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(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Canada blocks poultry, eggs from Indiana

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 18, 2016

Cross-border travellers coming into Canada from the U.S. are now warned against bringing in raw poultry and eggs from Indiana, the site of the country’s latest cases of avian flu. Travellers entering Canada from the U.S. may not bring in uncooked poultry products, live birds and/or eggs from Indiana, North Dakota or Missouri, the Canadian […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

U.S. finds first avian flu in poultry since June

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News January 15, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– An Indiana turkey flock has been infected with a deadly type of bird flu in the first new case of the disease in U.S. poultry since June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday. The flock in Dubois County, Indiana, was infected with a highly pathogenic (“high-path”) strain of H7N8, […] Read more

Mondelez’s brands in Canada include Oreo cookies, which marked their 100th anniversary with this giant replica unveiled in 2012 in Toronto. (CNW Group/Kraft Canada)

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Snack maker Mondelez plans for cage-free eggs by 2020

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 15, 2016

Reuters — Mondelez International, the maker of Cadbury chocolates and Oreo cookies, said it would stop using eggs laid by caged hens for its products sold in Canada and the U.S. by 2020. Formed in 2012 by Kraft Foods’ spinoff of its grocery business, including the Christie and Nabisco cookie and cracker lines, Mondelez joins […] Read more

Columns

Be safe about your safety liability

Reporter's Notebook: Discussions of Alberta’s Bill 6 have left Prairie farmers concerned about their liability

By Lisa Guenther January 12, 2016

As I write this, Bill 6 has passed its third reading in Alberta. That legislation will make workers’ compensation mandatory for paid farm employees, and subject Alberta farms to Occupational Health and Safety regulations. I hope a look at Manitoba’s situation will shed some light on the safety issues Albertans should start thinking about, and […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Packers approved to move beef, pork to Ukraine

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 11, 2016

Inspectors have approved 15 Canadian beef and pork processing plants to export to Ukraine, more than doubling the number of Canadian meat plants able to ship to the country. Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland on Monday announced Ukraine has, essentially, approved beef and pork exports from any Canadian federally-registered establishment […] Read more

Wheat & Chaff

Make your New Year’s resolution an injury-free 2016

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association January 7, 2016

Get fit, spend less money, eat better and be kinder. These are all typical New Year Resolutions. Fuelled by the determination to get those six-pack abs — OK two-pack abs — we are excited to show the world (and more importantly, ourselves) that we can do it! We have the self-control, the energy and the […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Canada’s no-buy list for poultry, eggs down to two states

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 7, 2016

Canada is now warning cross-border travellers to the U.S. against bringing in raw poultry and eggs from two states, down from six at the end of 2015. As of Tuesday, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, travellers entering Canada from the U.S. may not bring in uncooked poultry products, live birds and/or eggs from […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets

Weak loonie expected to support hog prices, but not yet

By GFM Network News January 7, 2016

CNS Canada — A weak loonie could improve the profit margin of Canadian pork producers by summer, according to one analyst, but its effects have been little seen in the current market. Influencers outside of currency markets are driving current cash prices lower — and cash prices are relatively depressed, according to Tyler Fulton, director […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Subway to switch to cage-free eggs by 2025

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 28, 2015

Reuters — Sandwich chain Subway said it would stop using eggs laid by caged hens in its North American outlets by 2025, joining a number of companies that are going cage-free amid pressure from consumers and animal-rights groups. Subway, which already serves eggs laid by free-range hens at its outlets in Europe and eggs laid […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. meat cases awash with Christmas hams at bargain

By GFM Network News December 23, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Shoppers preparing to feast on ham for Christmas can do so without breaking their budget, thanks to record amounts of pork as the industry rebounds from a deadly pig virus, said analysts following the government’s monthly cold storage report on Tuesday. Christmas is the top-ranked holiday for eating ham, followed by […] Read more

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Poultry

Canada blocks poultry, eggs from Indiana

U.S. finds first avian flu in poultry since June

Snack maker Mondelez plans for cage-free eggs by 2020

Be safe about your safety liability

Packers approved to move beef, pork to Ukraine

Make your New Year’s resolution an injury-free 2016

Canada’s no-buy list for poultry, eggs down to two states

Weak loonie expected to support hog prices, but not yet

Subway to switch to cage-free eggs by 2025

U.S. meat cases awash with Christmas hams at bargain

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