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Same Old For Tories In Throne Speech

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The two months the Harper government spent recal ibrat ing its plans and priorities for Parliament translated into more of the same policies for agriculture and other resource industries. In the throne speech at the start of the new session of Parliament, the government promised “to ensure the freedom of choice for which Western barley
News, Poultry

U. S. Chicken Needs New Markets

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The U. S. chi cken industry needs another home run, similar to the one that took the once lowly chicken wing and turned it into a football fan’s “must have” snack. This time, dark meat leg quarters need a marketer’s touch. For about two decades, the $60-billion U. S. chicken industry has sent leg quarters,
Livestock, Poultry

Ont. Processor To Buy Lilydale In Meats Merger

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Toronto-area meat processor Sofina Foods has signed a $75-million cash-and-bonds deal to take over Edmonton poultry packer Lilydale Inc. Privately held Sofina, which processes and sells pork, beef and poultry products for the domestic, U. S. and Japanese markets, has offered Lilydale’s shareholders $10 cash and about $5.43 in debentures per share. The buyer will
Beef cattle, Livestock, News, Poultry

In Brief… – for Jan. 28, 2010

Unlicensed beef dealer fined: An Ontario beef dealer is on the hook for $15,000 after he was convicted last week of buying cattle in 2007 without a licence. Richard (Butch) Clare of Burford, Ont. was convicted at trial Oct. 9, along with two numbered Ontario companies, one of which operated under the name Butch Clare
Livestock, Poultry

New Brunswick Diverts Chickens

New Brunswick’s provincial government has temporarily ordered that all chicken produced in the province must be processed at its only federally inspected poultry plant. Agriculture Minister Ron Ouellette on Jan. 20 issued orders directing all chicken production to Nadeau Poultry Farm’s plant at St-Francoisde-Madawaska and putting a temporary moratorium on any increases of chicken exports
Livestock, Poultry

Putin Tells U. S. To Observe Poultry Safety Rules

Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned Jan. 14 Moscow will find alternative poultry import sources if the United States, Russia’s top supplier, does not observe new safety rules. The comment adds to challenges that experts from the two countries would have to overcome at talks next week. Washington has said new Russian measures would have
News, Poultry

Japan Bans Imports Of Texas Poultry

Japan has banned imports of poultry from the U. S. state of Texas after a report of a case of avian flu (serotype H5) in the state, the U. S. Agriculture Department said Jan. 6. Japan, which has previously banned poultry imports from Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Illinois, is a small market for U. S. poultry,
Livestock, Poultry

Manitoba Egg Industry Enriched With Different Cages

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“We’re talking about a progression.” – penny kelly, mef The wave of the future has begun lapping at the feet of Manitoba egg farmers with the arrival of a new cage for layer hens. Three new entrants to the Manitoba egg industry will employ a so-called “enriched cage” housing system with more space and amenities
News, Poultry

Hutterite Colony Commits Egg Offence

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AManitoba Hutterite colony has been fined for selling improperly graded eggs to a Winnipeg grocery store. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently reported that the Evergreen Colony Ltd., operating as Evergreen Poultry Farms, sold Canada C grade eggs numerous times between Jan. 10, 2005 and Jan. 29, 2006. C grade eggs are cracked eggs and
News, Poultry

Give The Poor Tom Some Air

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“A lot of poultry houses haven’t kept up.” – MICHAEL CZARICK, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA In the last 20 years, average live turkey weights have greatly increased. Today, thanks to improved genetics and management, a 42-day-old tom is 25 per cent heavier than it used to be. That means birds generate 25 per cent more heat

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