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Ontario court strikes down portions of ‘ag-gag’ anti-trespass law

Decision a "decisive victory," animal rights proponents say

By GFM Network News April 3, 2024

Some sections of Ontario’s so-called ag gag law have been struck down by the province’s Superior Court. The court ruled April 2 that certain provisions within the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act 2020 violate the right of freedom of expression under the Charter of Rights, declaring them to have no force or effect.

FILE PHOTO: Test tubes labelled “Bird Flu” and eggs are seen in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Livestock, Reuters

Bird flu hits Texas dairy cows, hens, human as ducks migrate

[Change management: career change] Outbreak may have started a month ago after mysterious illness affected 40 per cent of Texas dairy cattle

By Reuters, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News April 3, 2024

Migratory waterfowl are to blame for widening avian-flu outbreaks in Texas cows and poultry, and wild birds carrying the virus should be heading north soon, state Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: Cattle claw back some losses after bird flu selloff

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 2, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures rebounded on Tuesday as traders reassessed the market after worries about cattle infected with avian influenza had triggered a sharp selloff a day earlier.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market resumes the climb

By Jerry Klassen, GFM Network News April 2, 2024

For the week ending March 30, Western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $4 to $6 higher on average. Fleshier backgrounded yearlings were relatively unchanged. Buyers were fairly cautious on backgrounded heifers with some packages actually softer than seven days earlier. Larger strings of quality genetic, low flesh steers were up $6 to as much as $10 in some cases. Weaned, premium, calves were up a solid $5 to $6 on average.

Markets, Reuters

U.S. livestock: CME cattle plunge as bird flu fears spark speculative selloff

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 1, 2024

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures plunged on Monday on market uncertainty following news of a human case of avian influenza in a person who had contact with infected dairy cows.

General, Livestock

Avian influenza detected in person exposed to dairy cattle

Alberta Milk issues new biosecurity, human safety guidelines

By Geralyn Wichers, Reuters, GFM Network News April 1, 2024

A human case of avian influenza has been confirmed in a person who had contact with dairy cows presumed to be infected with the virus, Texas and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.

Kit Pharo says ranchers can increase their production per acre and their profitability.

Beef Cattle, Cattleman’s Corner

A key to cattle business survival

Produce more pounds of beef per acre versus more pounds per cow, this U.S. rancher says

By Heather Smith Thomas March 29, 2024

North America producers are receiving higher prices for cattle than ever before — “yet very few are really profitable,” Kit Pharo says. Most cow-calf producers “are too dependent on outside inputs, which are also at record-high costs,” says Pharo, who operates Pharo Cattle Company in Colorado and was the keynote speaker at the recent Holistic […] Read more

General, Livestock

Dairy farms urged to take precautions against bird flu

Migrating birds like ducks and geese a likely vector for the disease

By Jeff Melchior, GFM Network News March 28, 2024

Alberta Milk is urging Canadian dairy producers to take precautions against migrating birds after avian influenza was detected in dairy cattle in three U.S. states.

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Cargill renews top-up payment for CRSB-certified beef

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News March 28, 2024

Cargill and its customers have renewed a program that would ensure beef producers receive at least $400 for being certified under the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB).

General

Canadian Meat Council decries TFW changes

Industry group says ending special measures for sector is 'premature'

By GFM Network News March 28, 2024

Incoming changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program will add to the sector's already significant labour challenges, the Canadian Meat Council says.

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

GFM Network News