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Supply management fixation may finally be coming to an end

Economist says CWB changes were positive and the same could happen for dairy

By Sylvain Charlebois November 3, 2015

We shouldn’t kid ourselves, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal was never really about Canada. It was, in fact, about the United States’ will to undermine China, increase its commercial footprint in the region, and connect with Japan. But whatever the motivation for the deal, it is time to redefine what competitiveness really means to

Improving grain transportation and trade top the new Liberal government’s agricultural agenda. Photo: Allan Dawson

Crops, Livestock

New Liberal government has lots on its ag ‘to do’ list

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News November 3, 2015

Manitoba Co-operator – Grain transportation and trade top of the new Liberal government’s agricultural agenda, says veteran Saskatchewan MP and former agriculture minister Ralph Goodale. Other priorities include determining if farm aid programs are adequate, investing in infrastructure to protect soil and water and refocusing the government’s role in scientific research. The Canadian Wheat Board

Opinion

Editorial: Knocking on new doors in Ottawa

By John Morriss November 2, 2015

Aside from the difference in political stripe, the new federal government means quite a change for western farmers. You may or may not have agreed with their policies, but at least the Conservatives had plenty of MPs who knew how to run a swather, sort cattle or fill out an AgriStability form. There are some

Opinion

Agricultural interests object to healthy eating recommendations

By Daryll E. Ray, Harwood D. Schaffer November 2, 2015

Thomas Vilsack, secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Sylvia Burwell, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) appeared before the House Agriculture Committee on Oct. 7 to respond to criticism of the “Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee” by members of the agriculture committee. Chief

The Rural Veterinary Task Force (RVTF) held three public consultations last week in Dauphin, Brandon and Stonewall. RVTF members, (l-r) Bertha Russell-Langan, Dr. Paul Schneider, and Merv Starzky.

Livestock, Local news

Task force meets with public about rural vet services

Rural Veterinary Task Force members say there have been a number of industry changes impacting service demands since the previous system review in 2008

By Jennifer Paige October 30, 2015

The Rural Veterinary Task Force (RVTF) held public consultations in Dauphin, Brandon and Stonewall last week as a part of an overall review of the provincial service. Task force members include Dr. Paul Schneider, Merv Starzky, and Bertha Russell-Langan. They have met virtually every aspect of the rural veterinary services system, including practising veterinarians, veterinary

Livestock

California considers adding meat to cancer-alert list

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek October 28, 2015

Reuters — California is examining new World Health Organization findings to determine whether to add red meat and foods such as hot dogs, sausages and bacon to a cancer-alert list, setting the stage for a potential battle with the meat industry over warning labels. The inclusion of meat and processed meat on the list could

McDonald’s in 2015 launched a billboard campaign in Canada profiling products made using Canadian meat and potatoes. (Dave Bedard photo)

Livestock

McDonald’s Canada to tighten antibiotic policy for chicken

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 27, 2015

Following its U.S. arm’s move this spring, McDonald’s now plans to source only chicken raised without medically important antibiotics for its restaurants in Canada by the end of 2018. And Canada’s chicken producer group says the Canadian chain’s move dovetails with a direction the Canadian industry was headed already. “McDonald’s believes antibiotics have important benefits,

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Brazil’s JBS considering slew of acquisitions

By GFM Network News, Reuters October 27, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– JBS SA, the world’s largest meat packer, is ready to take on a slew of acquisitions next year, chairman Joesley Batista said Tuesday. The Brazilian company controls assets in the U.S., Canada, Australia and other countries. Batista, speaking on the sidelines of a telecommunications industry event in São Paulo, declined

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs sag while digesting meat warnings

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters October 26, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower on Monday, following last Friday’s cash prices that fell short of expectations and worries over potential consumer response to news about a possible tie to red meat and cancer risk, traders said. The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that eating processed meats can

Livestock

Cancer ‘hazard’ not a cancer ‘risk,’ meat industry cautions

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 26, 2015

A new report classifying processed meats such as hot dogs and bacon as “carcinogenic” to humans doesn’t set out a cause-and-effect link between meats and cancer, industry groups caution. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a research arm of the World Health Organization, on Monday published a report placing processed meats in its

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle rebound on technical buying

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rapid harvest overshadows China trade hopes

Good weather pushes Alberta harvest along

Poultry

Supply management fixation may finally be coming to an end

New Liberal government has lots on its ag ‘to do’ list

Editorial: Knocking on new doors in Ottawa

Agricultural interests object to healthy eating recommendations

Task force meets with public about rural vet services

California considers adding meat to cancer-alert list

McDonald’s Canada to tighten antibiotic policy for chicken

Brazil’s JBS considering slew of acquisitions

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle, hogs sag while digesting meat warnings

Cancer ‘hazard’ not a cancer ‘risk,’ meat industry cautions

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