Livestock
Reading Time: < 1 minute Progress has been made in both eastern and western Cargill labour disputes, the former of which has had Guelph beef plant employees on strike since late May.
Progress made on Cargill labour disputes
Unions representing both Guelph and Calgary Cargill workers say they have a possible deal in hand and votes are set for coming days
Klassen: Light volumes characterize feeder market
For the week ending June 29, Western Canadian yearling and calf markets were unchanged from seven days earlier. Many auction barns are in holiday mode and volumes were light, making the market hard to define. Late blooming stragglers and off grade calves were common.
Farm connections flagged in U.S. dairy bird flu spread
Shared equipment, workers may play roles in interstate spread
Reading Time: 3 minutes USDA investigation into U.S. bird flu in dairy cows suggests shared equipment and shared workers may have helped HPAI cross state lines.
JBS Canada breaks more ground at Brooks
New storage and distribution centre to feature more automation, storage, beef patty manufacture
Reading Time: 2 minutes New JBS Canada storage and distribution centre to feature more automation, storage, beef patty manufacture.
JBS breaks ground on distribution and storage facility
New site promises increased logistical capacity, greater worker safety and more accuracy
Reading Time: 2 minutes JBS Canada is building a new distribution centre in Newell County, Alberta.
U..S food safety regulators expand bird flu testing in milk products
Canadian cases at nil as of mid-June according to CFIA testing
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has begun testing more dairy products for evidence of the bird flu virus as outbreaks spread among dairy herds across the country.
Klassen: Canadian heifer retention tightening feeder supply
Alberta and Saskatchewan heifer placements in the lighter weight categories are down from year-ago levels. Comments from ranchers and order buyers suggest that Western Canadian ranchers are holding back on heifers to expand the herd. This usually results in a narrowing of the steer/heifer spread.
Bovine bird flu reports still at zero in Canada
Results of a national testing program conducted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) released June 18 showed no evidence of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the country’s milk supply. "Commercially sold milk and milk products remain safe to consume," said a release from the CFIA and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). It was also noted that even if traces of the virus were found, the pasteurization process would have rendered them harmless.
High moisture corn and ‘snaplage’ shine in study
Lower heat unit corn could displace some barley in feed rations
Reading Time: 3 minutes A study shows that high moisture corn and snaplage, along with the appearance of lower heat unit corn could displace barley in feed rations.
Feed Grain Weekly: Wild weather in Alberta gives growers pause
Susanne Leclerc, owner of Market Master Ltd. in Edmonton, said moisture levels in Alberta are not distributed evenly with the north seeing plenty of rain and the south becoming drier. A recent cold snap between Calgary and Edmonton plunged lows to around the freezing mark earlier this week, while snow fell over parts of the Foothills.