged the necessary steps to complete the process to allow for

Manitoba in the past decade has imposed restrictions on intensive hog production in a bid to reduce the nutrient load on the Red River heading north toward Lake Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

Livestock

Investors press meat producers to cut water pollution

By GFM Network News, Lisa Baertlein November 21, 2016

Reuters — Forty-five large investors collectively managing C$1.6 trillion in assets are pressing some of the nation’s largest meat producers to set policies for reducing water pollution in their feeding, slaughtering and processing operations. The investors, who are members of sustainability non-profit advocate Ceres and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), sent letters to

Livestock

Maple Leaf to shut southern Ontario turkey plant

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

Maple Leaf Foods plans to outsource all its fresh turkey processing to another company’s southern Ontario plant in 2018 after shutting its own operation. The company announced Tuesday it will close its plant at Thamesford, Ont., east of London, after phasing its production over the next 18 months into Sofina Foods’ plant at Mitchell, about

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Tighter border programs eyed for poultry, dairy imports

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

Federal programs meant to give importers tariff breaks on certain imports and products destined for re-export are up for tweaks to better cover Canada’s supply-managed poultry and dairy sectors. The federal government said Friday it plans to launch consultations with “industry stakeholders” over potential changes to its Duties Relief Program (DRP) and Import for Re-Export

Rudy and Leslie Reimer, shown here with their rainbow trout operation in the background, say new regulations for small chicken producers are causing an upheaval for their operation.

Local news, Poultry

Producers won’t be grandfathered into new chicken quota program

New specialty quota program penalizes existing specialty chicken producers  for production over 30,000 kgs with 40-cent levy

By Shannon VanRaes November 18, 2016

Rudy Reimer is thinking about his chickens, but feeling more like a sacrificial lamb. His operation, which has been operating under a special permit since the late 1960s, will be penalized under a new specialty quota program being rolled out by Manitoba Chicken Producers because it no longer fits the new guidelines. Existing producers will

McDonald’s investor renews push to cut antibiotics in all meat

By GFM Network News, Lisa Baertlein November 17, 2016

Reuters — A McDonald’s Corp. shareholder is redoubling efforts to convince the fast-food chain to stop all of its global restaurants from serving the meat of animals raised with antibiotics that are vital for fighting human infections. More than 70 per cent of medically important antibiotics in the U.S. are sold for livestock use. Scientists

President-elect Donald Trump won a surprise victory Nov. 8, partly on promises to tear up trade deals like NAFTA.

News

Trump’s triumph turns to ag trade trepidation

The U.S. president-elect has threatened to tear up the $1-trillion-a-year  North American Free Trade Agreement and says he won’t ratify the  Trans-Pacific Partnership

By Allan Dawson November 17, 2016

Canada’s trade-dependent economy, including agriculture, could be collateral damage in Donald Trump’s battle to make America great again. The president-elect says he’ll pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) if it can’t be renegotiated to give the U.S. a better deal. He also says he won’t ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which

Temple ruins at Palmyra in central Syria. (CIA.gov)

Cereals, Crops

Food production in Syria reported at all-time low

By GFM Network News, Stephanie Nebehay November 15, 2016

Geneva | Reuters — Food production has dropped to an all-time low in Syria where millions of hungry civilians are struggling through their sixth winter in a war zone, United Nations agencies said Tuesday. Many farmers have had to abandon their land, unable to afford the soaring cost of seeds, fertilizers and tractor fuel, the

Young man reading shopping list in produce aisle, side view, close-up

Comment, Opinion

‘You’re wrong’ is the wrong message

Trying to dictate what products consumers should get or what  food companies should supply them is surely a losing tactic 

By Alan Guebert November 14, 2016

When most of us hear the words, “Have I got a great deal for you!” we grab our wallets because experience suggests any forthcoming deal won’t be great. Similarly, when someone says, “Here’s the straight talk,” our baloney meters redline because we know the coming talk will be about as straight as a hound’s hind

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

Poultry