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Full Livestock Traceability Getting Closer

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Sale barns and livestock transporters remain the main hurdles to a fully functioning beef traceability system, according to Steve Primrose, the chairman of the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency. “We need to sell a national traceability program because it will open up niche markets,” he told the annual meeting of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. “When we
Beef cattle, Livestock

Market Access Key To Stabilizing Canadian Beef Industry

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Expanding export opportunities and reducing unnecessary regulations are the best ways to restore profitability to the Canadian beef industry, cattle producers have told the Commons agriculture committee. About 65 per cent of the beef produced in Canada is consumed by Canadians, but that is a fairly stable market facing increased competition from imports, John Gillespie,
Livestock, Other livestock

Sheep & Goat Sales – for Mar. 19, 2009

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The festive celebration of Easter is approaching, causing a speculation of high demand for young lambs and goats in the near future. Thus, the bidding was higher, compared to the last Winnipeg auction sale. Easter for many is April 12; the Orthodox celebrate it on April 19. In Greece, the Orthodox enjoy a festive meal
Beef cattle, News

EU To End Beef War With U. S. And Canada?

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“The EU and U. S. are engaged in negotiations to find a way forward on this issue, and I am confident we will find a solution very soon.” – CATHERINE ASHTON The United States will hold off on new retaliatory duties for European products while the two countries work on a possible fix to a
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

Red Meat Industry Trying To Survive

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Governments need to show more concern for the survival of the red meat industry and worry less about countervailing action because some provinces are willing to support livestock producers, pork and beef groups have told the House of Commons’ agriculture committee. Jurgen Preugschas, president of the Canadian Pork Council, told the MPs March 5, “It’s
Livestock

New COOL Concerns Not Impacting Prices

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Mild weather and strong demand made for steady to aggressive pricing at most auction yards in Manitoba during the week ended March 6. There was an active market for slaughter cows and bulls, with prices fully steady to higher compared to the previous week’s bids. Grass-weight cattle were in strong demand again, with some auction
Beef cattle, Crops, Livestock, Oilseeds

New Trade Association Formed For North America Camelina Industry

Thirteen seed companies, processors and researchers of camelina have formed the first trade association focused on camelina production and processing in North America. The North American Camelina Trade Association (NACTA) will work to promote research, production and the development of new markets for camelina. Camelina sativa, also known as gold of pleasure or false flax,
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California Snow Not Enough To Overcome Drought

California’s mountain snowpack was measured at 80 per cent of normal March 2 despite recent storms, far from enough to ease a prolonged drought that is forcing water rationing in cities and sharp cutbacks in irrigation supplies to farmers, state water officials said. “Although recent storms have added to the snowpack, California remains in a
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Rural U. S. Recession Deepening

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A deepening U. S. recession is taking root in rural America, spilling across a sector that has largely lagged the suffering seen on Wall Street, according to an expert with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. A drop in commodities prices and slowdown in the farm sector in the third quarter of 2008 expanded
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Ritz Rattles Sabres Over WTO Challenge To COOL

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“The WTO challenge is idling at the curb, waiting to go.” – GERRY RITZ U. S. country-of-origin food labelling will finally come into effect next week amid sabre-rattling from Ottawa about possibly reviving a World Trade Organization challenge to the controversial rule. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz last week made it sound as if a WTO

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