It's the beef recall nightmare that doesn't seem to have an end in sight. The XL Foods voluntary re-call regarding possible E. coli-contaminated ground beef began last week; the list of possibly contaminated products has been expanded seven times. To date, there have been no confirmed cases of human E. coli infections linked to this... Read More
Category: Ag Policy
Once again, there is talk of a cosmetic pesticide ban for Manitoba. This isn't the first time this has been discussed; Manitoba is also not the first province to entertain such a ban -- one exists in whole or in part in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and PEI. Ontario introduced its ban even while expanding... Read More
Horses and horse racing may not always be top of mind as big business agriculture, but the recent announcement of Ontario pulling the plug on the Slots-at-Racetrack program as of March 31, 2013 is set to rip a huge hole in the equine industry and the economy of rural Ontario. The demise of a horse... Read More
There is pressure building in the halls of Washington to rescind the mandatory ethanol mandates. With tightening supplies of corn creating higher feed prices for livestock producers and higher food costs for consumers, the pressure mounting in Washington is real. To this point though, according to Kevin Grier of the George Morris Center, nothing has... Read More
As important as the domestic beef market is, the success of Canada's beef industry depends on exports. That means a continued focus on growing current export markets and looking elsewhere for new opportunities to market our beef. It's those relationships that will be responsible for growing the industry. SEE MORE ILC 2012 COVERAGE. Robert Meijer... Read More
This year's International Livestock Congress gave producers a chance to gather together to talk about some of the industries big issues. The Canadian Cattlemen's Association hosts the event that covers a wide range of industry topics from global economic issues all the way to individual efforts toward sustainable production. Martin Unrau is President of the... Read More
Due to the purchase of Viterra by Glencore, much of the media attention has been pointed at Cargill, Richardsons and Glencore. One company that is maybe running under the radar in their strategy in th open market and overal Canadian operations is Louis Dreyfus. At the International Livestock conference RealAgriculture.com chatted with Louis Dreyfus Canadian... Read More
FREEDOM ----The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained. We have finely past the date of August 1, 2012. For decades some farmers have been lobbying to be removed for the clutches of the Canadian Wheat Board's wheat marketing monopoly. How many times have all of... Read More
I was combing through my Twitter feed last night and thought that it felt a little like Y2K — would the stroke of midnight bring certain doom as many monopoly supporters would have had us believe or would the sun rise, just like any other day? Of course, today — the first day of the... Read More
Sometimes knowing when to quit is important. This is definitely something that the Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board and the CWB Alliance need to learn. This week, a number of former directors are pleading with the Canadian Supreme Court to rule in their favor. According to the Brandon Sun, Eight former farmer-elected directors of... Read More