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Horses That Won’t Break The Piggy Bank

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If your love of horses is greater than your acreage or budget, miniature horses may be just the thing. It was for Heather Hart, who with husband Rod, has about 65 head at Meadowind Miniatures, a 10-acre breeding farm near Carman. “My dad and grandfather had raised Percherons, and we thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool
News, Other livestock

In Brief… – for Mar. 17, 2011

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Terminal deal:Richardson International Limited said March 10 it has agreed to buy the North East Terminal grain-handling facility in Wadena, Saskatchewan. The $25-million deal, which also includes crop input facilities at Wadena, Kelvington, Foam Lake and Ponass Lake, Saskatchewan, is expected to close on April 13. The sale hinges on approval by North East shareholders,
Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock, Other livestock

Federal Beef-Packing Assistance Welcomed

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“These measures address a real threat to the long-term profitability of the Canadian cattle industry.” – BRAD WILDEMAN Packers and cattle groups say assistance announced in the federal budget will make their sector more competitive. The budget allocated an extra $10 million for the Slaughter Improvement Program, $25 million for packing plants that handle animals
Livestock, Opinion, Other livestock

Taking Ownership

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Farmers have heard lots about value lately – value-added processing, value chains and supply chain partnerships. But quite frankly, the “how” of where these initiatives will add to their bottom lines has remained elusive. Of course, value-added developments often mean additional or expanded marketing opportunities, but many of these tend to be small and selected,
Livestock, Other livestock

Batch Of Poultry Feed May Contain SRMs

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Abatch of poultry feed products from an unnamed Alberta rendering plant is being pulled from sale for disposal on concerns that it may contain prohibited cattle parts. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said March 28 that it’s investigating what it calls “potentially contaminated feed products.” “Information to date indicates that a limited amount of poultry
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Mexico Tariffs Hit A Diverse List Of U. S. Goods

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Mexico said March 18 it was imposing higher tariffs totalling $2.4 billion on a wide list of U. S. imports ranging from strawberries to Christmas trees after Washington banned Mexican trucks from U. S. roads. The official government gazette said the new tariffs, which will range from 10 per cent to 45 per cent, were
Country Crossroads, Other livestock

Consumers’ Recession Shopping Habits

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Chicken producers are in a strong position to ride out the recession, Ton Marino, a vice-president and regional manager for The Neilson Company told the annual meeting of the Ontario Broiler Hatching Egg and Chick Commission here recently. Despite retail price increases, he said chicken ($6.87 per kilogram) remains less expensive than pork ($7.11 per
News, Other livestock

China Introduces New Food Safety Law

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China said March 2 that food security remains “grim” after a series of health scandals, the most recent being last year’s tainted milk formula that killed at least six toddlers and made almost 300,000 sick. A new food safety law, approved Feb. 28 in an accelerated process after the milk scandal came to light in
News, Other livestock

Tight U. S. Market To Shut Cargill Feed Mill

Citing costs and restrictions making the U. S. feed market uncompetitive, the Canadian wing of U. S. agrifood giant Cargill plans to stop production at a southwestern Ontario feed plant. Winnipeg-based Cargill Ltd. announced Feb. 10 it will cease operations at its animal feed production mill at Arkona, Ont., about 55 km west of London,

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