CHICAGO, March 16 (Reuters) – Bird flu that is highly lethal to poultry has infected a second commercial chicken farm in Tennessee that supplies Tyson Foods Inc., company and state officials said on Thursday. The finding expands an outbreak near the major chicken-producing states of Alabama and Georgia, and is the second in the type […] Read more
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Bird flu hits another U.S. farm that supplies Tyson Foods
Demand, rejections from grain giant Egypt shrouded in speculation
Winnipeg, March 17 – The world’s biggest buyer of wheat, Egypt, rejected three cargoes of the grain last week, the first time since overhauling its inspection system and following laxer import policy. Last week, inspectors rejected three cargoes of wheat purchased by grain buyer GASC at the port of origin, two Russian and one Argentinian, […] Read more
The one percent clause
High vomitoxin levels in last year’s wheat crop have prairie growers re-reading their delivery contracts. “When a farmer makes a call around to different elevators and such, the DON (vomitoxin) is never really discussed. It hasn’t been in the past, at least,” said Derek Falk of Snowflake, Man., who is facing discounts for rail cars […] Read more
Whistle blown on canola danger
One of canola’s fathers thinks farmers might need to force their neighbours to stop over-growing canola. And a leading canola developer thinks canola’s future could be grim if endemic problems aren’t controlled. “If we abuse it, we’re going to lose it,” Garth Hodges, Bayer CropScience vice-president of marketing and business development, told the Canola Council […] Read more
Argentine soy and corn benefiting from good weather -exchange
BUENOS AIRES, March 16 (Reuters) – Argentine corn and soy should benefit this season from high yields brought by good weather, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said on Thursday, adding that it may increase its harvest estimate above the current 54.8 million tonnes. The South American grains powerhouse is the world’s third biggest exporter of […] Read more
Bernier makes supply management an issue
The future of Canada’s supply management system for milk, eggs and poultry has been thrust onto the national political agenda like never before by leading candidate for the Conservative party leadership, Maxime Bernier. Bernier is calling for the abolition of the system after a new levy on dairy products builds up enough funds to reimburse […] Read more
Winter road-weights reach Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan government has removed winter weight allowances on all provincial highways. Winter weights were officially removed at 12:01 am on March 15. Winter weights are typically put in place each year after freeze up. They allow trucks to haul more weight on secondary weight highways during periods where roadbeds are frozen and the risk […] Read more
Cattle futures hit 7-week high on beef packer margins
CHICAGO, March 16 (Reuters) – U.S. live cattle futures rose to a seven-week high on Thursday, boosted by recent gains in beef prices that increased profit margins for meat packers, traders and analysts said. Technical buying also was noted, with some investors buying back positions in front-month Chicago Mercantile Exchange April live cattle futures. April […] Read more
Southeastern Alta. ideal for wind, solar energy projects
Plenty of sunshine and plenty of wind: those are hallmarks of southeastern Alberta and they make the region a logical target for solar and wind energy projects. In fact, among the 33 proposed solar projects and 52 wind projects in Alberta as of 2016, 41 percent are in the southeast. That number encouraged the region, […] Read more
Chicken slaughter must be handled in ‘respectful’ way
RED DEER — The public generally accepts killing of chickens to produce food as long as it is humanely carried out, said a director of an Ontario hatchery. “The public for the most part is OK with it as long as we are fair,” said Mike Petrik, director of technical services at McKinley Hatchery in […] Read more
