Daily News Headlines From Canadian Cattlemen

ADM to shut North Dakota ethanol plant in April

Canadian Cattlemen — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 13:46:00 EST

Archer Daniels Midland on Monday said it will close a North Dakota ethanol plant near the Manitoba border, marking the first such closure for the agribusiness giant that last month announced the elimination of 1,000 jobs. [Full Story]

Ont. grain growers, ethanol lobby rip critical report

Canadian Cattlemen — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 03:43:00 EST

A study painting a bleak picture for Canada's livestock sector under a continued regime of ethanol subsidies and government incentives has drawn blowback from Ontario's grain growers and the voice of the biofuel industry. [Full Story]

CWB ready to compete, expecting to be profitable

Canadian Cattlemen — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST

The Canadian Wheat Board will succeed in an open market, its CEO Ian White predicts. [Full Story]

Cargill's Guelph beef plant staff ratify deal: report

Canadian Cattlemen — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:54:00 EST

Unionized staff at Cargill's beef packing plant at Guelph, Ont. have voted to ratify a new four-year deal, just ahead of a strike deadline, according to the Guelph Mercury. [Full Story]

Klassen: Unstable market for West's feeder cattle

Canadian Cattlemen — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:07:00 EST

Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were $2 per hundredweight lower to $2 per hundredweight higher in comparison to a week earlier. Sellers were passing on record-high bids for heavier-weight feeder cattle, which is usually a signal that the... [Full Story]

N.B. livestock vet, lab, processor license fees to rise

Canadian Cattlemen — Sat, 4 Feb 2012 18:15:00 EST

New Brunswick livestock producers and processors can expect fees to rise in April -- and in some cases the next two Aprils -- on such provincial services as veterinary visits, lab work and food premises licensing. [Full Story]

Malting barley initials to get $50-plus boost

Canadian Cattlemen — Sat, 4 Feb 2012 11:48:00 EST

Prairie malting barley growers can expect to see an extra $51.90 per tonne in the next few weeks for their 2011-12 deliveries. [Full Story]

Russia says no limit on grain export in April

Canadian Cattlemen — Sat, 4 Feb 2012 06:00:00 EST

Russia's government sees no need for grain export restrictions in April and its raised grain export forecast for 2011-12 by 12.5 per cent, it said on its website on Friday, citing Russia's first deputy prime minister, Viktor Zubkov. [Full Story]

Alta. backs ag societies for youth leadership work

Canadian Cattlemen — Fri, 3 Feb 2012 20:30:00 EST

Agricultural societies in Alberta will get extra funding this year toward farming-related leadership development activities for youth in the province. [Full Story]

Sask. cattle producers to double checkoff

Canadian Cattlemen — Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:13:00 EST

Members of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association have approved a plan to double the provincial checkoff levy on cattle sales to $2 a head. [Full Story]