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Cargill loses bid to stop ex-manager from working for rival

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek October 21, 2014

Reuters — A federal judge has denied Cargill’s attempt to block a former executive of its meat-packing unit from working for rival JBS to prevent the potential loss of trade secrets. U.S. Judge Raymond Moore in Denver ruled on Monday that although Jason Kuan “did once have specific knowledge of Cargill’s trade secrets, his knowledge

Beef cattle, Livestock

Ex-Cargill beef manager fights bid to keep him from rival

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek October 16, 2014

Chicago | Reuters — Valuable trade secrets that Cargill claims were stolen by a longtime manager in its meatpacking division who quit for rival JBS SA are nothing more than basic butchery, lawyers for the employee said in court documents. Privately-held Cargill, one of the top U.S. meat producers, is asking a federal judge in

Cereals, News

Traders engage in turf war for Russian terminals

Investments planned to take export capacity from  30 million to 50 million tonnes

By Polina Devitt February 21, 2014

International trade houses are buying into Russian grain port facilities to try to counter high handling costs from one of the world’s top producers of cereals, making smaller players fear they will lose out. Even with erratic harvests in recent years, Russia normally ranks among the top five global wheat exporters. But a lack of

Greg Porozni, the new chair of Cereals Canada.

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Chair of new cereals group says it should model itself after canola council

Alberta farmer Greg Porozni says Cereals Canada will focus on research, market development and leveraging dollars

By Alexis Kienlen January 24, 2014

A new organization formed to enhance the domestic and international competitiveness of Canadian cereal grains will focus on collaboration to create value for the entire sector, says the inaugural chair of Cereals Canada. “We as an industry need to have a unified and cohesive voice to represent the entire industry and we haven’t had that

Livestock

Weekly livestock auction report

July 5, 2013

Westward movement of cattle from Manitoba was slow during the week ended June 28, as demand from the West was impacted by recent floods in southern Alberta. Cargill’s packing plant near High River, Alta., had to close down for a few days during the week, Rick Wright of Heartland Buying Order Co. noted. “The plant

Crops, Forages, News

Group says GM alfalfa a nightmare scenario

April 27, 2013

Genetically modified alfalfa threatens Canada’s entire organic grain sector, says Manitoba Organic Alliance. Organic farmers won’t be able to shield their farms from pollen because insects can spread it as far as three miles, says the group. Contamination will then create a trade barrier for any Canadian crop exported to GM-free countries, said Ken Sabatier

Beef cattle, Crops, Hogs, Oilseeds

Canada wins China canola access, sees Russia meat barriers

By Rod Nickel April 26, 2013

Canada has not ruled out WTO action against Russia for banning meat  from Canadian plants over ractopamine

China has softened its three-year-old import restrictions on Canadian canola, while Russia is set to erect barriers to some of Canada’s biggest meat-packing plants, Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said April 16. China approved one additional oilseed-crushing plant, the 600,000-tonne CNOOC-Biolux plant in Nantong, Jiangsu province, to accept shipments of Canadian canola seed, a crop

Hogs, Livestock

Mixed messages on gestation stalls

By Shannon VanRaes April 18, 2013

The head of Manitoba Pork Council says his group hasn’t pledged to move away from sow stalls after all

Manitoba hog producers should dig in their heels and say no to phasing out gestation stalls. That was the message Rick Berman brought to the Manitoba Pork Council’s annual general meeting last week, in which he urged producers to go on the offensive against “animal rights lunatics.” “Get your head around the fact you’re in

Hogs, Livestock

Major pork processor to ditch gestation stalls

By Shannon VanRaes March 28, 2013

Quebec-based Olymel becomes the latest major processor to bow to consumer pressure to change how it houses pregnant sows

Another major Canadian pork processor has announced it will ban the use of gestations stalls in the coming years. The Quebec-based Olymel says it will phase out gestation stalls over the next decade. “We’ve been thinking about this for a long time, we’ve been talking to our partners and reading expert opinion,” said Olymel spokesman

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

BIXS carcass data available

By Daniel Winters March 25, 2013

Some ranchers are getting a taste of what national traceability  system has to offer in terms of finished beef

If you shipped age-verified calves that were slaughtered at one of the major plants in Canada after May 2010, there may be some interesting information waiting for you online. “There’s two million records in the system, so there’s a good chance you’ll have some in there,” said Marlin Beever, a rancher from Rivers who has

Daily Network News

Canadian alpacas impress American judge at Agribition

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as traders gauge China purchases

U.S. livestock: Futures rally ahead of U.S. Thanksgiving

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