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Humane beef move pushes Canadian beef off Earls menu

Beef groups say the move ignores the fact that the industry-wide  standards in Canada are already equivalent

By Gord Gilmour May 2, 2016

A move by the Earls restaurant chain to source “Certified Humane” beef from a Kansas supplier has kicked off a furor across the country. The move amounts to nothing but a marketing strategy and ignores that industry-led standards in Canada are equivalent or better, according to Brian Lemon, Manitoba Beef Producers’ recently appointed general manager.

Beef cattle, News

Selling beef to Europe requires commitment to high quality

Glacier FarmMedia Special Report: It’s the story that sells quality into a premium market

By Barb Glen, Gfm Staff March 28, 2016

Our March 24, 2016 issue marks the second in a series of Special Reports prepared by reporters from the Glacier FarmMedia network, which includes the Manitoba Co-operator. In these articles, reporters explore the implications of the yet-to-be- ratified Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union. Marketing beef into Europe is not

Accessing new markets for beef won’t be easy.

Livestock, News

CETA deal will open up new markets for Canadian beef

Glacier FarmMedia Special Report: But that meat must be produced according to EU standards,  which stipulate no growth hormones

By Barb Glen, Gfm Staff March 24, 2016

Our March 24, 2016 issue marks the second in a series of Special Reports prepared by reporters from the Glacier FarmMedia network, which includes the Manitoba Co-operator. In these articles, reporters explore the implications of the yet-to-be- ratified Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union. When John Masswohl toured the central

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Livestock, News

COOL gone but border irritants remain for meat shipments

Canadian meat trucks are being held up at the border, which is costing time and fees

By Alex Binkley March 23, 2016

The United States has removed its country-of-origin labelling program but has found another way to delay shipments of Canadian meat, says Jim Laws, president of the Canadian Meat Council. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay needs to intervene in the dispute, which puts Canadian exporters at a great cost disadvantage compared to U.S. companies shipping meat to

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The link between meat and manhood

Meat has symbolized masculinity since the Stone Age

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 25, 2016

Researchers with the University of Hawaii have used crowdsourcing to raise funds for research into why men believe eating meat makes them more masculine. “Many men would gladly embrace the health risks associated with red meat rather than taking the slightest risk of being associated with the feminine attributes of a vegetarian diet,” said lead

Livestock, News

COOL demise a costly victory for Canadian producers

It took eight years and billions of dollars, but ultimately trade law prevailed in securing the labelling law’s repeal

By Alex Binkley December 24, 2015

UPDATED: Dec. 29 – After nearly eight years and millions of dollars spent fighting it at the World Trade Organization and billions in lower prices for Canadian beef and hog producers, the U.S. mandatory country-of-origin labelling program has been repealed. The end came Dec. 18 when both houses of the U.S. Congress passed a massive

Animal industry efficiency and environmental sustainability are improving.

Livestock

Livestock sector has multi-faceted plan to tackle climate changes

The industry is tackling the challenge — and its critics — by being proactive

By Alex Binkley December 22, 2015

The climate change conference in Paris brought together world leaders and countless economic organizations vowing to improve the environment. Among them was the International Meat Secretariat, which represents livestock and meat groups. Jurgen Preugschas, former chairman of the Canadian Pork Council, is chairman of the IMS Sustainable meat committee. “We are working together with many

Darrell Busby, manager of the Tri-County Steer Carcass Futurity Co-operative in Lewis, Iowa, spoke to cattle producers attending the Manitoba Beef Background and Feedlot School about what makes the difference in grading a profitability.

Beef cattle, Local news

Management decisions made the difference in quality beef: speaker

Cow-calf producers can use TCSCF reports to inform their decisions around breeding and management

By Lorraine Stevenson December 1, 2015

You only hit whatever you aim at, so you’d best aim high. However, it helps to know what the target actually is. In the beef business, it is producing the highest-quality beef possible, an American cattle expert visiting Manitoba told the Manitoba Beef Background and Feedlot School held in Carman recently. “Ultimately, our industry is

Hogs, News

Pork agency hearings set for 2016

The proposed promotion and research agency would be funded by farmer levies

By Alex Binkley November 25, 2015

The Farm Products Council of Canada has scheduled public hearings for Calgary and Montreal in 2016 on the proposed national pork promotion and research agency. The sessions will be in Calgary Jan. 19 and Montreal Feb. 16. The council has been collecting written submissions for the last few months on the proposal for an agency

Calvin Vaags, principal owner of True North Foods, says he’s hopeful CFIA officials will soon give the processing plant near Carman its federal stamp of approval.

Beef cattle, Local news

Processing plant close to getting federal stamp, says owner

When CFIA gives green light, processing will jump to around 1,000 a week. The plant has capacity to expand

By Lorraine Stevenson November 17, 2015

True North Foods, a beef-processing plant near Carman, expects it will have its federal licence very soon, says the plant’s principal owner Calvin Vaags. “I’ve been saying ‘two weeks’ for a long time,” he said during a recent tour by the Manitoba Beef Background and Feedlot School at October’s end, joking he’s considered wearing a

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U.S. grains: Wheat extends gains on short covering, war risk

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Tag Archives Meat

Humane beef move pushes Canadian beef off Earls menu

Selling beef to Europe requires commitment to high quality

CETA deal will open up new markets for Canadian beef

COOL gone but border irritants remain for meat shipments

The link between meat and manhood

COOL demise a costly victory for Canadian producers

Livestock sector has multi-faceted plan to tackle climate changes

Management decisions made the difference in quality beef: speaker

Pork agency hearings set for 2016

Processing plant close to getting federal stamp, says owner

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