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Reviving Interest In Farm Poultry

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“I think that’s kinda’ cool, actually. But that’s coming from a lady who has probably 500 in her yard.” – KATHY BRUNEAU The bleachers were overflowing at the Manitoba Poultry, Rabbit and Pet Stock Association’s annual auction and bidding was brisk as 250 boxes of chickens, ducks and geese and up to 40 more containing
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MISCELLANEOUS WANTED

CLUCK & QUACK POULTRY Club’s First Annual Spring Auction, Sat, May 1st 12:00 noon. CPTC Grounds on Hwy #302 in Beausejour. Entrance off Mile Rd #71. Contact Susan (204)268-1459 or email [email protected] EXOTIC BIRDS, 4 Partridge Cochin hens, 1 Silver Dorking rooster & one hen, 1 Lakenvelder rooster & 1 hen, Roosters $15, Hens $10;
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New Heart-Smart Turkey Product Takes Wing

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Anew product in grocery stores across Western Canada could mark a long-awaited breakthrough for turkey farmers seeking a market alternative to the traditional roast bird. Granny’s Poultry recently launched a stuffed turkey breast roast that’s smaller, more convenient and easier to cook than a whole turkey. And, as a bonus, it’s more wholesome, too. The
Livestock, Poultry

Chicken Dispute Offers Cautionary Tale

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Ontario and Quebec are embroiled in a chicken war reminiscent of trade squabbles between provinces that led to the creation of supply management more than 40 years ago. Chicken Farmers of Ontario has placed a moratorium on interprovincial movement of chicken to stem a bidding war between processors at home and in next-door Quebec. The
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Organic Foods Finding A Niche, But That’s All

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The wave of organic packaged foods may have crested at mainstream retailers. Organic foods and beverages are pulling back from startling growth levels in recent years and settling into a small niche space at mainstream retailers, food industry executives and analysts said while attending the recent Reuters Food Summit. The recession put a halt to
Livestock, Poultry

U. S. Meat Trade Should Not Count On China, Russia

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“(Vladimir) Putin himself made a comment about the U. S. having to meet Russian standards. Now, if the chicken industry gets the attention of Putin, that is a little different ball game than what we have had to deal with in the past.” – Joe Sanderson, Sanderson Farms U. S. meat companies have banked on
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Manitoba Egg Producers Adopt Alternate Housing Standards

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“We don’t want governments and retailers telling us what to do.” – KURT SIEMENS, MEF Manitoba egg producers have taken a major step toward alternate housing for hens by introducing new animal welfare standards for layer barns. The new policy will eventually mean the phasing out of battery cages, currently the industry standard for housing
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Manitoba Policy Catches Canada’s Egg Farmers Off Guard

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“I have no idea why they went about it this way.” – LAURENT SOULIGNY, EFC Manitoba’s new policy on alternative housing for layer hens has caught Canada’s other egg-producing provinces by surprise. Manitoba did not consult with other members of Egg Farmers of Canada before announcing its policy last week, said Laurent Souligny, the national
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Opinion, Poultry

The Wedge Effect

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If recent reports are any indication, a growing number of consumers want to feel good about the food they eat – even if it means paying more for it. For example, a recent Context Marketing survey of consumers in the San Francisco Bay area found that 70 per cent of the respondents said they would

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