Dr. Pat Burrage has been appointed president of the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association for 2021, and officially took office Feb. 28. Burrage owned and operated a mix animal practice in Bluffton, Alta., for the past 15 years, along with five other veterinarians, three registered veterinary technologists and four support staff. He is now employed at […] Read more
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Alta. vet association has new president
RCMP continues investigating stolen beef
The investigation continues into the theft of a truckload of beef from the JBS plant in Brooks, Alta., which occurred Aug. 30. Cpl. Rob Harms of the Brooks RCMP said Sept. 16 that there were no new developments regarding the disappearance of the beef, valued at about $230,000. According to an RCMP media release issued […] Read more
COVID-19 plagues packers
CHICAGO/WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) — At a Wayne Farms chicken processing plant in Alabama, workers recently had to pay the company 10 cents a day to buy masks to protect themselves from the new COVID-19 virus, according to a meat inspector. In Colorado, nearly a third of the workers at a JBS USA beef plant stayed […] Read more
Canola defies soyoil drop
WINNIPEG, (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Futures canola contracts finished lower on Wednesday. Considerable weakness in Chicago soyoil was characterized as an “overwhelmingly negative factor” for canola prices. At market close, soyoil was down by over a penny. In comparison, canola prices held fairly steady. A weaker tone to the Canadian dollar provided support to […] Read more
Canola mixed amid China rumours
WINNIPEG, (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Futures canola contracts finished mixed on Tuesday, with strength in nearby contracts due to short covering. Earlier in the day, rumours swirled regarding China increasing its Canadian canola imports. However, the Western Producer confirmed that China will continue to block shipments from Richardson International and Viterra Inc. Canola seed […] Read more
U.S. grain stocks down this March
WINNIPEG, March 31 (MarketsFarm) – Stocks of wheat in the United States are significantly lower as of March 1, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The department issued its grain stocks as of March 1 report today. The USDA pegged total wheat stocks at 1.41 billion bushels, which is 11 per cent lower […] Read more
U.S. edible bean acres to increase, but other pulses down
Winnipeg, March 31 (MarketsFarm) – Farmers in the United States intend to plant more edible bean acres in 2020, but will seed less peas, lentils and chickpeas, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Prospective Plantings Report. Edible bean area in the country is forecast at 1.372 million acres, which would be up roughly seven […] Read more
Canola stands stronger, separating from soy
OTTAWA, (Reuters) – ICE canola futures rose on Monday. Canola was trading on its own strength and was not really following soybean oil, in part, because of the weak Canadian dollar, a trader said, adding that from a technical standpoint canola is starting to look a bit more bullish. There were also strong canola exports to Europe in the past week. May canola gained […] Read more
COVID-19 claims 5 Albertans in one day
Five Albertans died from COVID-19 in what was the most deadly and devastating day since the first cases appeared in the province. The death toll now lies at eight for Alberta. One woman in her 70s and another in her 50s died in Calgary. In Edmonton, two males in their 80s died. The fifth person […] Read more
Canola futures hold steady
WINNIPEG, (MarketsFarm) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Futures canola contracts were steady to higher on Friday, due to gains in Chicago soyoil and European rapeseed. Malaysian palm oil remained lower. Although farmer deliveries of canola were down for the week ended March 22, they remained strong. The Canadian Grain Commission reported deliveries were 406,800 tonnes compared […] Read more
