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A rail car from SGCC’s fleet. (Dave Bedard photo)

Saskatchewan budget seen as costly touch for farms

By Leeann Minogue, GFM Network News April 17, 2017

Saskatchewan’s general farm organization is consulting its farmer members on less-discussed features of last month’s provincial budget, while warning them to brace for impact from new budget-related costs. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan last Monday wrapped up its latest round of spring district meetings, at all six of which APAS general manager Duane Haave […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Bird flu redirects trade flow of U.S. chicken, eggs, grains

By GFM Network News April 14, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– Global outbreaks of bird flu in poultry have altered the flow of U.S. chicken meat, eggs and grain around the world, adding to challenges faced by domestic exporters and giving a leg up to Brazil, which has so far escaped the disease. Different strains of avian flu have been detected across […] Read more

Farm Life, FarmLife

Will your family be ‘schpocking’ at Easter?

Prairie Palate: This ancient game of cracking hard-boiled eggs traces back to Russian tradition

By Amy Jo Ehman April 13, 2017

In some parts of the world, the new year is celebrated at the spring equinox. This makes perfect sense. At the equinox, the days get longer, the sun gets warmer and things start to grow again. Spring is nature’s new year. OK, OK, it’s still half winter here, but a New Year’s celebration would pick […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery

Manitoba pulls less-loved ag tax credits in budget

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 11, 2017

More funding for agriculture innovation in Manitoba’s latest provincial budget will be offset in part by an immediate end for several of the less popular tax credits available for farm use. Provincial Finance Minister Cameron Friesen on Tuesday laid out a 2017-18 budget with an overall $840 million deficit, based on a four per cent […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

KFC to curb antibiotic use in U.S. chickens it buys

By GFM Network News April 7, 2017

Los Angeles | Reuters — Yum Brands’ U.S. KFC chain plans to curb the use of antibiotics in its chicken supply, making it the last of the big three chicken restaurants to join the fight against the rise of dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria known as superbugs. KFC, the second-biggest U.S. chicken chain by sales after privately […] Read more

Jim Pattison, shown here second from right with the Quality Foods partners, has taken majority control of the Quality Chain. (QualityFoods.com)

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Pattison takes up B.C. grocery chain Quality Foods

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 3, 2017

The owner of Save-On Foods and other Canadian grocery chains will expand its overall market share on Vancouver Island with majority control of the Quality Foods chain. The Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Group was announced last week as the new controlling shareholder in Quality Foods, buying up the interests of founding partners Ken Schley and John […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Syrian agriculture faces US$16 billion bill from conflict

By GFM Network News April 3, 2017

Rome | Thomson Reuters Foundation — Syria’s six-year conflict has caused at least US$16 billion in damage to agriculture — about a third of the country’s GDP — a U.N. agency said on Monday, calling for more funds to salvage local food production as millions go hungry. Fighting has led to extensive crop and livestock […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Cargill’s Q3 profit up on ingredient, protein demand

By GFM Network News March 29, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Global commodities trader Cargill reported a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday as strong earnings from its food ingredients and protein units more than offset lagging results from South American grain trading and processing. The privately held company has been streamlining its operations to focus on higher-margin businesses such as food ingredients […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Top U.S. chicken-producing state sees first case of bird flu

By GFM Network News March 27, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Georgia has confirmed its first-ever case of bird flu in commercial poultry, its agriculture department said on Monday, widening an outbreak of the disease into the United States’ biggest chicken meat-producing state. A flock of 18,000 chickens used for breeding was culled after testing positive for H7 bird flu, according to […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

JBS weighs suspending U.S. IPO

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 27, 2017

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s JBS SA, the world’s biggest meatpacking company, will decide in coming days whether to suspend listing its overseas operations after a corruption scandal, newspaper Folha de S. Paulo said Monday. A person involved in the deal told Reuters last week JBS had no intention of delaying the US$1 billion […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle and hog futures slide

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures rise as dollar sags; crop yields eyed

Pulse weekly: Large U.S. pea/lentil crops expected

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle and hog futures slide

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat futures rise as dollar sags; crop yields eyed

Pulse weekly: Large U.S. pea/lentil crops expected

Poultry

Saskatchewan budget seen as costly touch for farms

Bird flu redirects trade flow of U.S. chicken, eggs, grains

Will your family be ‘schpocking’ at Easter?

Manitoba pulls less-loved ag tax credits in budget

KFC to curb antibiotic use in U.S. chickens it buys

Pattison takes up B.C. grocery chain Quality Foods

Syrian agriculture faces US$16 billion bill from conflict

Cargill’s Q3 profit up on ingredient, protein demand

Top U.S. chicken-producing state sees first case of bird flu

JBS weighs suspending U.S. IPO

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