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Abu Dhabi fund not eyeing bid for JBS, source says

By GFM Network News June 16, 2017

Abu Dhabi/Sao Paulo | Reuters — Shares of JBS SA erased gains on Friday after a source denied that Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Development Co. PJSC was arranging partners to make a bid for control of the world’s largest meatpacker. A person with direct knowledge of Mubadala’s strategy told Reuters that, despite a

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Saskatchewan offers provincial pasture leases to patron groups

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 15, 2017

Cattle producers using provincial pastures heading into the final three years of the Saskatchewan Pastures Program (SPP) will get the first chance at leasing them. The province announced in March it would wind down the SPP, kicking off a public consultation process. Based on those consultations, the province confirmed Thursday it will grant the 50

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U.S. beef speeds to China by air as ban ends

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek June 14, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– The first shipment of U.S. beef to China under a new trade deal went airborne on Wednesday, a Nebraska meat company said, just two days after Washington finalized details to resume exports, ending a 14-year ban. Greater Omaha Packing Co. said it shipped beef by plane to China from Nebraska, a

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Klassen: Feeder cattle market looks for direction

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen June 13, 2017

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were once again unchanged from week-ago levels. After the major rally in late April and May, the market has basically traded in a sideways range and is looking for direction. Feedlot operators have experienced healthy margins during the first half of 2017 and this will likely continue until September. They

Early detection of coccidiosis is important for getting calves treated, NDSU Extension livestock specialists say.

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Coccidiosis affecting young calves in North Dakota

Cattle producers in North Dakota have been losing young calves to coccidiosis this spring,  an intestinal disease that affects several animal species

By NDSU Release June 13, 2017

Cattle producers in North Dakota have been losing young calves to coccidiosis this spring, according to Gerald Stokka, the North Dakota State University Extension Service’s veterinarian. Coccidiosis is an intestinal disease that affects several animal species. In cattle, it may produce clinical symptoms in animals from a month to one year of age, but it

The beef sector says the Verified Beef Production Plus program is the “cornerstone” of their efforts to foster public trust.

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Expanded mandate means higher cost for VBP Plus audits

The national beef certification program has expanded from on-farm food safety to include sustainability, biosecurity and animal welfare

By Alexis Stockford June 13, 2017

The Verified Beef Production Plus (VBP Plus) program will come with a higher price tag during its second year in Manitoba, but providers say the jump is needed to keep the program cost neutral. Audit costs have increased from $200 to $300 as of May 20. Manitoba Beef Producers general manager Brian Lemon says he

Taste-testing during a Canadian Beef Advantage Seminar in Shanghai in 2013. (Canada Beef via YouTube)

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U.S. finalizes talks to resume beef exports to China

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 12, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Final details are in place to allow U.S. exporters to resume beef shipments to China, U.S. officials said on Monday, allowing companies to prepare for their first shipments in 14 years. After concluding talks with Beijing, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said U.S. producers must track the birthplace of cattle born

Bob Gordanier, shown here speaking at Queen’s Park in 2015 in his role as OASC chair, is now a provincial Liberal candidate. (OASC.ca)

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Former BFO president turns to provincial politics

By GFM Network News, John Greig June 6, 2017

A former president of the Beef Farmers of Ontario will be running for the Liberals in the next provincial election. Bob Gordanier was nominated Monday as the Liberal candidate for the southwestern Ontario riding of Dufferin-Caledon, which has been held by Progressive Conservative MPP Sylvia Jones since 2007. During his farm organization service Gordanier served

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JBS parent to pay record fine in leniency deal

By GFM Network News May 31, 2017

Brasilia/Sao Paulo | Reuters — J+F Investimentos, controlling shareholder of the globe’s largest meatpacker JBS SA, agreed to pay a record-setting 10.3 billion real (C$4.3 billion) fine for its role in corruption scandals that threaten to oust President Michel Temer, Brazilian prosecutors said. The settlement means that Brazil’s three-year sweeping graft investigations have now led

Cattle drink from the Yamuna River near Agra in northern India. (CIA.gov)

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Indian court suspends ban on beef cattle trade

By GFM Network News, Reuters May 30, 2017

New Delhi | Reuters — An Indian court suspended on Tuesday a government ban on the trade of cattle for slaughter, a lawyer involved in the case said, giving some relief to Muslim-dominated beef and leather industries that employ millions of poor workers. The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court suspended for four weeks

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Abu Dhabi fund not eyeing bid for JBS, source says

Saskatchewan offers provincial pasture leases to patron groups

U.S. beef speeds to China by air as ban ends

Klassen: Feeder cattle market looks for direction

Coccidiosis affecting young calves in North Dakota

Expanded mandate means higher cost for VBP Plus audits

U.S. finalizes talks to resume beef exports to China

Former BFO president turns to provincial politics

JBS parent to pay record fine in leniency deal

Indian court suspends ban on beef cattle trade

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