Extensive surveys by Chicken Farmers of Canada over the past 12 years have found that Canadian consumers trust farmers. They increasingly want the producer’s stamp of approval on the fresh chicken they buy. As a result, the organization has launched its new brand, Raised by a Canadian Farmer. The goal is to connect consumers with […] Read more
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New labelling program aims to boost consumer awareness, confidence
Elk industry shows signs of life despite loss of important market
KITSCOTY, Alta. — Frank McAllister doesn’t think the elk business will ever return to its halcyon days of the late 1980s and early 1990s. However, he insists it is still a good industry, despite the rough patches. Elk Valley Ranches sells trophy elk to farms in the United States and Sask-atchewan, harvests antler velvet, raises […] Read more
KC wheat jumps on disappointing harvest yields in U.S. Plains
CHICAGO, June 18 (Reuters) – Kansas City hard red winter wheat futures surged on Wednesday on disappointing yield reports from the early harvest in the southern U.S. Plains, including top producer Kansas, traders said. The Kansas Wheat Commission said in its first harvest report of the season that early yields in far southern Kansas were […] Read more
Sask. increases support for Farm Progress Show
Canada’s Farm Progress Show opened yesterday with news of continued funding from the Saskatchewan government and the title sponsor, Viterra. Provincial agriculture minister Lyle Stewart announced a new five-year, $125,000 funding agreement. This new arrangement provides $5,000 per year more than the previous deal. “I think the sales numbers compared to the relatively modest help […] Read more
EU poised to dethrone U.S. as world’s top wheat exporter
LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) — The European Union is likely to surpass the United States to become the top world wheat exporter next season as high freight rates help EU suppliers tighten their grip on nearby markets in the Middle East and expand sales in Asia. A rise in freight costs has hurt U.S. sales to importers […] Read more
Flood conditions worsen in southern Alberta
Conditions deteriorated overnight in southern Alberta as rain continued to fall and water levels in all rivers and creeks continued to rise. Water is beginning to pool in many fields across the south, where two to four inches of rain fell yesterday and more is expected to fall between now and Thursday evening. Some areas […] Read more
U.S. government confident new vaccine will help fight pig virus
PARIS (Reuters) — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Wednesday he was confident a vaccine approved this week by the U.S. administration would help fight a deadly virus which has killed millions of pigs in the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday preliminary studies of a vaccine developed by Harrisvaccines […] Read more
Smithfield pork packing plant closed due to ammonia leak
(Reuters) — Smithfield Foods Inc. closed its Tar Heel, North Carolina, pork packing plant, the world’s largest, on Tuesday after a water tank collasped and caused an ammonia leak, the company said. It did not say when the plant would resume operations, noting only that Tueday’s shifts were cancelled. At least three people were injured […] Read more
Crop report
Manitoba SOUTHWEST This area has been hardest hit with excess moisture. Rain throughout the week resulted in amounts ranging from 10 to 50 millimetres. Some producers are inquiring about planting greenfeed. Some are broadcast seeding, but the practice is not widespread. Overall, seeding progress is almost three quarters complete. While some producers are almost completed, […] Read more
Much of southern Alberta on flood alert
A storm that may result in up to 200 millimetres of rain has put much of southern Alberta on flood alert. Evan Friesenhan, director of river forecasting for the province, said that could mean Oldman River flows of 4,500 cubic metres per second, which is roughly equivalent to flows seen in damaging 1995 floods. Lethbridge […] Read more
