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World Milk Crisis Could Threaten Dairy Tariffs

By Ron Friesen October 8, 2009

“The tariffs would not be sufficient.” – RICHARD DOYLE, DFC Canada’s milk producers are evading a dairy crisis raging in the rest of the world, but a renewed threat to their protective shield might change that. A combination of low world milk prices and a strong Canadian dollar could allow cheap foreign dairy products into

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Britain Turns To Imports As Dairy Farmers Quit

By Nigel Hunt October 1, 2009

British dairy farmers have continued an exodus this year which has seen their numbers halved in the last decade and turned the country into a liquid milk importer, an industry leader says. Lyndon Edwards, chairman of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF), said 14 farmers a week were still leaving the industry due

Country Crossroads, Dairy cattle

Send Recipes Or Recipe Requests To: – for Sep. 17, 2009

September 17, 2009

RECIPE SWAP You’ve probably heard by now that Manitoba schools will step up their efforts to ensure kids have access to the healthiest food choices by introducing a trans fat ban. The provincial government announced last week that it will legislate a ban on trans fats on foods served in schools. The new rule requires

Country Crossroads, Dairy cattle

Uptake Of “Good” Trans Fat From Beef Seen Strong

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 16, 2009

Anew University of Alberta study finds beef to be a “nutritionally significant” delivery system for a “good” form of naturally occurring trans fat. Researchers said their work follows up on early studies of trans vaccenic acid (VA), the most prevalent natural trans fat in beef and dairy products. Those early studies show VA to displace

Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Long-Term Battle Is To Win Consumer Trust

July 16, 2009

“Our research shows very few conventional producer groups or well-known food brands have a presence in the content that most frequently shows up when consumers search on these food production topics.” bernie peet Peet on Pigs Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Wes tern Hog Journal.

Cereals, Dairy cattle, News, Oilseeds

Marubeni Deal May Aid Stealthy China Grain Imports

By Naveen Thukral July 2, 2009

China’s second strategic tie-up with a Japanese trading house may be nominally focused on safeguarding soybean supplies, but the unspoken longer-term aim could be to help Beijing secure low-key corn and wheat imports. For now, China remains as it has been for centuries, self-sufficient in corn and wheat supplies; it also holds massive state stockpiles

Country Crossroads, Dairy cattle

W – for Jun. 25, 2009

June 25, 2009

RECIPE SWAP Here’s a few recipe selected from the Manitoba Milk Producers website that look tempting for what we certainly hope to be the hot summer days ahead. If you’re looking for more recipes along these lines log on to: www.milk.mb.ca/recipes RHUBARB TARTS Lisa Lillies of Woodlands shares her favourite tart recipe with us this

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Circovirus Vaccine Label Update

By Wyeth Animal Health June 18, 2009

Canadian swine producers can now protect piglets one week earlier against porcine circovirus Type 2 (PCV2) with a new change to the Suvaxyn PCV2 vaccine label. The new label changes the age pigs can be vaccinated from four weeks to three weeks of age. “The sooner producers are able to begin protecting young pigs from

Dairy cattle, News

Recession Shows Advantage Of Supply Management

By Alex Binkley June 11, 2009

While farm incomes have plummeted in many sectors, they have remained stable for dairy farmers without any jump in the cost of milk products to consumers, says Richard Doyle, executive director of Dairy Farmers of Canada. “Most of the dairy industry around the world is in crisis,” he told the Commons agriculture committee in late

Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock

New Label Law Shakes Up U. S. Meat Industry

By Bob Burgdorfer April 16, 2009

Bryan Karwal raises and sells 18,000 Canadianborn hogs a year on his Iowa farm, but a new food-labelling law designed to help consumers threatens that business because it has shut off key markets for the hogs. The law has also angered Canada and Mexico because they say it will hurt demand for their cattle and

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World Milk Crisis Could Threaten Dairy Tariffs

Britain Turns To Imports As Dairy Farmers Quit

Uptake Of “Good” Trans Fat From Beef Seen Strong

Long-Term Battle Is To Win Consumer Trust

Marubeni Deal May Aid Stealthy China Grain Imports

W – for Jun. 25, 2009

Circovirus Vaccine Label Update

Recession Shows Advantage Of Supply Management

New Label Law Shakes Up U. S. Meat Industry

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