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Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids soften as sector stabilizes

By Phil Franz-Warkentin, GFM Network News July 3, 2020

MarketsFarm — Feed barley bids in Western Canada have softened over the past two weeks, as some normalcy returns to the feeding sector. Feed barley bids delivered into the key Lethbridge feeding area have come down by $6-$8 per tonne over the past two weeks, with current prices around $240 per tonne, said Brandon Motz […] Read more

Livestock

Alberta’s provincial meat inspectors to train for federal duty

Provincial inspectors to be seconded to CFIA-inspected packers

By GFM Staff, GFM Network News April 2, 2020

Provincial meat inspectors in Alberta could soon be seconded to federally inspected packing plants under a new work-sharing arrangement between the province and Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The federal and Alberta governments announced Wednesday they would partner to “increase food inspector capacity” in the province and thus “ensure the continuous operation of Alberta’s food supply […] Read more

Livestock

Meat packing sector needs federal inspectors

Shared staff, recalling recent retirees among options on table

By D.c. Fraser, GFM Network News March 24, 2020

The federal government is working on ways it can maintain inspection staffing levels at federally-licensed meat packing plants. Speaking to media Saturday in Ottawa, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau addressed concerns surrounding the ability of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to continue meat inspection work. The Reuters news service on Monday quoted two unnamed sources […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. March hog herd hits record high

By Theopolis Waters March 30, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — The number of hogs on U.S. farms in the December-February quarter was up 3.1 per cent from the same period a year ago, a record high for the quarter, according to Thursday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report. Farmers added extra pigs, encouraged by less-costly feed during that period and the […] Read more

“The whole of the value chain, whether it be in the pork industry or the beef industry, is really quite concerned about this issue.”

Hogs, Livestock

Worker shortage handicapping ag sector

Plants have jobs but not enough Canadians interested in them

By Jennifer Blair March 3, 2015

A chronic shortage of workers isn’t just a problem for meat packers, but all of agriculture, say experts. Mark Chambers sees the impact every day at Sunterra Farms, but also knows his experience is being mirrored across the country. “If we can’t get enough labour to produce the value-added products or to expand and grow, […] Read more

Brandt closes GeoShack deal, locks up Topcon sales in Canada

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up with cash values, technical buying

U.S. beef ranchers sour on Burger King lemongrass ration

GFM Network News

Brandt closes GeoShack deal, locks up Topcon sales in Canada

U.S. livestock: Live cattle up with cash values, technical buying

U.S. beef ranchers sour on Burger King lemongrass ration

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Feed weekly outlook: Barley bids soften as sector stabilizes

Alberta’s provincial meat inspectors to train for federal duty

Meat packing sector needs federal inspectors

U.S. March hog herd hits record high

Worker shortage handicapping ag sector

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