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File photo of cattle on pasture northeast of Calgary. (James_Gabbert/iStock/Getty Images)

Alberta to lengthen public leases for ‘exemplary’ ranching

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff July 12, 2019

Ranchers who display “exemplary” stewardship as tenants on Alberta’s public lands could soon be eligible for double the term of the usual lease. The province announced Tuesday it expects the new policy to come into effect in late autumn this year and “in the coming months” will release new guidelines on what would be considered

File photo of a Suffolk ewe infected with scrapie. (Jack Dykinga photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock

Two Alberta sheep flocks quarantined for scrapie

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff July 11, 2019

Two flocks of sheep in Alberta are under federal quarantine after a sheep that lived at both farms was confirmed June 21 with classical scrapie. A degenerative nervous system disease affecting sheep and goats, scrapie is one of the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) family that includes Creutzfelt-Jakob disease in people, BSE in cattle and chronic

Former Ontario Tory ag critic returns to file as assistant

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff June 30, 2019

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has added a second veteran MPP to assist Ag Minister Ernie Hardeman with the agriculture, food and rural affairs portfolio. Ford on Wednesday named Toby Barrett as parliamentary assistant to the minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs, with responsibility for agriculture and food. Randy Pettapiece, who since June last year

U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota meets a double-amputee rescue dog at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

Livestock

Rookie U.S. House Democrats call for COOL revival

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff June 29, 2019

Several new members of the U.S. House of Representatives who’ve pressed for stronger language on labour and environmental standards in the revised North American free trade deal now also want it to include country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on meat. A letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, dated Tuesday and signed by 27 freshman House Democrats,

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Summer schedule for sheep and goat sales begins

Monthly sales and fewer deliveries will mark this market for the coming months

By Mark Elliot June 28, 2019

The summer schedule of a single sheep and goat sale each month has begun at Winnipeg Livestock Auction. This will likely limit the number of sheep and goats delivered and mean less selection for buyers filling orders for the Eastern Canada market. The June 5 sale saw 344 goats delivered. During the sheep sale, some

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Increased Chinese inspections on Canadian meat for pork only

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 5, 2019

Ottawa | Reuters — Chinese plans to boost inspections of Canadian meat imports only affect pork rather than all meat products as the federal agriculture ministry initially stated, a Canadian government official said on Wednesday. A ministry notice seen by Reuters on Tuesday said the Canadian embassy in Beijing had been told Chinese customs agents

Livestock, Markets

China to ramp up inspections on all Canadian meat imports

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff June 4, 2019

Customs agents in China now plan to open all containers of inbound Canadian meat and meat products and will inspect up to 100 per cent of their contents, Reuters reported Tuesday. The news agency quoted a notice from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada which said the Canadian embassy in Beijing had been informed of the boost

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Signs of life for summer sheep, goat sales

Rain in the forecast and pre-holiday bidding added up to a positive backdrop for the latest sheep and goat sale

By Mark Elliot May 28, 2019

Strong bidding fuelled by an approaching holiday season and rain clouds on the horizon promising improved hay production set a positive tone May 15, at Winnipeg Livestock Auction, where 180 sheep and goats were delivered. In the sheep sale, the selection of ewes gave the buyers wide choice for future purposes. The higher-price quality ewes

Crops, Markets

USDA announces more farm aid to offset trade war losses

By GFM Network News, Humeyra Pamuk May 23, 2019

Washington | Reuters –– The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a US$16 billion farm aid package to offset losses from a 10-month trade war with China and said payment rates to farmers would be determined by where they farm rather than what crops they grow. The package, the bulk of which will be spent on

Livestock

Co-op Feeds to shut two Prairie plants, sell another

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff May 15, 2019

In the face of “industry challenges,” Federated Co-operatives’ livestock feed manufacturing division plans to pull its operations from six plants down into three. Saskatoon-based Federated Co-op announced Monday it will consolidate its production of bulk and bagged cattle, horse, sheep and poultry feed into three of its existing plants, at Calgary, Saskatoon and Moosomin, Sask.

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

Sheep-lambs

Alberta to lengthen public leases for ‘exemplary’ ranching

Two Alberta sheep flocks quarantined for scrapie

Former Ontario Tory ag critic returns to file as assistant

Rookie U.S. House Democrats call for COOL revival

Summer schedule for sheep and goat sales begins

Increased Chinese inspections on Canadian meat for pork only

China to ramp up inspections on all Canadian meat imports

Signs of life for summer sheep, goat sales

USDA announces more farm aid to offset trade war losses

Co-op Feeds to shut two Prairie plants, sell another

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