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COVID-19 means harvest will be ‘especially challenging’
News

COVID-19 means harvest will be ‘especially challenging’

You need all hands on deck, but what if someone shows symptoms of a cold or flu?

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Reading Time: 4 minutes This year’s harvest is not going to be a normal one — and farmers and their families need to make adjustments accordingly, says the executive director of AgSafe Alberta. “It’s a significant challenge on farms because we’re looking at a cropping season that could last from now until November, so we have to manage people […] Read more
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Hogs, Livestock

Quebec pork plant to restart at reduced pace

Olymel plant closed due to COVID-19 cases

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Olymel plans to gradually bring a hog plant in Quebec’s Mauricie region out of a two-week shutdown starting Tuesday following a number of COVID-19 cases among its employees. The meat packing arm of Quebec-based Sollio Co-operative Group announced Saturday it will resume slaughter and cutting operations at Yamachiche, Que. starting Tuesday. Nine people working at […] Read more
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General, Machinery & Shop, Markets

Cross-border truckers exempt from mandatory isolation

TFWs coming to Canada won't be exempt from new rule

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Truckers and others who are still allowed to cross into Canada on essential business are exempt from a new two-week self-isolation rule for people arriving in the country. Health Minister Patty Hajdu on Wednesday announced an emergency order under the federal Quarantine Act, requiring anyone who’s entering Canada by land, air or sea to self-isolate […] Read more
Piles of Trash left on the walkway in New York
Opinion

Feeding the planet is challenging, dealing with its waste is even harder

Earth is becoming an urban planet and that raises a host of issues 
we’ve never had to deal with before

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Reading Time: 3 minutes The migration of rural persons to cities hit a historical milestone in 2008 when urban residents outnumbered those in rural areas. The result has been congestion in cities that were ill prepared for this growth and an intense pressure on rural areas to produce more food with less people. The United Nations claims six out […] Read more
beef steak
Beef Cattle, Opinion

Getting beef back on the table

Health advocates want to get people back in their kitchens, and out of 
fast-food joints, and that’s an opportunity for the meat sector

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Reading Time: 3 minutes As marketers, we’re always on the lookout for trends and how we can latch on to the waves to build momentum for messages. One of the waves gaining momentum is ‘food skills.’ In a broad context, food skills is just about what it takes to get a meal on the table. This includes: Knowing what […] Read more

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