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U.S. Supreme Court upholds California’s pig confinement law

Dissent suggests 'substantial burden against interstate commerce'

By GFM Network News May 11, 2023

Reuters — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday preserved a California law banning the sale of pork in America’s most-populous state from pigs kept in tightly confined spaces, rejecting an industry challenge claiming that the voter-backed animal welfare measure impermissibly regulates out-of-state farmers. The justices voted 5-4 to uphold a lower court’s dismissal of a

A free-run aviary gives hens the run of the barn.

News

Egg farming for all to see

New Learning and Research Centre pairs next-level research with public outreach

By Don Norman May 5, 2023

For the first time ever, Manitobans can view the nuts and bolts of a working egg farm. The Manitoba Egg Farmers have officially unveiled their new Learning and Research Centre at the University of Manitoba’s Glenlea Research Station. The farm group hosted a grand opening for the centre in late April. It is Canada’s first

News

VIDEO: Grand opening for Manitoba Egg Farmers’ centre

By Don Norman April 26, 2023

Representatives from Manitoba Egg Farmers, the University of Manitoba and the provincial government were on hand today at the grand opening of the 22,000 square foot Manitoba Egg Farmers Learning and Research Centre at the University of Manitoba’s Glenlea Research Station. The new state-of-the-art egg research centre will shine a light on modern egg production technologies and

Close-up of a McDonald’s double Quarter Pounder with bacon. (Corporate.mcdonalds.com)

Livestock, Markets

McDonald’s reported laying off hundreds of corporate employees

Layoffs don't include restaurant-level workers

By GFM Network News, Hilary Russ April 4, 2023

New York | Reuters — The number of corporate employees McDonald’s Corp. plans to lay off this week will tally in the “hundreds,” a source familiar with the burger chain’s thinking said on Monday, as the company moves forward with a previously announced restructuring. The fast-food company is closing its offices “out of respect,” and

Markets, News

U.S. to up meat label requirements

By Leah Douglas March 17, 2023

Reuters – U.S. ranchers lobbying for tighter rules on meat origin labelling got a win in early March. Meat, poultry or eggs labelled as a U.S. product must come from animals raised and slaughtered within the country under a rule proposed by the Biden administration March 6. Existing rules for the label permit its use

(Nadezhda_Nesterova/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock, Markets

Bill to keep supply management off trade table moving forward

CCA, other groups oppose proposal as Bloc MP's private bill passes second reading

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News February 14, 2023

A federal private member’s bill that would codify the current government’s promise to leave supply-managed ag commodities out of any future free trade deals has advanced to the committee stage. Introduced last June 13 by Bloc Quebecois MP Luc Theriault, Bill C-282 came back last Wednesday to pass second reading in the House of Commons

Consumers have become hyper-sensitive to any potential evidence suggesting abuse of market power and grocers will need to navigate the coming months with extreme caution. Showing more public empathy would be a good start.

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: A look behind the optics on food prices

Lessons from a frivolous picture of overpriced chicken breasts

By Sylvain Charlebois January 25, 2023

It all started with one reporter taking a picture of an overpriced pack of five boneless, skinless chicken breasts. The cost was $26.87 a kilogram, a world-class sticker shocker and at least double what one would expect to pay for chicken breasts. Within hours, the picture became the lightning rod for frustrated consumers on social

Livestock

International joint venture buys Prairie layer hatchery

ILD, Trouw Nutrition to co-own Clark's Poultry

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News December 8, 2022

A Manitoba company providing day-old layer chicks to poultry producers in the three Prairie provinces is under new joint ownership. International Layer Distribution (ILD), a subsidiary of German egg layer breeding firm EW Group, and Trouw Nutrition Canada, a livestock feed arm of Nutreco, on Monday announced their joint venture has acquired Clark’s Poultry for

Manitoba Egg Farmers members and staff during an October visit to Manitoba Harvest to pack eggs for distribution to families.

News, Poultry

Manitoba egg producers crack donation record

Manitoba Egg Farmers have long track record of donations to Manitoba Harvest foodbank

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 25, 2022

Manitoba Egg Farmers and the Manitoba Harvest food bank are celebrating a donation milestone. Egg farmers and community supporters donated 12,000 dozen eggs to the hungry in the province in October, breaking a record for the most eggs ever donated in a single month. “It takes a province to feed a province,” said Vince Barletta,

Livestock

U.S. avian flu outbreak of 2022 wipes out record number of birds

Vast majority of caseload originated with wild birds: USDA

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek November 24, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — Avian flu has wiped out 50.54 million birds in the United States this year, making it the country’s deadliest outbreak in history, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed Thursday. The deaths of chickens, turkeys and other birds represent the worst U.S. animal-health disaster to date, topping the previous record of 50.5

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn lower

U.S. grains: Soy futures dip as traders await China sales; corn, wheat sag

Seeds Canada announces Dan Wright as new CEO

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