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VIDEO: Manitoba wild pigs’ nocturnal habits keep them (mostly) out of sight

By Greg Berg November 18, 2024

If you haven’t seen a wild pig in Manitoba, it may very well be for two reasons: they’re very good at hiding and tend to be more active when the sun goes down when you may already be in bed. In this series of videos, Devon Baete with Squeal On Pigs Manitoba talks about how

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Agfinity shuttered, new brokerage facing online questions

By Phil Franz-Warkentin November 18, 2024

Stony Plain, Alta. grain broker Agfinity laid off employees and started the process of declaring bankruptcy in mid-October, according to former employees. Three former employees are working at launching a new brokerage firm, Grain Gateway Canada, but have run into some strangeness online.

Erin Gowriluk. Photo: Canadian Grains Council

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Gowriluk named vice president of International Grain Trade Coalition

By Geralyn Wichers November 18, 2024

Canadian Grains Council (CGC) president Erin Gowriluk has been named vice president of the International Grain Trade Coalition (IGTC).

In the latest CCFI Public Trust research report, Canadians are nearly evenly divided on whether the country’s food system is heading in the right or wrong direction for the first time in nine years, with only three in ten believing Canada is on the right track. Pessimism has hit a record high, with significantly more Canadians feeling uncertain about the future of our food system compared to last year.

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Public trust in food system sees sharp decline

Canadians are now more cynical about food and farming according to Canadian Centre for Food Integrity data

By Matt McIntosh November 18, 2024

Canadians are more cynical about food and farming than they have been in previous years according to a report from the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity.

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Canadian red meat groups to open advocacy office in Beijing

By Geralyn Wichers November 18, 2024

The Canadian red meat sector will open an advocacy office in Beijing to grow and protect its Chinese market industry groups announced today.

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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Carrots linked to one US death, 39 cases of illness from E. coli, CDC says

Recalled carrots were also shipped to stores in Canada says USDA

By Reuters November 18, 2024

One person has died and at least 39 others made ill by E. coli infections linked to fresh carrots sold by several large grocery retailers in 18 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday.

Boxes of asparagus are seen at Cobrey Farm in Ross-on-Wye, Britain on March 11, 2019. (Photo: Reuters/Peter Nicholls)

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UK retail industry plays down threat to food supplies from possible farmer strikes

By Reuters November 18, 2024

Britain's retail industry on Monday played down the likelihood of possible farmer strikes over the government's inheritance tax measure impacting food availability, saying the nation's food retailers are adept at dealing with disruption.

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French farmers back on the streets as Mercosur talks fuel discontent

By Reuters November 18, 2024

Farmers will protest across France on Monday as the prospect of a trade deal between European and Mercosur countries sharpens discontent over foreign competition that fuelled a farming crisis earlier this year.

Winter squash come in a flavourful rainbow of options, from sugar pumpkins to butternut, acorn or kabocha. PHOTO: GETTY STEWART

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Winter squash and pumpkin recipes top notch for fall meals

Pumpkins and squash deserve centre stage on your dinner table: Here are tips and recipes to make it happen

By Getty Stewart November 17, 2024

Winter squash and fresh pumpkin can be transformed into a wide range of cozy, hearty, warm, delicious additions to your fall menu.

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Nov. 13, 2024.

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KAP weighs in on U.S. election

Donald Trump, now U.S. president-elect, made tariffs a key part of his successful election bid, but Manitoba general farm group says Canada-U.S. ties are strong

By Don Norman November 15, 2024

Donald Trump, now U.S. president-elect, made tariffs a key part of his successful election bid, but Manitoba general farm group says Canada-U.S. trade ties are strong

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Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

CBOT Weekly: April supply and demand report a ‘nothing burger’

Canada blocks meats, dairy from Greece over foot-and-mouth disease

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VIDEO: Manitoba wild pigs’ nocturnal habits keep them (mostly) out of sight

Agfinity shuttered, new brokerage facing online questions

Gowriluk named vice president of International Grain Trade Coalition

Public trust in food system sees sharp decline

Canadian red meat groups to open advocacy office in Beijing

Carrots linked to one US death, 39 cases of illness from E. coli, CDC says

UK retail industry plays down threat to food supplies from possible farmer strikes

French farmers back on the streets as Mercosur talks fuel discontent

Winter squash and pumpkin recipes top notch for fall meals

KAP weighs in on U.S. election

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