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McDonald’s to end sow stalls in 10 years

By P.J. Huffstutter June 8, 2012

Reuters / McDonald’s said May 31 that by 2022 it will only buy pork from farmers and other sources that do not use gestation stalls for housing their pregnant sows. In the shorter term, the Oak Brook, Illinois-based fast-food giant said that it would work with producers and suppliers to develop traceability systems to prove that

Hogs, Livestock, News

Safeway going crate free

May 17, 2012

Reuters / Safeway Inc., the second-largest U.S. grocery chain, said May 8 it plans to stop using pork suppliers that cage pregnant sows as part of their production process, a practice animal rights groups have called inhumane. “We think there are more sustainable pork production methods,” said Safeway vice-president of public affairs Brian Dowling, referring

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Super-size surveys show consumer landscape is changing

By Sheri Monk April 15, 2012

McDonald’s is an iconic brand which has transcended its all-American heritage to become the world’s most renowned fast-food brand leader. Yet to stay at the top, McDonald’s must change some of the same practices that got it there, says a senior company official. “As the face of Canada truly changes, so does its eating habits,”

International news, News

KFC and Pizza Hut hope India will fall in love with fast food

By Lisa Baertlein March 14, 2012

Rati Motwani of Mumbai treats her seven-year-old daughter to a fast-food fix almost every weekend. Western chains increasingly are gaining a following and changing old dining habits, she says. “In Indian cities today, pizza and burgers have become staples and have replaced the traditional daal and chawal (lentils and rice), which we grew up eating.

Hogs, Livestock, News, Opinion

The economics of animal welfare

By Laura Rance-Unger March 5, 2012

Back in the early 1990s, when University of Manitoba animal scientist Laurie Connor first oversaw local research into hoop-housing systems for hogs, animal welfare wasn’t really even on the public radar. The key questions of the day were whether keeping pigs outdoors through a Prairie winter compromised production efficiency. Connor told a seminar last week

Livestock

Industry’s Future Depends On Responsible Approach

By Meristem Release April 21, 2011

New codes of practice, fresh thinking, economic opportunities and a high level of industry engagement are all driving a new generation of fast-evolving progress in farm animal care. Developments on each of these fronts took centre stage at the Livestock Care Conference, April 6-7 in Red Deer, hosted by Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC) and

Country Crossroads

Fast-Food Restaurants Target U.S. Kids, Study Shows

By Maggie Fox November 18, 2010

Fast-food restaurants are stepping up efforts to market unhealthy food products to children and toddlers, according to a study by Yale University. It said efforts by the industry to regulate itself have failed and urged government to declare children a protected group and stop marketing efforts that are fuelling child obesity. “What we found in

Crops, Oilseeds

New Soybean Could Cut Into High-Stability Canola Oil Markets

By Allan Dawson June 3, 2010

“The story of canola is it has always been able to keep one step ahead of soybeans.” – David Dzisiak High-oleic canola oil, most of it from Canada, has dominated the growing North American demand for healthier, non-trans fat, deep-frying oils, but American soybeans are fighting back. Last month the United States Department of Agriculture

News

Burger King Pulling Slice From Double Cheeseburger

March 4, 2010

Burger King Corp. is taking a page from the playbook of McDonald’s Corp. and pulling a slice of cheese from its $1 double cheeseburger. Starting on April 26, the fast-food chain will sell a “BK Dollar Double” with two burgers and one slice of cheese, Burger King said Feb. 18. That’s six days after the

Beef cattle, News

Big Macs Come From Canadian Beef

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 5, 2009

McDonald’s Canada and the cattle industry’s Beef Information Centre (BIC) are countering what they say is an Internet hoax claiming the fast-food chain sources its beef from poorly regulated foreign countries. “McDonald’s Canada proudly supports the Canadian beef industry,” says Jeff Kroll, senior vice-president, National Supply Chain, at McDonald’s Canada. Throughout Canada, McDonald’s serves approximately

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

Federal budget shows remaining disconnect between agriculture, policymakers, panelists say

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures continue downward

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