SOURIS, Man. — The first week of April looked more like mid-March in southwestern Manitoba. Bushes around farmyards and tree lines next to fields had two to three metres of snow. As well, patches of snow and drifts re-mained on most of the cropland around Souris. Fields were waterlogged and there was more snow than […] Read more
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Manitoba hog industry gears up for growth
The ice is breaking up in the frozen Manitoba hog farming industry with dozens of new barns expected in coming years. “We are getting calls almost daily,” Mike Teillet, the Manitoba Pork Council’s manager of sustainable development, said during the organization’s annual meeting April 5. The council is expecting 50 to 100 new and replacement […] Read more
CFIA not releasing glyphosate food study details
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has been testing samples of food and grain for residues of glyphosate since the spring of 2015. However, when the agency releases its testing results, sometime in the next two months, the report will not contain detailed data on glyphosate residues in food. “The report will not include raw data, […] Read more
Canada marks 150th birthday with internal trade agreement
Critics say Canada’s new interprovincial trade agreement is marginally better than the old deal, but business owners don’t see it that way. Late last week the provinces and federal government unveiled what is being called the Canada Free Trade Agreement. The deal replaces the Agreement on Internal Trade, now more than two decades old, and […] Read more
Agribition officials satisfied despite dip in visitors, profits
Profit and attendance were both down at Canadian Western Agribition last year, but organizers say they’re happy, considering the challenges the show faced. “2016 was the year of change,” chief executive officer Chris Lane said at last week’s annual meeting. It was his first year as CEO, the show had only partial use of the […] Read more
Chicken sourcing focuses on bird welfare
Fast-food chain commits to improving animal welfare with certification program for chicken production
Tim Hortons is continuing a trend that’s quickly becoming the status quo, where fast food chains are shaping animal welfare policies in North America. The company and Burger King, which operate together as Restaurant Brands International (RBI), recently released a new sourcing policy for broiler chickens. In a collaboration with Global Animal Partnership (GAP), a […] Read more
Low birth weights affect productivity
Pig researchers are finding that birth weight can have significant impact on an animal’s reproductive performance in later life. And that’s not all, said Mark Estienne, a Virginia Tech pig physiologist. “The way the sows are managed in gestation can also impact future reproduction in the gilts that are farrowed by those sows,” he told […] Read more
Canola finishes week strong with May at $500 a tonne
May canola settled right at the $500 a tonne mark on Thursday, garnering support from rising soybeans, a weaker loonie and a rolling of short positions into the July contract. Tightening canola old crop supplies should keep a floor under canola prices. The May contract closed at $500, up $10.90 from the close the previous […] Read more
Recalled flour products focus of lawsuit
An Alberta law firm has launched a class action lawsuit against Smucker Foods of Canada Corp. following the nationwide food safety recall that involved Robin Hood all-purpose flour milled in Saskatoon. James H. Brown and Associates of Edmonton filed a statement of claim on March 31 against Smucker Foods of Canada Corp. Claimants are seeking […] Read more
El Niño still possible later this year
NEW YORK, April 13 (Reuters) – A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday said there is still the possibility of the El Niño phenomenon developing in the late summer or fall. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the National Weather Service, in its monthly forecast said neutral conditions are likely to continue through […] Read more
