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Proxy battle looms for May in Agrium-Jana standoff

By Rod Nickel February 15, 2013

Canadian fertilizer company Agrium Inc. has failed to prove that it should keep its two main divisions together, and also needs to cut costs and use capital more effectively, activist shareholder Jana Partners said Feb. 7. Jana, the largest Agrium investor with six per cent of shares, was rebutting a presentation the company made to

Livestock, Poultry

Antimicrobial resistance monitoring on the way for broiler operations

By Shannon VanRaes January 17, 2013

A rise in antimicrobial resistance has prompted officials to start monitoring chicken operations in four provinces. The Canadian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (CIPARS) will begin monitoring broiler chicken operations early this year, the Public Health Agency of Canada said in a statement. The expanded surveillance project will gather data from farms in Ontario,

Country Crossroads

Let’s try to waste less food

By Julie Garden-Robinson November 30, 2012

Have you thrown out any food recently? Did you find less-than-appetizing food hiding in your refrigerator? Was it in an opaque container that may have startled you when you opened it to view the contents? Have you happened upon food well past its “use by” date in your cupboard or refrigerator? If you discarded food

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Trade expert calls supply management “awful, awful” policy

By Allan Dawson November 29, 2012

Supply management is bad public policy but won’t end until Canadian consumers demand it, says Michael Hart, professor of trade policy at Carleton University. “It seems to be one of the few areas where the consumer seems to be prepared to accept the status quo,” Hart said at the recent Fields on Wheels conference. The

News

Agrium profit, outlook slump on lower potash sales

By Rod Nickel November 15, 2012

Agrium shares slumped seven per cent after it reported a 56 per cent drop in third-quarter profit on lower potash sales and offered a weaker-than-expected outlook for the fourth quarter. Downtime at Agrium’s Saskatchewan potash mine and drawn-out contract talks with China and India hurt third-quarter performance, CEO Mike Wilson said. The company’s stock had

Beef cattle, Hogs, News, Other livestock

U.S. meat producers may pare back output

By Gavin Maguire November 9, 2012

Reuters / Despite nearly record-high feed prices, U.S. meat production has continued to trend higher in recent months, and the latest monthly statistics show that beef, pork and chicken output all remain above the five-year average. Brisk meat exports combined with strong domestic wholesale and retail prices have encouraged these high production levels, but a

News

Hedge fund continues to push for Agrium breakup

October 26, 2012

Reuters / Hedge fund Jana Partners LLC, the largest shareholder in Agrium Inc., is calling for the company to be more open to discussing ways to boost shareholder value. Jana, which has been pushing for a split of the Canadian fertilizer company’s wholesale and retail division, says Agrium’s responses to the issues it has raised

Crops, News

Canadian farm groups want curbs on Agrium’s clout

By Rod Nickel June 16, 2012

Reuters / Two influential Canadian farm groups will urge the country’s Competition Bureau to scale back Agrium Inc.’s proposed purchase of Viterra Inc. assets, saying Agrium might become too powerful in the sale of fertilizer and other crop supplies. In a $6.1-billion deal, global commodities giant Glencore International PLC will buy Viterra, Canada’s biggest grain

Beef cattle, Opinion

Beleaguered beef purveyors carve out “pink slime” stain

By Michael Hirtzer, P.J. Huffstutter May 31, 2012

Behind the glass meat counter at Casey’s Market in a Chicago suburb, the butchers pick up their blades and carry on a generations-old tradition. Piece by piece, the men use knives to cut meat and fat off beef carcasses, and grind them into mounds of hamburger. “We’re seeing customers in here that we haven’t seen

News

New campaign urges Manitobans to buy local food

By Lorraine Stevenson April 30, 2012

Increasing awareness of food products produced and processed in Manitoba and making them easily identifiable to consumers on store shelves and on restaurant menus are objectives of new Buy Manitoba campaign

A new campaign launched in Manitoba this week will urge food shoppers to “taste, smile, repeat,” by discovering Manitoba-grown, -raised and -processed foods and buying them more often. Buy Manitoba is a multi-year awareness and promotion which was to be unveiled at a Canada Safeway in Winnipeg April 26. It will help consumers easily identify

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend gains on improving cash prices, packer demand

U.S. grains: Soy futures slide on China demand doubts

Spain probes whether swine fever outbreak was caused by lab leak

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Proxy battle looms for May in Agrium-Jana standoff

Antimicrobial resistance monitoring on the way for broiler operations

Let’s try to waste less food

Trade expert calls supply management “awful, awful” policy

Agrium profit, outlook slump on lower potash sales

U.S. meat producers may pare back output

Hedge fund continues to push for Agrium breakup

Canadian farm groups want curbs on Agrium’s clout

Beleaguered beef purveyors carve out “pink slime” stain

New campaign urges Manitobans to buy local food

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