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Canada’s biggest hog farm weathers crisis, eyes supply risk

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Reading Time: 2 minutes  Canada’s biggest hog producer, privately held HyLife, is weathering the industry’s severe losses inflicted by the U.S. drought, but fears losing part of its pig supply as buyers line up for other distressed farms, the company’s chief operating officer said on Thursday. While rival Canadian hog producers Big Sky Farms and Puratone Corporation entered receivership […] Read more
Crops, General, Markets

If you think you have a long haul to the elevator…

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Reading Time: 5 minutes When Marcondes Mendonça hauls corn from Brazil’s farm belt to port in the distant south, the young trucker prays for protection from gaping potholes and dangerous drivers, and dreads the squalid toilets on the seven-day journey ahead. He also braces for other hassles: traffic bottlenecks, backlogs at port and stifling bureaucracy that increasingly slow goods […] Read more
General, Livestock

Maple Leaf examines options after Olymel eyes Big Sky

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Maple Leaf Foods is examining its options after competitor Olymel placed a "stalking horse" bid on Big Sky Farms of Saskatchewan. Big Sky is a supplier for Maple Leaf’s Brandon facility, but went into receivership earlier this fall. "We don’t expect any short-term impact on our hog supply and we have several contingency plans in […] Read more
General, Livestock

Maple Leaf Foods profit falls 24 pct

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian food processor Maple Leaf Foods reported a 24 per cent drop in quarterly profit on Wednesday, after the company took a $13 million charge in the value of its hogs. Net earnings for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 fell to $32.6 million, or 22  cents per share, from $43 million, or 29 cents, […] Read more
Crops, General, Livestock

Western seed industry worried about Roundup Ready alfalfa

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Efforts to commercialize genetically modified (GM) Roundup Ready alfalfa in Eastern Canada can’t be done without harming forage seed exports from Western Canada, according Manitoba forage seed officials. "I’m very concerned because I do not believe there’s any way to restrict the seed to eastern Canada," Kurt Shmon, president of Winnipeg-based Imperial Seed, said in […] Read more
Crops, General

Aggressive Palmer amaranth found in northern Indiana corn and soy fields

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Populations of the fast-spreading Palmer amaranth weed have been confirmed in five counties in northwestern Indiana, a Purdue Extension weed specialist says. At least 50 corn and soybean fields of Jasper, Newton, Pulaski, LaPorte and Cass counties have verified infestations. Palmer amaranth is a green, flowering plant that has caused widespread damage in cotton production […] Read more
Crops, General, Livestock

Forage association warns of hay deals gone wrong

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian hay marketers are continuing to see a surge in demand, but unfortunately, this combined with a shortage of forage due to drought appears to be bringing out some less-than-ethical operators. The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA) has been advised of several situations whereby large deposits had been paid, but the hay was not […] Read more
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Ontario and and national organic associations funded

Reading Time: < 1 minute Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced funding of $180,000 for the Canada Organic Trade Association (COTA) and $152,000 for the Organic Council of Ontario (OCO). The COTA grant from the AgriMarketing Program will "help the association stay ahead of international market trends by participating in international trade shows, developing promotional materials, and building a long-term […] Read more
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Millions tempted by $10 lot offer in southwestern Manitoba community

Reading Time: 2 minutes EDITOR’S NOTE: A story appearing in this week’s Manitoba Co-operator erroneously states the lots are being sold for one dollar. In fact, the price per lot is $10. With about four million website hits and its phone ringing off the hook, the RM of Pipestone is reasonably assured of making a quick $240.Posting 24 residential […] Read more
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Ritz to shave his moustache during Movember

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has accepted the challenge from Canada’s poultry and egg farmers to shave his moustache in support of prostate cancer awareness and men’s mental health. Chicken Farmers of Canada, Canadian Hatching Egg Producers, Egg Farmers of Canada and Turkey Farmers of Canada issued the challenge in recognition of Movember, the public campaign […] Read more

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