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Processed meat can cause cancer, red meat probably can: WHO

By Gus Trompiz October 26, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Paris | Reuters — Eating processed meat can lead to bowel cancer in humans while red meat is a likely cause of the disease, World Health Organisation (WHO) experts said on Monday in findings that could sharpen debate over the merits of a meat-based diet. The France-based International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part […] Read more

Livestock

Alta. names new deputy ag minister

By Country Guide Staff October 24, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute A former assistant deputy minister in municipal affairs is now Alberta’s chief agricultural bureaucrat. Beverly Yee was named Thursday as the new deputy minister for agriculture and forestry, replacing Jason Krips. Yee, who has worked for the province since 1994, has held several executive management positions, the province said. Her most recent posting was as […] Read more

McDonald’s in 2015 launched a billboard campaign in Canada profiling products made using Canadian meat and potatoes. (Dave Bedard photo)

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

McDonald’s stock hits record high as turnaround takes hold

By Lisa Baertlein, Yashaswini Swamynathan October 22, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — McDonald’s Corp. shares hit an all-time high on Thursday after CEO Steve Easterbrook said a rebound in quarterly restaurant sales showed his turnaround plan is starting to work. Global sales at established restaurants were up a much better-than-expected four per cent in the third quarter, ending six straight quarters of flat or falling […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Global markets: Apple in China, U.S. oil rig flatlining

By MarketsFarm Team October 22, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– The following is a glance at the news moving markets globally. APPLE CEO SAYS HE IS NOT WORRIED ABOUT OPENING STORE IN CHINA — Apple CEO Tim Cook has said he is not concerned about opening a new store in China, despite the country’s recent economic downturn. China has seen losses in […] Read more

Gerry Ritz, shown here in Winnipeg in April, may be a tough act to follow in the ag portfolio for a Liberal government with a limited depth chart in the ag sector. (Dave Bedard photo)

General, Markets

Binkley: Speculation swirls on Grits’ successor for Ritz

By Alex Binkley October 20, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes The guessing game on whom the next agriculture minister will be is well underway in Ottawa although no obvious choice stands out. Whoever Justin Trudeau selects will find Gerry Ritz a tough act to follow. During his eight years in the portfolio, he has put an increasing production and export stamp on the industry. And […] Read more

General

Most of farm file’s handlers to return to Commons

By Country Guide Staff October 20, 2015

Reading Time: 4 minutes Most federal parliamentarians with experience in the agriculture and agri-food portfolio will be back in the House of Commons under a new majority Liberal government. As of Tuesday morning, prime minister-elect Justin Trudeau’s Liberals were elected or leading in 184 of 338 seats, for a decisive majority following Monday’s federal election. Stephen Harper’s Conservatives return […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters, Weather

U.S. winter weather to see El Nino’s influence

By Reuters October 17, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute Tampa | Reuters — Much of the U.S. South can expect a cooler and wetter winter, while warmer-than-usual temperatures are likely across many northern and western states, as a strong El Nino weather pattern shaped a government weather outlook issued Thursday. More rain and snow are likely across the nation’s southern regions, extending from central […] Read more

New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser, shown here last November, doesn’t expect a Trans-Pacific trade deal to kill Canada’s supply management systems. (Beehive.govt.nz)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs

TPP not the death of supply management, N.Z. trade chief says

By Shannon VanRaes October 15, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hamilton, N.Z. | MCO — Canada’s supply-managed sectors should not worry about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, from where New Zealand’s Trade Minister Tim Groser sits. “I can understand why producer groups would wish to perceive this in a different way, but this is not the end of supply management,” he said here Thursday. “I don’t think […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs

Van Camp: Olive branches offered through new gaps in tariff wall

By Maggie Van Camp October 14, 2015

Reading Time: 4 minutes What do you get when you mix milk and eggs with a looming election? A “free” trade deal that gained major market access in Asia for Canada, but managed to keeps the tariffs for Canada’s supply-managed commodities. After all the barking from New Zealand, cows parading on Parliament Hill, tweets, heart-wrenching videos on Facebook, election […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. hopes to release TPP text in 30 days

By Reuters October 12, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — The U.S. administration hopes to release the full text of a Pacific trade deal within the next 30 days, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said in an interview with CNN. The U.S. sealed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with 11 trading partners this week, after more than five years of negotiations. “The lawyers are […] Read more

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Feed Grain Weekly: Demand rises despite war uncertainty

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