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Bill Uruski speaks to producers during Manitoba Turkey Producers’ annual general meeting in Winnipeg.
Livestock, Poultry

Turkey producers brace for TPP

Canadian turkey processors could export dark meat to Mexico under TPP, 
but would have to overcome U.S. entrenchment first

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) loomed large last week, as the Manitoba Tur­key Producers gathered in Winnipeg for its annual general meeting. “This is the most significant and serious issue that we as turkey farmers will be facing in the coming years,” said chairman Bill Uruski. Calvin McBain of the Turkey Farmers of Canada said when
A+W, which sources eggs from this production facility, said it plans to source its eggs from hens in open-barn housing and raised without use of antibiotics. (CNW Group/A+W Restaurants)
Livestock

A+W ups ante on layer hen housing

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Having already pledged to source eggs from hens in enriched housing and raised without use of antibiotics, burger chain A+W now plans to get all its eggs from hens in open housing. The Vancouver-based income fund said Wednesday that despite having “no open-barn housing options available” today that meet its antibiotic-free requirement, it plans to
Dow AgroSciences announced the launch of a new high-protein canola meal called ProPound at the Canadian Canola Council’s 49th annual conference held in San Diego on March 1.
Livestock, News

Coming soon to a hog barn near you

A new high-protein canola meal could reduce hog feed costs

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Dow AgroSciences used the Canola Council of Canada convention in San Diego to launch a new high-protein feed option for hogs made from canola meal. ProPound is designed to be a cost-effective replacement to soybean meal in hog and poultry feed. “ProPound represents a step change in the quality of canola meal,” said Dave Hickling,
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Did you know?, News

Plant-based egg offers new market for soybeans

Does this mean we can go back to eating raw cookie dough?

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An Iowa company has launched a soy-based egg substitute in a bid to capitalize on shaken processor confidence after avian influenza caused egg shortages and price spikes in the U.S. last year. Sioux Natural is promoting Veggan, a gluten-free, plant-based egg alternative that can be used for baking waffles, doughnuts, cookies, muffins, cake mixes and
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. COOL rules formally off beef, pork

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The U.S. Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has formally patched a long-sore spot in cross-border trade relations by pulling its country-of-origin labelling (COOL) regulations off beef and pork. The AMS, an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), published its amendments Wednesday in the U.S. Federal Register. The changes, which took effect upon publication, mean
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If you know you should be eating better, but don’t, you’re not alone. The national 2015 Tracking Nutrition Trends survey which asks Canadians questions about their dietary habits shows many of us appear to have just stopped trying, with 35 per cent saying they’re actually making less of an effort to improve their eating habits
(Dave Bedard photo)
Hogs, Livestock

Maple Leaf profit beats as margins improve

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Reuters — Canadian pork processor Maple Leaf Foods posted a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit as margins in its prepared meats business improved. Adjusted operating profit in the meat products group, which includes brands such as Schneiders and the company’s namesake Maple Leaf brand, was $54.6 million, compared with a year-ago loss of $19.1 million. The Mississauga-based
The TPP attacks democracy and supply management
Comment, Dairy cattle, Poultry

The TPP attacks democracy and supply management

Increasing imports of U.S. milk would be blended with Canadian product

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The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is designed to entrench the interests of foreign corporations at the expense of our sovereignty and democratic processes. Its Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism gives foreign corporations the right to sue our government if they believe future profits will be reduced as a result of democratically enacted measures. ISDS puts
Crops

Input costs to chip away at farmers’ shrinking income

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CNS Canada — An anticipated downturn in farm income and higher input costs mean Canadian producers will be in a tough financial position this year, the head of the National Farmers Union (NFU) predicts. Farmers’ net cash income is expected to move lower in 2016, declining nine per cent to $13.6 billion in 2016, according

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