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Turkey Not Just For Thanksgiving Any More

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It’s a traditional holiday scene: A golden-brown roasted turkey accompanied by mashed potatoes, gravy and all the trimmings on the dining room table. But try picturing that scene at some time other than Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter. That’s the challenge facing the Turkey Farmers of Canada. The good news is that 36 per cent of
Livestock

Smithfield To Shed Butterball Stake – for Sep. 16, 2010

Pork producer Smithfield Foods said Friday it will sell its 49 per cent stake in turkey producer Butterball to its joint venture partner for about US$175 million. Smithfield and Maxwell Farms have jointly owned the Butterball brand since 2006. The sale should be completed by the end of the year and Smithfield said it will
News, Poultry

New Heart-Smart Turkey Product Takes Wing

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Anew product in grocery stores across Western Canada could mark a long-awaited breakthrough for turkey farmers seeking a market alternative to the traditional roast bird. Granny’s Poultry recently launched a stuffed turkey breast roast that’s smaller, more convenient and easier to cook than a whole turkey. And, as a bonus, it’s more wholesome, too. The
Livestock, Poultry

Ont. Processor To Buy Lilydale In Meats Merger

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Toronto-area meat processor Sofina Foods has signed a $75-million cash-and-bonds deal to take over Edmonton poultry packer Lilydale Inc. Privately held Sofina, which processes and sells pork, beef and poultry products for the domestic, U. S. and Japanese markets, has offered Lilydale’s shareholders $10 cash and about $5.43 in debentures per share. The buyer will
News, Poultry

Give The Poor Tom Some Air

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“A lot of poultry houses haven’t kept up.” – MICHAEL CZARICK, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA In the last 20 years, average live turkey weights have greatly increased. Today, thanks to improved genetics and management, a 42-day-old tom is 25 per cent heavier than it used to be. That means birds generate 25 per cent more heat
Beef cattle, News

In Brief… – for Nov. 12, 2009

Tainted hamburger: An outbreak of foodborne illness, linked to 157:H7 E. coli bacteria in ground beef in the U. S. has sickened 28 people and caused at least one death, the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Nov. 2. Fairbank Farms of Ashville, New York, recalled 545,699 lbs. of ground beef products
Country Crossroads

Thaw Holiday Foods Safely – for Oct. 8, 2009

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Holidays and food go together. If your plans include using frozen foods, thaw them safely to prevent a foodborne illness from spoiling holiday activities. Keep foods at a safe temperature when thawing. Any bacteria that were present on the food before freezing will begin to multiply as soon as food begins to thaw and become
News, Poultry

Turkey entrepreneur dies at 76

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Milo Shantz, who began with 500 turkey poults and developed Hybrid Turkeys into one of four companies that dominated global markets, died of cancer Jan. 6 at age 76. Hybrid Turkeys of Kitchener, Ont., is now one of two global turkey-breeding companies, each with half of the market. After Shantz and his brother, Ross, sold

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