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(Photo courtesy General Mills via Flickr)

General Mills to label GMOs in U.S. products

By Lisa Baertlein March 18, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — General Mills on Friday said it would begin putting labels on its products that contain genetically engineered ingredients, a move that comes days after U.S. senators failed to advance legislation aimed at blocking Vermont from requiring such labels on July 1. U.S. consumer are calling for greater transparency around food production and sourcing, […] Read more

Sea Temple of Pura Luhur, Uluwatu, south Bali, Indonesia. (CIA.gov)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Australia, Indonesia renew push for trade deal

By Matt Siegel March 16, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sydney | Reuters — Australia and Indonesia on Wednesday said they would formally resume long-stalled negotiations aimed at sealing a bilateral trade agreement between the often uneasy neighbours within 18 months. Australian Trade Minister Steven Ciobo and Indonesian Trade Minister Thomas Trikasih Lembong said in a joint statement talks would resume in May after a […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

Making change for cereal crop development

In the wake of deregulation, the cereals sector has needed to reorganize itself, and so far it seems like the major pieces have been picked up

By Gord Gilmour March 8, 2016

Reading Time: 7 minutes When the Canadian Wheat Board was losing the single desk, there was no shortage of dire predictions about what the fallout might be. Even many of those in favour of an open market conceded that there were a lot of moving parts, and it was going to be necessary to proceed with caution lest very […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder cattle steady but demand remains sluggish

By Jerry Klassen March 2, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canadian feeder cattle prices traded in line with week-ago levels on average, though the market was quite variable across the Prairies. Favourable temperatures in southern Alberta enhanced demand on all weight categories, especially on grassers from 500 to 650 lbs. Higher-quality backgrounded cattle were also $4-$8 higher in certain cases in Alberta. In Saskatchewan […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

Maple Leaf profit beats as margins improve

By Reuters March 1, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — Canadian pork processor Maple Leaf Foods posted a better-than-expected fourth-quarter profit as margins in its prepared meats business improved. Adjusted operating profit in the meat products group, which includes brands such as Schneiders and the company’s namesake Maple Leaf brand, was $54.6 million, compared with a year-ago loss of $19.1 million. The Mississauga-based […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

Canada, EU finally settle trade deal after opposition

By David Ljunggren, Philip Blenkinsop February 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ottawa/Brussels | Reuters — The European Union has convinced Canada to include a new way of settling investor claims in their trade deal, making it more likely that it will be passed and putting the U.S. under pressure to accept the same terms. The two sides wrapped up negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Spring road bans to slow grain movement across Prairies

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 25, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Spring road bans are starting to be put into place across Western Canada as temperatures warm up in the Prairie provinces. The annual restrictions set axle weight limits for vehicles moving on certain roads in an effort to reduce the damage heavier loads can cause during the spring thaw period. Grain and […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Coop Federee to offer Olymel stake

By Rod Nickel February 25, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — Quebec-based La Coop Federee, one of Canada’s biggest farmer co-operatives, is offering for sale up to 49 per cent of pork processor Olymel, to help fund expansion in Western Canada, CEO Gaetan Desroches said in an interview. La Co-op would retain control of Olymel, which along with Maple Leaf Foods is one of […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Transport review urges scrapping railway grain revenue cap

By Rod Nickel February 25, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg | Reuters — Ottawa should phase out over seven years its cap on the amount of revenue railways can earn transporting grain, a study for the Canadian government recommended Thursday, a move long urged by railways and opposed by farmers and grain handlers. A review of Canadian transportation laws, aimed at modernizing the system, […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Reuters

Cargill joint venture to build grain terminal in Ukraine

By Reuters February 24, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Kiev | Reuters — U.S. agriculture giant Cargill and Ukraine’s MV Cargo said they would build and operate a grain terminal at Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Yuzhny under a US$100 million joint venture agreement signed Wednesday. The terminal, near Ukraine’s biggest port city of Odessa, will have an annual loading capacity of five million […] Read more

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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