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A farm worker unloads Ukrainian-made fertilizer from a truck on April 5, 2022 to use on a wheat field near the village of Yakovlivka, outside Kharkiv, after it was hit by an aerial bombardment. (Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter)
Crops

Farming behind the lines: Ukraine’s farmers sow amidst wreckage

Despite their best efforts, however, famine looms as war rages

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In early April, Ukrainian soldiers expelled the Russian invaders from the northern regions of Ukraine: Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy regions. The wounded enemy left, leaving behind burned-out war machines and the unburied corpses of his soldiers. However, the invaders managed to do a lot of damage. Many of you are probably aware of the atrocities […] Read more
A creek cuts through rangeland in southwestern Alberta. Recent research from the University of Alberta finds that adaptive multi-paddock (AMP) grazing can speed the carbon cycle.
Features, Livestock

How to win fans and influence consumers

Three people share how they changed their minds about beef, becoming advocates for beef production

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David Kleiman’s first visit to a ranch in the southern Alberta foothills was an awe-inspiring experience he’ll never forget. Nature and conservation have been life-long passions for Kleiman, a Calgary-based science teacher. After meeting Kimberly Wachtler of Burke Creek Ranch at a farmers market, Kleiman was eager to learn more about how cattle are raised […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets, Reuters

CEOs of four large U.S. meatpackers to testify in Congressional hearing

Beef prices up for consumers, down for ranchers

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Washington | Reuters — The chief executives of U.S. meatpackers Cargill, Tyson Foods, JBS and National Beef Packing have agreed to testify at a Congressional hearing discussing cattle markets and price increases for consumers, House agriculture committee chairman David Scott said Wednesday. “It is very important, very vital, and very urgent that we hear the […] Read more
A combine unloads wheat on the outskirts of Ahmedabad in western India on March 16, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Record wheat crop, high stocks to help India meet rising export demand

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New Delhi | Reuters — Bumper harvests and overflowing grain bins will help India to meet wheat import needs of the world’s top buyers as Russia’s Ukraine invasion hits supplies from the Black Sea region, a top government official said. India, the world’s second biggest wheat producer, is prepared to meet any extra demand for […] Read more
A meat display in a Canadian grocery store. More than 50 stakeholder groups, including the Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association and the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, are helping to develop a National Index of Agri-Food Performance to build trust with consumers.
Features, News

Canada’s first national agri-food sustainability index in the works

Agri-food stakeholders collaborating to position Canada as a sustainability leader, create market access opportunities

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As people around the world demand proof that their food is sustainably produced, Canadian agri-food stakeholders are taking advantage of this opportunity to back up their sustainability claims together. The National Index of Agri-Food Performance, Canada’s first sustainability index that encompasses the entire agri-food sector, arose from the need to build greater trust with consumers […] Read more
Workers in the JBS beef plant at Brooks, Alta. appear in a screen shot from a 2018 corporate video. (JBS Canada video screengrab via YouTube)
General

Changes to TFW program to expand worker availability

Workplace LMIAs now valid for 18 months

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The federal government is boosting the availability of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) to ag and other understaffed sectors under a list of policy changes announced Monday. Employment and Workforce Development Minister Carla Qualtrough announced what’s called the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program Workforce Solutions Road Map, which the government said “marks the next step in […] Read more
Refugees from Ukraine wait at the Ukrainian-Slovakian border on March 4, 2022, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine which began on February 24, 2022.
Comment

Comment: Agriculture and hope go hand in hand

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It’s no coincidence that War and Famine ride together as part of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Humans have known for a long time that war breeds hunger, and hunger brings war, so it’s not surprising that knowledge is encoded in a major religious text such as the Bible. Of course, pestilence is also […] Read more
File photo of a migrating flock of snow geese in Canada. (Pchoui/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Eastern Canada books more avian flu cases

Backyard flock near Peterborough, wild birds in Quebec confirmed infected

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza cases are turning up in new areas of Eastern Canada, with a backyard flock in central Ontario and a few wild birds in southern Quebec now confirmed infected. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Saturday confirmed high-path H5N1 avian flu in a backyard flock in the township of Selwyn, Ont., north […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

U.S. congressmen seek revival of mandatory COOL on beef

Bipartisan bill calls for WTO-compliant take on label law

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A bill that would order U.S. officials to come up with a way to bring back mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on beef has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep. Lance Gooden, a Republican from Texas, and Rep. Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, on Wednesday introduced H.R. 7291, proposing to restore the […] Read more
File photo of a P.E.I. potato field against the backdrop of the Confederation Bridge. (Onepony/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Potatoes

P.E.I. table stock potato exports to U.S. now allowed

New U.S. order replaces previous requirements; seed potatoes still blocked

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Exports of Prince Edward Island table stock potatoes are again officially allowed to enter the mainland United States, after new U.S. entry rules regarding potato wart were published Friday. Canada’s federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said on Twitter that officials with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) are now preparing to certify exports of eligible […] Read more

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