With more shoppers seeking quality sirloin and ribeye, wholesalers are seeking a market for lower cuts
RED DEER — There is a growing trend among beef lovers to seek more organic and natural products. Changing tastes and the desire for higher quality have been noticed by beef sellers who supply grocery stores and restaurants. At Centennial Foods, the beef business is changing as more customers from food service, wholesale and retail […] Read moreNews
B.C. land commission clears backlog, hikes fees
An increase in staffing to handle applications and improve response time also came with a new fee schedule
SUMMERLAND, B.C. — British Columbia’s Agriculture Land Commission says it has eliminated its application backlog and greatly improved response times, thanks in part to a $1.1 million budget boost. The announcement from the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture said the commission eliminated a backlog of 185 applications during the last year. It was also able to […] Read more
Ont. company faces legal action on several fronts
The CFIA has charged the tomato processor with mislabelling product and faces lawsuits from farmers for breach of contract
A tomato processor in Ontario’s Essex County facing potential legal action from local farmers for leaving most of last year’s contracted crop in their fields is juggling even more legal woes. And some of the challenges confronting Thomas Canning (Maidstone) Ltd. kindle questions about the complexity of Canada’s labelling system. The canner and its chief […] Read more
Your mission: cut fixed costs
Brent Gloy, a U.S. agriculture economist, has three messages for Canadian farmers. Get fixed costs under control, reduce fixed costs and take steps to cut fixed costs. Gloy hammered home his fixed cost mantra in February at Crop Connect, an ag industry conference held in Winnipeg. Canadian growers should learn a lesson from south of […] Read more
Alta. gov’t says grazing will continue in Castle Park
The Alberta government has promised that cattle grazing can continue in the newly created Castle Wildlands Provincial Park. Grazing permit holders met with Alberta Environment Minister Shannon Phillips March 3, where she assured them they can continue to use the area. As well, the area will be administered by the same agrologists in the province’s […] Read more
As society, technology advances, so does agriculture
Farms are getting bigger, farmers are educated, using high-tech equipment, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t family farms
The exodus of people from farms to urban centres over the past 80 years drove social and economic change that few people recognize, says agriculture economist Al Mussell. “There’s a story that we’re not telling, and it’s a pretty amazing story, I think,” said the Agri-Food Economic Systems research lead from Guelph, Ont. “We managed […] Read moreJapan uses emergency corn stockpile after U.S. delay
Poor weather in the U.S. hampered exports, forcing Japanese feed makers to drain 340,000 tonnes from the country’s stockpile
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — Japan, the world’s top corn importer, has tapped at least 340,000 tonnes of the grain from emergency stockpiles after inventories fell to critically low levels because of a delay in shipments from the United States. An official at the agriculture ministry said last week that it had received and approved applications […] Read moreOptimism jumps with Trump
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — American farmers are optimistic about the future despite their worsening financial shape. The University of Purdue produces an Ag Economy Barometer that tracks farmer sentiment. It is based on a monthly survey of 400 farmers across the United States with gross farm sales in excess of US$500,000. The barometer hovered around […] Read more
Feed producers make more, use less: survey
The world produced a record one billion tonnes of animal feed last year, and it did so with seven percent fewer feed mills. China and the United States produced a third of the world’s feed supply, said Aidan Connolly, chief innovation officer and vice-president of corporate accounts for Alltech, an international animal nutrition and health […] Read more
SaskPower seeks input on location for new power projects
Open houses to be held for feedback from residents in the Regina area on the transmission line and power facility
SaskPower is reviewing input from a series of open houses as it determines the best location for a new natural gas power-generating facility and transmission line. The two separate projects are both planned for the Regina area. Doug Opseth, director of supply planning at the crown corporation, said more generating capacity is required. “Even with […] Read more
