The chance of a possible strike at Cargill’s Case Ready Plant in Calgary is looming large, but it’s not yet clear if workers are headed to the picket lines.
Cargill Calgary strike hits holding pattern
Strike vote ballots sealed pending labour board meeting: union
Safety key for working with calves on pasture
Tips and tricks for working with calves in the open
Working on calves on open pasture can be tricky with a thousand pounds of anxious mother cow in your face.
Strike possibility looms at Calgary Cargill plant
June vote will determine if Calgary Cargill workers will echo Cargill Guelph work stoppage
Nearly 1,000 workers at Cargill’s beef processing plant in Guelph were on strike at the end of May, and there’s a possibility that workers at the Cargill Case Ready plant in Calgary could also hit the picket lines.
New website against weeds launched
Glacier FarmMedia – Producers have a new website to bookmark if they’re looking for weed information on the Prairies. The Western Grains Research Foundation has announced the official launch of a weed monitoring hub, prairieweeds.com. The website will be the new digital host for resources, data, weed maps and research under the Prairie Weed Monitoring
Cold plasma tapped as grain mycotoxin solution
The fourth state of matter (in its cold form) could be coming to a malt house or barn near you
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian researchers are harnessing a high-tech concept to decontaminate grain. They’re using cold plasma, which is created by electrical discharge in a low-pressure gas. One of the most common uses is in florescent lighting, which creates light with little heat. Cold plasma is the fourth state of matter, alongside solid, liquid and
Beef stakeholders invited to weigh in on code of practice
Canada’s Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle to be updated
The Canadian Cattle Association has initiated an update to the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle.
Preparation is key to smoother calving season
Checklists, preparing equipment can help producers navigate stressful season
Glacier FarmMedia – Calving can be stressful for both people and animals. Preparation far in advance is one way producers can better ensure success for a safe and productive calving season. “Some of that preparedness starts well before calving season, if you think about herd health programs or nutrition, or making sure cows are in
The net-zero movement is unstoppable, but farmers will adapt
Reducing emissions is possible; the key is persuading Ottawa to chart a sensible course, says farm leader
Glacier FarmMedia – Keep calm, stay flexible and farm on. These were the main messages from a panel on greenhouse gas emissions at the recent CrossRoads conference. Canada, and every member of the G7 and 120 other nations, has committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050, the manager of government and policy relations for
Supply, sustainability top of mind for Canada’s wheat customers
Cereals Canada’s new crop missions found millers and bakers eager to ensure their supply of wheat amid global food insecurity
Latin American millers and bakers were keen to learn about Canadian farmers’ sustainability practices, says a Manitoba farmer recently returned from a Cereals Canada new crop mission. “There was a lot that we just weren’t letting people know that we actually do,” said Sheila Elder, a farmer from Wawanesa. Elder participated in Cereals Canada’s crop
Backlog weighs on cattle feeders
The COVID hangover, more cattle on feed, and lots of labour woes all contributed to a year to forget
Glacier FarmMedia – The fed cattle sector couldn’t catch a break in 2022 and it wasn’t any one thing that created the problem. “This has been going on for sure since February/March,” said Jacob Bueckert, who operates Driland Feeders near Warner, Alta. and is chair of the Alberta Cattle Feeders Association. “I don’t know if
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