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USDA forecasts smaller drop in 2024 farm income

By P.J. Huffstutter September 5, 2024

Chicago | Reuters – U.S. farm income will fall for a second consecutive year in 2024, but not as much as previously expected as prices of livestock and egg products boom and production expenses ease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday. Declining farm income could ripple across the rural economy in a presidential […] Read more

Turkey production may be turning a corner after a stretch of low demand and production, FCC senior economist Graeme Crosby said. Photo: Scott Bauer/ARS/USDA

News, Poultry/Eggs

Canadian egg, turkey production climbs on bird flu recovery, stronger demand

By Geralyn Wichers August 16, 2024

Canadian egg production reached record highs between June of last year and this May as the industry recovered from an avian flu outbreak according to Farm Credit Canada analysis.

News, Reuters

U.S. grocer Kroger wins dismissal of ‘farm fresh’ egg lawsuit

By jonathan-stempel, Reuters August 7, 2024

Kroger, one of the largest U.S. grocers, won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming it misled consumers by using the familiar "farm fresh" label to describe eggs that came from caged hens in industrial settings.

Popular plant-based egg alternative JUST Egg. Photo: JUST Egg/Instagram

News

CFIA launches consultation on labeling of plant-based egg alternatives

By Geralyn Wichers July 29, 2024

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has begun a 90-day consultation on how to label and represent plant-based egg alternatives.

Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File

News, Reuters

US CDC sends field team to aid Colorado’s bird flu response

By Reuters July 15, 2024

The CDC, in a statement dated July 14, said its team of epidemiologists, veterinarians, clinicians and an industrial hygienist was working to support Colorado's assessment of the outbreak and the human cases.

Livestock, News

Precision livestock farming could fine-tune feed efficiency ‘equation’

By Geralyn Wichers July 11, 2024

A Belgian researcher says precision technology can help farmers fine-tune animal feed consumption, which would increase profits, improve animal welfare and lower environmental effects.

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

News, Reuters

Dutch government plans to vaccinate poultry against bird flu

Two vaccines have proved effective in in research but haven't been tried on-farm

By Reuters May 28, 2024

Bird flu vaccines for laying hens are effective in practice, the Dutch government said on Tuesday, while confirming plans to vaccinate poultry against the virus.

Photo: Sasapanchenko/iStock/Getty Images

Livestock, News

Sustainability demands pressure livestock feed industry

By Ed White May 23, 2024

Farmers and the animal nutrition industry need to understand that feeding livestock today requires thinking about what comes out of an animal as much as what goes in, according to many at the Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada.

Columns, Farm Life

Brunching, part 1: Quiche

First We Eat: Build it properly with a wall of flavours, and real men can and will eat quiche

By dee Hobsbawn-Smith May 22, 2024

When Dave and I started to plan a recent family gathering, we quickly realized a daytime event was more likely to suit our guests than an evening supper. Even as the sun moves back north and daylight hours lengthen, time spent talking after eating often means our guests would face a drive home on gravel […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Columns, Editor's column

Editor’s Rant: Fluency in flu

By Dave Bedard April 27, 2024

When this issue hits your mailbox (on or around May 7), we’ll be at about the peak of one of the best meteor showers Earth sees this year. Wishing on shooting stars is silly at best, but if I see one — other than my standing wish for seven bucks and the winning 6/49 ticket […] Read more

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Federal forecasters to add AI to improve weather predictions: ECCC

El Niño risk building, U.S. forecaster says; ENSO-neutral expected to continue to June

ICE weekly: War news driving canola markets

Eggs

USDA forecasts smaller drop in 2024 farm income

Canadian egg, turkey production climbs on bird flu recovery, stronger demand

U.S. grocer Kroger wins dismissal of ‘farm fresh’ egg lawsuit

CFIA launches consultation on labeling of plant-based egg alternatives

US CDC sends field team to aid Colorado’s bird flu response

Precision livestock farming could fine-tune feed efficiency ‘equation’

Dutch government plans to vaccinate poultry against bird flu

Sustainability demands pressure livestock feed industry

Brunching, part 1: Quiche

Editor’s Rant: Fluency in flu

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