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Tyson accelerates shift away from antibiotics in chicken

By GFM Network News February 21, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Tyson Foods in June will switch its retail line of company-branded chicken products to birds raised without any antibiotics, a top executive said on Tuesday, accelerating the meat sector’s shift away from the drugs. The change will make Tyson, which is the largest U.S. chicken processor, into the world’s leading producer […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Tim Hortons owner confirms US$1.8B deal for Popeyes

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 21, 2017

Reuters — Restaurant Brands International, owner of the Burger King and Tim Hortons fast-food chains, said on Tuesday it would acquire Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen for US$1.8 billion in cash. The deal is a bet by Oakville, Ont.-based Restaurant Brands that it can use its international reach to introduce Popeyes’ Louisiana-style fried chicken and buttermilk biscuits […] Read more

A Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen outlet in Costa Rica. (Businesswire.com)

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Tim Hortons owner reported near deal to buy Popeyes

By GFM Network News February 20, 2017

Reuters — Restaurant Brands International, owner of the Burger King and Tim Hortons fast food chains, is nearing a deal to acquire Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, people familiar with the matter said Monday. The deal, which will likely value Popeyes at more than US$1.7 billion, is a bet by Oakville, Ont.-based Restaurant Brands that it can […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

China bird flu deaths surge in what could be worst season ever

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 15, 2017

Beijing | Reuters — As many as 79 people died from H7N9 bird flu in China last month, the government said, stoking worries that the spread of the virus this season could be the worst on record. January’s fatalities were up to four times higher than the same month in past years, and brought the […] Read more

It’s amazing how fast chicks learn to scratch and peck.

FarmLife, Poultry/Eggs

Planning for a new season of what to plant and grow

Winter evenings are spent going over catalogues and making those decisions

By Debbie Chikousky February 10, 2017

Farmers have a hard time with winter. A part of us just wants to be in the dirt. Basically farmers want to farm, and this starts very young in some people. In an effort to keep our two-year-old grandson from “farming” in our houseplants this winter we did a small experiment with a house farm. […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Pizza chains expand antibiotic-free meat market

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News February 7, 2017

Canadian pizza chains Pizza Nova and Pizza Pizza are both staking out further space in the chain dining market for meats from livestock raised without antibiotics. Toronto-based Pizza Pizza on Jan. 23 announced it would source all chicken products on its menu from birds raised without the use of antibiotics, effective immediately. The company’s pledge […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Tyson reveals subpoena linked to alleged price fixing

By GFM Network News February 6, 2017

Reuters — Tyson Foods disclosed on Monday it has received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission following allegations it conspired with rivals for years to fix chicken prices. The chicken sector, which is dominated by a handful of large meat companies, has come under increased scrutiny over the past year as customers […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Proliferation of bird flu outbreaks raises pandemic risk

By GFM Network News January 26, 2017

London | Reuters — The global spread of bird flu and the number of viral strains currently circulating and causing infections have reached unprecedented levels, raising the risk of a potential human outbreak, according to disease experts. Multiple outbreaks have been reported in poultry farms and wild flocks across Europe, Africa and Asia in the […] Read more

A+W, whose English Muffin Bacon + Egger is shown here, plans to go head to head against McDonald’s in offering all-day breakfast across Canada by the end of February. (CNW Group/A+W Food Services of Canada Inc.)

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

McDonald’s, A+W roll out all-day breakfast for Canada

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 26, 2017

Burger chains McDonald’s and A+W expect to dial up their demand for Canadian eggs as they offer all-day breakfasts alongside their beef and chicken wares across the country, starting next month. Toronto-based A+W announced Thursday it would be “the first national burger chain to offer all-day breakfast at its restaurants” coast-to-coast starting Feb. 27, after […] Read more

A male mallard duck. (Alain Carpentier photo/Wikimedia Commons)

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

USDA finds bird flu in Montana wild duck

By GFM Network News January 9, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday it had detected a type of bird flu in a wild duck in central Montana that appeared to match one of the strains found during an outbreak of the disease in 2014 and 2015 that led to the deaths of millions of chickens. […] Read more

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Poultry/Eggs

Tyson accelerates shift away from antibiotics in chicken

Tim Hortons owner confirms US$1.8B deal for Popeyes

Tim Hortons owner reported near deal to buy Popeyes

China bird flu deaths surge in what could be worst season ever

Planning for a new season of what to plant and grow

Pizza chains expand antibiotic-free meat market

Tyson reveals subpoena linked to alleged price fixing

Proliferation of bird flu outbreaks raises pandemic risk

McDonald’s, A+W roll out all-day breakfast for Canada

USDA finds bird flu in Montana wild duck

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