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Feeder cattle head south as feed grain supplies tighten in Western Canada

By Terryn Shiells April 18, 2013

More feeder cattle in Western Canada are heading to the U.S. for finishing because of tight feed supplies, according to industry officials. And springtime road restrictions are further reducing supplies of feed wheat and barley. “Seasonally, we’re going into a time of year where moving grain is difficult from the farm gate to the end-user,”

Livestock Markets, Opinion

COOL: Some are for it, some are not

By Daryll E. Ray, Harwood D. Schaffer April 9, 2013

More than a decade after mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) was first included in the Farm Bill, the debate continues. We’ve examined a legal opinion by the legal firm Stewart and Stewart (S&S) — paid for by the National Farmers Union, the United States Cattleman’s Association, the Food and Water Watch, and Public Citizen’s Global Trade

Crops, Oilseeds

CGC issues warning on excessive canola dockage

By Allan Dawson March 28, 2013

The commission says buyers need to adjust for smaller but still sound canola seed harvested last fall

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is warning canola growers to be on guard for excessive dockage deductions this crop year. “Unexpected dockage levels are a common concern among canola producers this year,” CGC chief commissioner Elwin Hermanson said in a news release last week. “Were the dockage levels in your canola a little higher this

News

Farmers read to students

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 7, 2013

Farmers and agricultural industry representatives are in classrooms in schools across the country this week as part of Canadian Agriculture Literacy Week. The second annual event March 3 to 10, which is delivered in Manitoba by Agriculture in the Classroom-Manitoba, focuses on Grade 3 to 5 students in more than 40 schools in the province.

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Forced government furloughs could cause meat shortages

March 7, 2013

Reuters / Americans should expect to experience spotty shortages of meat due to furloughs of food inspectors caused by federal budget cuts, but the government will stagger the layoffs to minimize the impact, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Feb. 27. Automatic budget cuts began to take effect March 1 when the nation’s largest employer, the

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy supports up slightly April 1

February 28, 2013

staff / Canada’s dairy producers can expect about a 0.9 per cent uptick in their overall per-hectolitre revenue from industrial milk, coming somewhat later than usual this year. The Canadian Dairy Commission on Feb. 14 laid out slight increases in the support prices it sets for skim milk powder and butter, to take effect April

Crops, News

U.S. subsidy cap debate pits big versus small farmers

February 22, 2013

Reuters / U.S. farmers would be limited to $125,000 a year in crop subsidies in a significant tightening of farm support rules proposed by four senators from farm and ranch states. There is no effective limit on payments now. Large operators collect the lion’s share of subsidies because they are based on each bushel of

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

‘Fiscal cliff’ fallout could shut down meat packers

By Charles Abbott February 15, 2013

The Obama administration warned Feb. 8 that across-the-board spending cuts set to take effect in March may result in furloughing every U.S. meat and poultry inspector for two weeks, causing the meat industry to shut down. By law, meat packers and processors are not allowed to ship beef, pork, lamb and poultry meat without the

Livestock

Washington to offer micro loans to small farmers

January 30, 2013

washington / reuters The U.S. Department of Agriculture will help small farming operations, including those run by minority or socially disadvantaged farmers, improve their access to credit. The program will offer loans of up to $35,000 for terms of up to seven years to help recipients deal with farming’s often prohibitive startup costs. “History tells

Livestock, Livestock Markets

Truckers slam USDA for border meat inspection “chaos”

By Daniel Winters December 6, 2012

The perils of cross-border trade were front and centre for truckers and meat shippers a few weeks ago, when an inspection snafu on the American side forced hundreds of trucks on lengthy detours. On Oct. 19, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) temporarily suspended meat inspections at border entry points opposite Manitoba and Saskatchewan after

Daily Network News

Women who fed a nation

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on China demand hopes; corn and wheat rebound

U.S. livestock: Hogs rebound, cattle hit upward limits

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