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A changing climate could depress growth in global food production by up to 30 per cent by 2050.

Step up adaptation to climate change now or risk ‘enormous toll’

Scientists warn of risks of ignoring issue as COVID measures cuts funding

By Megan Rowling February 3, 2021

Reuters – More than 3,000 scientists have called for a far bigger global push to protect people and nature from the effects of a heating planet, even as researchers estimated funding to adapt to climate change has dropped because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the scientists — including five Nobel laureates — warned

A deal for Planters would be Hormel Foods’ biggest to date, the Wall Street Journal said. (Kraft Heinz promotional video screengrab via YouTube)

Crops

Kraft Heinz reported in talks to sell Planters snack business

Pandemic-based surge in snack demand wanes

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 3, 2021

Reuters — Kraft Heinz is in talks to sell its Planters snack business to Skippy peanut butter maker Hormel Foods for about US$3 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal could be announced as soon as next week if talks do not fall apart, the Journal

Many consumers are revisiting their relationship with animal proteins, both at the meat counter and in the dairy products section.

Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: Plant based still a thing despite COVID-19

Sales are still growing quickly in this relatively new market space

By Sylvain Charlebois February 2, 2021

Think plant protein is just a passing fad? Think again. People are buying. Despite the pandemic and the chaos surrounding containment and vaccination rules, consumers are quietly enjoying the products made from plant proteins and milk alternatives. According to recent data offered by Nielsen, since the start of 2020 sales of vegetable protein products have

News, Other

U.S. meat packer JBS offers $100 to employees who get COVID-19 vaccine

By Reuters February 2, 2021

Meat-packer JBS USA and chicken company Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. said Jan. 21 they will pay $100 to U.S. employees who voluntarily receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The bonus is intended to encourage employees to get inoculations, after thousands of U.S. meat-packing workers became infected with the coronavirus last year. Outbreaks of the disease temporarily shut slaughterhouses

Rural Manitoba libraries have responded to COVID restrictions by adapting their services, curbside pickup being one of them.

Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Libraries press on in COVID era

From curbside pickup to more e-books, local libraries make the best of it

By Donna Gamache February 1, 2021

The past year has been a difficult one for many businesses and offices. As conditions and regulations changed from month to month, libraries — like other businesses — have had to adjust and develop different strategies in order to continue serving the public. It hasn’t been easy but most rural libraries have continued operating to

“Higher prices should not be paid for by people’s hunger.” – Julia Kloeckner.

News, Other

Global farm ministers urge free food trade during pandemic

Call comes as some exporting nations impose export restrictions

By Reuters February 1, 2021

Agriculture ministers from more than 70 countries urged governments to keep world food trade open to ensure food supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic, a communiqué after a virtual meeting on Jan. 22 said. The meeting was part of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture conference in Berlin and the communiqué said that despite COVID-19,

News, Poultry

China finds coronavirus cluster in chicken-processing plant

Some concerned consumers are already avoiding the product and one grocer has pulled it from shelves

By Dominique Patton January 29, 2021

Reuters – China reported its first cluster of COVID-19 cases among workers in a meat-processing plant, raising fears among local consumers who have until now mainly worried about the safety of imported foods. Ten confirmed cases were found in a factory which slaughters 50 million chickens a year in the northeastern city of Harbin and

File photo of South African malting barley. (Sunshine Seeds/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

South Africa’s barley growers face bleak outlook on alcohol ban

Ban reinstated against COVID-19 surge

By GFM Network News January 29, 2021

Johannesburg | Reuters — South African barley farmers are bracing for a tough market ahead as demand for the grain used to make beer falls and stockpiles grow after a ban on the sale of alcohol was reinstated as the country battles a surge in COVID-19 cases. The government in December enforced its third ban

“I’d even be dead or in prison if it wasn’t for this place, because in no way I would have been able to cope in society if I hadn’t come here.” – Abi Edmed, 25.

Livestock, News

‘The cow can’t tell my secrets’ — U.K. care farms a pandemic lifeline

Therapy, mental help able to go forward in person with outdoor, farming activities

By Ben Makori, Jonathan Shenfield January 26, 2021

Reuters – Care farms nestled in the British countryside are providing a lifeline for people struggling with mental health during the pandemic, allowing them to swap therapy sessions on Zoom for the joys of fresh air, mucking out cow sheds and cuddling donkeys. With vital public services for vulnerable people shut down or reduced to

Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: Underpaid ‘heroes’

As grocery companies pay executives millions in bonuses their lowest-paid staff are at high risk

By Sylvain Charlebois January 26, 2021

Almost everyone agrees that grocery store workers should earn better wages, especially during a pandemic. In Canada, their hourly rate hovers around $15 an hour. New hires get about $13 an hour, while the highest paid earn almost $50,000 annually, or about $25 an hour. In a high-volume, low-margin world, salaries are what they are,

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soy rally continues after Trump says China to expand purchases

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures fall after strike authorization vote

U.S. farm income set to fall in 2026 despite surge in government payments

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