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Country Crossroads, Other livestock, Poultry

Recipe Swap – for Apr. 21, 2011

By Lorraine Stevenson April 21, 2011

What’s the weather like?” inquired the office clerk one day last week when I dropped in on an errand. Her smile said it all. She just wanted to hear someone say it again; it was a brilliant sunny day outside, warm enough for shirt sleeves. These first days of warmth and light after another long

Livestock, Poultry

More Compensation For Layer Hens

March 31, 2011

Egg farmers will get more compensation money if their flocks have to be destroyed because of a disease outbreak. The federal government has created a separate category for layer hens under the Compensation for Destroyed Animals Regulations. The maximum compensation amount per hen is $30. Previously, egg-laying hens were included in a general category for

Crops, Poultry

No Crowing Within Town Limits

March 24, 2011

Can you feel the love? Some roosters in the state of New Jersey may not feel it too often as a township plans to limit their conjugal visits with hens. “It’s a noise issue,” said John Hart, a farmer who helped draft the chicken ordinance in Hopewell Township, which borders on Princeton. The measure would

Livestock, Poultry

NFL Lockout Would Be Bad News For Chicken Wings

By Jessica Wohl March 24, 2011

An extended NFL lockout would be devastating to the chicken wing industry, which has already seen prices drop precipitously this year, the chief executive of Sanderson Farms said. “It would kill wings, it would be terrible on wings,” Joe Sanderson said at the Reuters Global Food and Agriculture Summit Mar. 14. Chicken wings are popular

Livestock, Poultry

Avian Flu Halves Manitoba Chicken Exports

By Ron Friesen February 24, 2011

Acase of avian influenza in a turkey flock north of Winnipeg has had a backlash effect on Manitoba’s chicken industry. Chicken exports have been cut in half as a result of import restrictions on Manitoba poultry because of the AI outbreak last November, Manitoba Chicken Producers reports. Manitoba grows roughly five per cent of its

Livestock, Poultry

Mexico Begins U.S. Chicken Probe

By Robert Campbell February 17, 2011

Mexico, the top foreign buyer of U.S. chicken last year, said Feb. 8 it would investigate U.S. producers over dumping complaints lodged by Mexican chicken processors. Mexican chicken processors allege U.S. producers sold chicken legs and thighs on the Mexican market below their cost of production in 2010. Among the U.S. producers named in the

Beef cattle, Livestock, Poultry

Meat, Poultry To Have Nutrition Labels By 2012 — USDA

By Christopher Doering January 13, 2011

Nutritional labels will be mandatory on 40 popular cuts of meat and poultry products beginning in 2012, a measure the U.S. Agriculture Department says will make it easier for consumers to understand the content of the foods they buy. USDA said the nutritional information will be required for major cuts of raw, single-ingredient meat and

Crops, Poultry

Chicken Agency Launches New Website

By Ron Friesen December 9, 2010

Canada’s chicken farmers have created a new interactive website aimed at involving consumers more directly in their industry. Launched Dec. 1 , the Chicken Farmers of Canada website at www.chicken.ca contains special features which include a searchable recipe database, instructional videos, social media and nutritional information. The revamped website, in preparation since earlier this year,

Livestock, Poultry

Chicken Consumers’ Top Choice Again: Survey

By Ron Friesen November 4, 2010

Chicken continues to be Canadians’ most popular meat, according to a new industry survey. Consumers eat more chicken than beef or pork because they find it tastier, fresher and a better value for their food dollar, according to the survey done for Chicken Farmers of Canada. “Chicken outperforms other meats in most categories,” say survey

News, Poultry

Winnipeg Group Seeks Backyard Chicken Option

By Ron Friesen June 24, 2010

Darby Jones moved a small step closer last week toward enabling Winnipeggers to do what many rural Manitobans do: raise chickens in their backyards. A Winnipeg civic committee voted to refer Jones’s backyard chicken petition to a city council committee for further study. The Riel Community Committee passed the issue on to the city’s standing

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Tag Archives Chicken

Recipe Swap – for Apr. 21, 2011

More Compensation For Layer Hens

No Crowing Within Town Limits

NFL Lockout Would Be Bad News For Chicken Wings

Avian Flu Halves Manitoba Chicken Exports

Mexico Begins U.S. Chicken Probe

Meat, Poultry To Have Nutrition Labels By 2012 — USDA

Chicken Consumers’ Top Choice Again: Survey

Winnipeg Group Seeks Backyard Chicken Option

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