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Workers sit on a bed next to ducks at a farm in Jiaxiang county, Shandong province, China.

China’s duck farmers cash in as ASF disease slashes pork output

Cost-conscious catering firms are switching to supply schools and factories

By Dominique Patton August 14, 2019

Reuters – On a 30-hectare (74-acre) plot of land in China’s Shandong province poultry hub, more than half a million white-feathered ducks are busy eating, chattering and laying eggs to produce cheap meat for thousands of factory canteens. With birds already packed into around 60 open-sided buildings, farm owner Shenghe Group is expanding further, aiming

Livestock

Appeals court revives California ban on foie gras

By GFM Network News, Jonathan Stempel, Lisa Baertlein September 15, 2017

Reuters — A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday revived a California state law banning the sale of foie gras made from force-fed birds. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a January 2015 lower court ruling striking down the law, saying the judge erred in concluding that the ban conflicted with a federal

Recipe Swap

Your own goose — and how to cook it

A few more of us are finding out we’re still a little wild at heart

By Lorraine Stevenson October 7, 2016

My husband hunts. I don’t. But I do get why he goes, even if I’m not getting up at 5 a.m. to go with him. Like most hunters, he’ll tell you this fall ritual is important to him. It’s a family tradition and a walk in the woods. It’s a time to reconnect with the

Livestock, News

Duck harvest coming later in fall

By Daniel Winters June 8, 2012

Anew study has confirmed what veteran duck hunters have long suspected — hunting season is significantly later in the year these days than it was decades ago. Delta Waterfowl science director Frank Rohwer looked at migration dates by examining data from the annual Parts Collection Survey that has gathered comprehensive harvest data from hunters since

Country Crossroads, Poultry

Wood Ducks: Let’s Help Their Comeback

By Donna Gamache June 9, 2011

One of Manitoba’s most photogenic water birds, with its bright, iridescent feathers, is the wood duck. For a time this colourful duck was in decline across North America, but with a little help from humans, it is making a definite comeback. Still, its numbers in Manitoba remain relatively small, and I’m always pleased when I

Livestock, Poultry

Foie Gras On French Fast-Food Menu

December 2, 2010

AFrench fast-food chain said Nov. 29 it intends to offer foie gras “burgers” at bargain prices as a treat for customers ahead of Christmas. Quick burger said its “Supreme Foie Gras” will consist of the normally expensive duck foie gras, beef, relish and lettuce and go on sale for only five euros (C$6.75) at more

Country Crossroads

Visit Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area

By Donna Gamache May 6, 2010

Manitoba has numerous Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) scattered about the province, some small and others quite large. One of the largest is the Whitewater Lake WMA in southwestern Manitoba, between the towns of Boissevain and Deloraine. If you’re interested in birds, or looking for a new spot to visit, you might like to check it

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Tag Archives Duck

China’s duck farmers cash in as ASF disease slashes pork output

Appeals court revives California ban on foie gras

Your own goose — and how to cook it

Duck harvest coming later in fall

Wood Ducks: Let’s Help Their Comeback

Foie Gras On French Fast-Food Menu

Visit Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area

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