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Canada Gets Foot In EU Beef Door

By Ron Friesen December 2, 2010

An agreement giving Canada access to an EU beef import quota could provide a beachhead for increased Canadian beef sales to Europe. Canada will have duty-free access to a 20,000- tonne quota for hormone-free beef exports to the EU which could be worth $10 million a year, according to the Canadian Beef Export Federation. More

Beef cattle, Hogs, News

GIPSA Rules Could Shrink U.S. Meat Industry

By Bob Burgdorfer November 18, 2010

The U.S. livestock and meat industry could face more than $1 billion in annual losses, and a drop in production if proposed rules for the industry are implemented, according to a study funded by big livestock producers released Nov. 10. Earlier this year, the Agriculture Department’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administrat ion proposed rules

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds

The Butternut Squash Rediscovered

November 18, 2010

“Don’t forget to plant the butternut squash…” I kept urging my husband this spring, who does the bulk of the spring garden work every year. He didn’t forget. A good thing too. We lost most of our garden’s potatoes to blight this year. But in our basement cold room where potatoes in gunny sacks would

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

French Beef Producers Block Abattoirs Over Prices

November 11, 2010

French beef producers were blocking nine out of 10 slaughterhouses of France’s top beef processor Nov. 8 to ask for a rise in prices that would relieve higher costs, producers’ organization the FNB said. Breeders accuse Bigard, which accounts for about 40 per cent of cattle slaughtering in France, of being inflexible in price negotiations.

Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Moving On

By Laura Rance-Unger November 4, 2010

It’s been seven long years since Canada’s beef industry was brought to its knees by the discovery of a BSE-infected cow in Alberta. A lot of cattle have passed through the ring since, with most fetching prices that make it hard to be excited about this industry’s future. With their equity decimated by the lost

Country Crossroads, Hogs

Wisinedaa!

October 28, 2010

Emphasizing healthy, mindful eating that emphasizes the wholesome goodness of food raised and grown in the region is what’s behind another initiative in Manitoba’s south-central region; the Wisinedaacookbook. Pronounced “wee sin en da” the title of this cookbook means “Let’s Eat” in Ojibway. It was put together by participants in cooking classes offered at the

Beef cattle, Livestock

Canada Beef Seen Shipping To China By December

October 28, 2010

Canada’s first commercial shipments of beef and tallow to China in seven years may happen in December or early 2011, with technical work remaining to follow through on the Asian country’s political commitment to ease restrictions, an industry official said Oct. 19. China agreed ahead of G20 meetings in June to accept Canadian boneless beef

Beef cattle, News

U. S. Beef Packers’ Losses Seen Reversing Late Oct.

By Jerry Bieszk October 21, 2010

U. S. beef packers have not slowed their pace of slaughter, despite negative profit margins for as long as three weeks, in a possible sign that a turnaround is at hand later this month, livestock analysts said. The analysts said demand was expected to pick up in late October and continue through end of the

Beef cattle, Country Crossroads, Poultry

Turkey Not Just For Thanksgiving Any More

By Ron Friesen October 7, 2010

It’s a traditional holiday scene: A golden-brown roasted turkey accompanied by mashed potatoes, gravy and all the trimmings on the dining room table. But try picturing that scene at some time other than Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter. That’s the challenge facing the Turkey Farmers of Canada. The good news is that 36 per cent of

Country Crossroads

Recipe Swap – for Oct. 7, 2010

October 7, 2010

With harvests delayed, poor or non-existent, an approaching day of Thanksgiving may seem moot this year. Yet, for many years, and certainly not all of them good ones, the second Monday of October has been the day we set aside to gather with family and friends, eat a good meal, and give gratitude for all

Daily Network News

B.C. ostriches culled, CFIA confirms

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end week on high note

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce as Chinese demand assessed, wheat drops

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