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Killarney Slaughterhouse Reopening For Business

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Nearly a year after fire seriously damaged Killarney’s government-licensed abattoir and closed it down, the facility is once again preparing to open for business. Killarney Meats, which previously operated under the ownership of butcher Brian Bernard, was sold a few months after a late-night fire erupted in the slaughterhouse coffee room during a frigid January
Beef cattle, Livestock

Taiwan Seeks Talks With U. S. After Banning Beef

The U. S. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association said it was “outrageous” for Taiwan to suggest U. S. beef posed risks. Taiwan, eager to mend trade ties with the U. S. a day after overturning part of a deal to import U. S. beef products, said Jan. 6 it would seek to reopen talks with its
Beef cattle, Livestock, Other livestock

Smaller U. S. Cattle Supply Bullish

Agovernment report Dec. 18 showed a smaller-than-expected cattle supply. But analysts cautioned that the economic recession, which has been a drag on beef sales, may prevent long-term gains in prices. The USDA reported one per cent fewer cattle in feedlots as of Dec. 1 and eight per cent fewer young cattle added to feedlots in
Beef cattle, Livestock

Where’s The Beef (Profits)?

Alberta rancher Iain Aitken recently had a cull cow custom processed to highlight the inequity of profit distribution in the beef production chain. The cow that would only have brought $340 at auction yielded $1,233 of hamburger and stew meat when valued at local store prices. Although cull cows are older animals being removed from
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Tories Accused Of Stalling On SRM Subsidy

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Conservative members on the House of Commons agricultural committee are being accused of obstruction in blocking a recommendation for financial aid to Canada’s cattle processors. In a December 11 letter to the beef industry, opposition committee members accused Tory members of repeatedly preventing a vote on a motion to recommend subsidizing the slaughter of older
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Buying Meat From A Virtual Store

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“It’s not just putting up a store and hoping they’ll come.” – ADAM DOOLEY, KEYSTONE PROCESSORS What’s the first thing you do to get a beef roast in the oven? You head for the computer. Manitoba’s newest beef packer has an online meat store providing consumers with home delivery of beef and bison cuts. Keystone
Beef cattle, Livestock

Hong Kong Beef Market Opens

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Hong Kong has removed its last restrictions on Canadian beef making it an even more attractive market for Canadian cattlemen. Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Dec. 8 that Donald Tsang, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, has revealed the market opening during a meeting in the Asian metropolis. While Hong Kong had
Beef cattle, Livestock

U. S. Entrepreneur Says There Is A Better Way To Raise Beef

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If Todd Churchill is right, he’s come up with a grass-fed beef production model that could pull the rug out from under confinement grain-fed livestock-feeding systems. “In my opinion, confinement livestock is about to be thrown virtually off the bus,” Churchill told a Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council strategic planning session Nov. 30. “In 10 years,
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

SRM Subsidy Critical To Survival, Packers Say

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“There’s a very real possibility that there would not be a cow killer east of Brooks.” – BRAD WILDEMAN, CCA Canada risks losing its entire processing sector for older cattle unless the federal government subsidizes the cost of removing specified risk materials (SRMs) from beef carcasses, the industry warns. New, less stringent regulations for SRM

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