Insights and Stories on Livestock

Feb. 19, 2009 at 3:01 pm CST

Attending the same meeting on North American livestock trade issues should not imply any coziness or partnership whatsoever with U.S. protectionist ranchers’ group R-CALF USA, according to Canada’s National Farmers Union. NFU directors Neil Peacock and Jan Slomp issued a press release Thursday after statements attributed to both farmers from […]

Feb. 19, 2009 at 6:46 am CST

The Manitoba Pork Marketing Co-op and Saskatchewan’s SPI Marketing Group have set up a new joint company to handle marketing, procurement, settlement, insurance and risk management. The new company, h@ms (short for “hog administrative marketing services”), is to be based in Winnipeg with a satellite office in Saskatoon, the two […]

Feb. 19, 2009 at 6:16 am CST

Seen by many for years as a protectionist thorn in the sides of Canadian cattle producers, the U.S. ranchers’ group R-CALF claims to have picked up new defenders in Canada’s National Farmers Union (NFU). The two groups were among several meeting earlier this week in Billings, Montana at a two-day […]

Feb. 19, 2009 at 4:56 am CST

Some regulatory housekeeping in Canada’s BSE-related animal health regulations will exempt U.S. visitors’ pets and pet food from Canada’s enhanced feed ban. That means U.S. residents who legally bring their pets over the border into Canada may now also import pet food, pet chews and pet treats that are meant […]

Feb. 18, 2009 at 6:58 pm CST

Customers of beleaguered Canadian pet food maker Menu Foods appear to have returned to the company in 2008 after its massive product recall the previous year. The Toronto-based income trust on Wednesday reported a net loss of $6.81 million on $260.6 million in sales for the year ending Dec. 31. […]