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COVID-19 confirmed at Maple Leaf Brandon plant

The company received word of the positive result over the long weekend

By Alexis Stockford August 5, 2020

A worker at Brandon’s Maple Leaf Foods pork plant has tested positive for COVID-19, the company has confirmed. “We were very sorry to learn this weekend that a team member at our Brandon plant has tested positive for COVID-19,” a representative from the company said in an emailed statement. The company says the worker was

Angie Cormier demonstrates how to use the wash station that her dad designed  and fabricated for their farm.

Farmit Manitoba

Strawberry business booms after slow start

COVID safety measures tricky but didn’t dampen demand

By Geralyn Wichers August 5, 2020

Strawberries were the new toilet paper this summer, says one grower. As in — people snapped them up so fast they were hard to come by. “Huge demand, not enough supply,” said Angie Cormier, who farms with husband Darren near La Salle. “Everyone has just seen an increase in customer flow.” The uptick in strawberry

News, Other

Manitoba food processors get help to mitigate COVID spread

The program will contribute a maximum of 50 per cent of eligible project costs up to $25,000 per applicant

By Allan Dawson August 4, 2020

Manitoba agricultural processors, food distributors and agri-food industry organizations can get government money to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the federal and Manitoba governments said in a news release July 20. The new program will contribute a maximum of 50 per cent of eligible project costs, up to $25,000 per applicant for the following: Personal

As COVID has caused the global economy to grind to a halt, grain was in demand and rail capacity was suddenly freed up.

News

Record grain movement expected as crop year ends July 31

While COVID-19 is causing much misery, it’s also credited with a big surge in grain shipping since March

By Allan Dawson July 31, 2020

If you’re looking for a silver lining in the massive COVID storm cloud, look no further than grain movement out of Western Canada. COVID-19 has killed almost 9,000 Canadians, sickened thousands more and devastated Canada’s economy — and helped Canada move what’s expected to be a record amount of grain when the crop year ends

The money will be aimed at improving living quarters for temporary foreign workers, the federal government said. Photo: Getty Images

Feds put up $58.6 M for temporary foreign worker supports

By D.C. Fraser, GFM Network News July 31, 2020

Glacier FarmMedia – The federal government is announcing $58.6 million in new money to further support temporary foreign workers in Canada’s agricultural sector, it was announced July 31. Spending is expected to focus on health and safety of temporary foreign workers in Canada. Farmers will be eligible to access $35 million, administrated through Agriculture and

Participating in the AIM Discovery Plus online farm show allowed the Westman Agricultural Diversification Organization (WADO) to take its research to farmers for the first time.

News, Other

Drive to digital keeps farm shows going

When COVID hit, organizers of Ag in Motion found themselves  adapting to the new reality — and peering into the future

By Alexis Stockford July 30, 2020

Any other July, the roads to Langham, Sask., would be full of ag company reps, farmers, livestock and equipment on the way to Ag in Motion, Western Canada’s largest farm show. This year, the only crowds were on the computer screen. Why it matters: The old adage says necessity is the mother of invention, and

Other

JBS invests $19-million in safety measures amid COVID-19 pandemic

By Ana Mano, GFM Network News July 30, 2020

Sao Paulo | Reuters –Brazilian food processor JBS SA has invested more than 100 million reais ($19.3 million) in health, safety and contingency measures at all its Brazilian production units, according to a Wednesday company statement that comes as the novel coronavirus continues to ravage local meat plants. The company said the funds were invested

Livestock

Alberta loosens animal slaughter rules after pandemic hit packers

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel July 29, 2020

Reuters – Canada’s main cattle-producing province, Alberta, said on Wednesday it would allow the slaughter of animals on farms for meat sales to consumers, loosening regulations after the coronavirus pandemic interrupted production at its biggest packing plants. Alberta previously restricted the consumption of meat from animals slaughtered outside of government-inspected plants to farmers and their

Other

National COYF cancelled for 2020

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff July 27, 2020

The national Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmer (COYF) event, previously scheduled to be held in Saskatoon in December this year, has been cancelled due to COVID-19. In a statement in the ‘Land Leader’, the official publication of the COYF program, Steve Cooper, the organization’s chair, said, “the Saskatchewan Hosting committee for the 2020 National Event advised

BASF has a new website that will show farmers its research farms online.
Photo: (BASF website screengrab)

Crops

BASF unveils InField Innovation Tours

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News July 27, 2020

BASF is making it easier, and during the pandemic, safer for farmers to get information about its products. On July 27 it launched a new website allowing farmers to visit the company’s research farms virtually. “InField Innovation Tours is a unique, virtual tour experience that enables anyone, from anywhere, to journey into our fields and

Daily Network News

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

CBOT Weekly: April supply and demand report a ‘nothing burger’

Canada blocks meats, dairy from Greece over foot-and-mouth disease

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