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Explainer: How U.S. states are testing for bird flu

Jul. 10, 2024 at 10:11 am CDT

States in the U.S. are playing a key role in the nation's response to a growing outbreak of avian flu among dairy cattle that has also infected a small number of humans. The states are chiefly responsible for testing cows and people for the virus, but they take different approaches. Scientists tracking bird flu are increasingly concerned that current surveillance efforts are not sufficient.

Global crop yields have not kept up with increasing demand

Jul. 9, 2024 at 11:26 am CDT

By Sean Pratt

Maple Leaf Foods plans to split into two independent public companies

Jul. 9, 2024 at 10:07 am CDT

By Reuters

New Canadian feed regulations released

Jul. 8, 2024 at 4:25 pm CDT

By Alexis Kienlen

Bird flu strain in US cows shows minimal air spread in ferret study

Jul. 8, 2024 at 2:26 pm CDT

By Jennifer Rigby Reuters

Feds announce $6 million beef marketing boost

Jul. 8, 2024 at 1:27 pm CDT

Canada Beef and the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) are receiving up to $5,865,110 and $453,364 respectively for marketing activities such as advertising, trade missions, technical training and educational seminars.

By Jeff Melchior

Agreement reached at Guelph Cargill plant

Jul. 8, 2024 at 10:10 am CDT

Nearly 1,000 unionized employees at Cargill Dunlop in Guelph ratified a new collective agreement on Saturday July 6. The workers, represented by Local 175 of the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW), began strike action after turning down a deal on May 26.

By Glacier FarmMedia staff

Farmworkers in the US cultivate their own heat safety standards

Jul. 8, 2024 at 9:47 am CDT

While regulations to protect agricultural workers from the heat have been held up by political wrangling, Gonzalo and her colleagues have spearheaded an alternate strategy. They seek to sidestep the slow and increasingly politicized government machinery and instead appeal directly to consumers and large brands.

By Carey L. Biron Reuters

Swine genetics company Genesus in receivership

Jul. 5, 2024 at 3:17 pm CDT

A receivership order filed June 12 in the Court of Kings Bench in Winnipeg has appointed BDO Canada Limited as receiver and manager for Genesus Inc., Genesus Genetics and Can-Am Genetics, Inc.

By Geralyn Wichers

Indigenous ag projects get financial stepping stone

Jul. 5, 2024 at 10:37 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – Food is expensive in the rural North. In 2018, a litre of skim milk was worth $1.55 in Winnipeg and $2.23 in a northern Indigenous community with an all-weather road. Without the road, a resident would pay $2.65. It’s the same story for produce. Carrots cost $1.82 […]

By Miranda Leybourne