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Rules now on books to enforce hog traceability for July 1

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 26, 2014

Hog farmers and handlers in Canada now officially have until July 1 to get their operations Pigtrace-compatible. Amendments to the federal Health of Animals Regulations were published Wednesday in the Canada Gazette to make traceability of farmed pigs mandatory effective July 1 this year. The same rules will also apply to farmed wild boars starting […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Agrium to dial up urea, ammonia production in Texas

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 25, 2014

The board of Canadian fertilizer and ag retail giant Agrium has greenlit plans to dial up production of urea and ammonia at its Texas nitrogen plant. Calgary-based Agrium on Tuesday announced approval for a “debottleneck” expansion at its plant at Borger, Tex., about 70 km northeast of Amarillo. Debottlenecking — that is, increasing a plant’s […] Read more

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CN, CP would accept ‘reciprocal penalties’ in service agreements: Sask.

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 25, 2014

Canada’s big two railways have pledged to have “thousands” of additional cars taking grain to ports until at least December this year, and would also sign level-of-service pacts with grain shippers providing for “reciprocal penalties,” the Saskatchewan government says. The provincial government, which on Feb. 12 struck a cabinet delegation to meet with grain companies […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Railways step up service as Ottawa eyes tackling grain backlog

By Rod Nickel February 25, 2014

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada’s two big railways are stepping up service to reduce a backlog of grain shipments that have delayed exports and pushed oat prices to record highs, but the Canadian government said it may still step in with new regulations. Record crops of wheat and canola, along with frigid weather, overwhelmed Canadian […] Read more

(Manitoba Co-operator file photo by Laura Rance)

Hogs, Livestock, Machinery

Quebec’s first case of PEDv confirmed

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 24, 2014

A farm in Quebec’s Monteregie was confirmed Sunday as the province’s first case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) in hogs. The provincial agriculture, food and fisheries department didn’t specify whether the affected farm was a farrowing and/or finishing operation or provide other details on its location or the number of mortalities, if any, when it […] Read more

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‘Immediate’ penalties urged for railways on grain delays

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 21, 2014

The Alberta government is calling on federal lawmakers to impose a system of “immediate” cash penalties against railways that don’t meet obligations on grain delivery. The province’s agriculture minister Verlyn Olson is booked to meet Monday in Winnipeg with his federal counterpart, Gerry Ritz, plus representatives from the grain industry and Canadian Grain Commission. Up […] Read more

General, Machinery

Consider farmers’ viewpoint when advising on back pain

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 21, 2014

About four of every five Canadians suffer back pain at some time in their lives — but any professionals advising farmers on how to manage the problem will want to consider how farmers’ needs differ from those of other sufferers, a new study suggests. Of course, farmers’ access to health care out in rural areas […] Read more

General, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Japan eyes trade pact concessions as talks with U.S. begin

February 18, 2014

Tokyo | Reuters — Japan could make concessions on tariffs on some sensitive farm products, a key cabinet minister said Tuesday, as U.S. and Japanese officials began talks ahead of next week’s high-level multilateral negotiations on a U.S.-led free trade deal. A deal between the U.S. and Japan, the two biggest economies taking part in […] Read more

Porcine epidemic diarrhea, which has reached over 3,500 farms in 25 U.S. states since last April, is now confirmed on 23 farms in Ontario, Manitoba and P.E.I. (Photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Hogs, Livestock, Machinery

PEDv confirmed in Manitoba, suspected in P.E.I.

By Dave Bedard February 14, 2014

The piglet-killing porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) is now suspected to have reached Canadian hog farms in three provinces. The Manitoba government and Manitoba Pork Council on Friday reported the virus is now confirmed in hogs at a wean-to-finish operation in the province’s southeast, a region known for intensive livestock production and considered to be […] Read more

Newborn piglets under four weeks of age are considered to be at the greatest risk from the PED virus. (Laura Rance photo)

Hogs, Livestock, Machinery

PEDv suspected on Manitoba hog farm

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 14, 2014

Winnipeg’s National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease is testing samples from a Manitoba wean-to-finish hog operation suspected of having the province’s first case of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv). The Manitoba Pork Council late Thursday announced that the province’s chief veterinary officer had reported what are believed to be positive samples of PEDv from hogs […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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Rules now on books to enforce hog traceability for July 1

Agrium to dial up urea, ammonia production in Texas

CN, CP would accept ‘reciprocal penalties’ in service agreements: Sask.

Railways step up service as Ottawa eyes tackling grain backlog

Quebec’s first case of PEDv confirmed

‘Immediate’ penalties urged for railways on grain delays

Consider farmers’ viewpoint when advising on back pain

Japan eyes trade pact concessions as talks with U.S. begin

PEDv confirmed in Manitoba, suspected in P.E.I.

PEDv suspected on Manitoba hog farm

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