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Keep Heat On COOL, Livestock Groups Say

By Alex Binkley April 16, 2009

Livestock groups and the processing sector must record any example of Canadian shipments to the United States being hampered by the latest iteration of America’s COOL program, say farm leaders and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “The industry has to document any case that violates our trade agreements with the Uni ted States ,” John Masswohl,

Beef cattle, Hogs, News, Poultry

Investors Liking The Taste Of U. S. Meat Companies

By Bob Burgdorfer April 16, 2009

“Even though we may be at the bottom of the recession, we still have to climb out of it.” – JIM ROBB Investors like the taste of meat again, bidding up shares of Tyson, Smithfield, Hormel and Sanderson Farms as the spring and summer cookout season is about to heat up. While some of these

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

Mandatory U. S. Animal ID On Its Way, Beef Sector Protests

By Christopher Doering April 16, 2009

The U. S. livestock industry could soon be facing a mandatory tracking system for animals, but the proposal is being vigorously opposed by beef producers. A voluntary animal-tracking system, known as traceback, has been in place since shortly after the country’s first case of mad cow disease in December 2003, but some members of Congress

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Pork Producers Mull Ethanol And COOL Offset Subsidies

By Ron Friesen April 9, 2009

The Canadian Pork Council may ask Ottawa to reimburse hog producers for financial hurt caused by U. S. ethanol subsidies and country-of-origin labelling. The idea emerged from a CPC brainstorming session on how to help the country’s beleaguered producers. The CPC is looking for short-and long-term strategies to help hog farmers through their worst financial

Hogs, News

McDonald’s May Reduce Potato Pesticides

By Ron Friesen April 9, 2009

“We just hope there are people who understand all aspects of it.” – GARY SLOIK, KEYSTONE POTATO PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION Amove by the fast-food restaurant company McDonald’s to reduce pesticide use on potatoes for french fries could have serious implications for Manitoba potato growers. Potatoes are such a high-demand crop for pesticides that reducing their use

Hogs, News

Non-BRM Agreement May Help With Manure Storages

By Ron Friesen April 9, 2009

Manitoba hog producers required to expand their manure storage facilities could get some financial help from a federal-provincial agreement signed last week. The $117.5 million Growing Forward agreement between Manitoba and Ottawa includes $18.8 million for eligible beneficial management practices (BMPs) involving water and nutrient management. That should include manure storages, although the available money

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Russians Shun Red Meat, Turn To Fowl

By Aleksandras Budrys April 9, 2009

Russia will consume 20 per cent less pork and beef this year and cut imports substantially as the global economic crisis drives consumers to buy cheaper poultry meat, the head of the National Meat Association said. Meat processors are also adding more offal to their sausages as consumers cut spending on food products to weather

Country Crossroads, Hogs, Other livestock, Poultry

Core Buyers Are Loyal To Their Preferred Meats

By Jim Romahn April 9, 2009

Martin Gooch of the George Morris Centre has posted detailed reports on consumer surveys for chicken, lamb, veal and pork. It’s the most complete set of data available and was collected with funding from the federal Agriculture Department’s National Advancing Canadian Agricultural and Agri-Food Program. For chicken, the research found that the average Canadian household

Hogs, Livestock, News

Winter Manure Spreading To End For Small Hog Farms

By Ron Friesen April 2, 2009

“They’re going out of their way to push the small guys out of business.” – ANDREW DICKSON, MPC A complete ban on spreading livestock manure on fields during the winter in Manitoba will take effect four years from now. The Manitoba government has proposed a regulation to ban winter spreading on all farms by 2013,

Hogs, Livestock

First of two articles on identifying and working with sick pigs

April 2, 2009

There are few pig production skills that are as fundamental as the ability to recognize a sick, injured or disadvantaged pig so that action can be taken to treat it, euthanize it or remove it from the group. Yet it’s clear from my experience visiting many farms that this skill is not universal and that

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Keep Heat On COOL, Livestock Groups Say

Investors Liking The Taste Of U. S. Meat Companies

Mandatory U. S. Animal ID On Its Way, Beef Sector Protests

Pork Producers Mull Ethanol And COOL Offset Subsidies

McDonald’s May Reduce Potato Pesticides

Non-BRM Agreement May Help With Manure Storages

Russians Shun Red Meat, Turn To Fowl

Core Buyers Are Loyal To Their Preferred Meats

Winter Manure Spreading To End For Small Hog Farms

First of two articles on identifying and working with sick pigs

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