Insights and Stories on Coronavirus

Denmark tightens lockdown as mink cull devastates industry

Nov. 5, 2020 at 4:33 pm CST

Copenhagen | Reuters — Denmark announced strict new lockdown rules on Thursday in the north of the country after authorities discovered a mutated coronavirus strain in minks bred in the region, prompting a nationwide cull that will devastate the large pelt industry. The government said on Wednesday that it would […]

Denmark to cull entire farmed mink population

Nov. 4, 2020 at 3:35 pm CST

By Reuters

Federal program to protect farms, workers from COVID-19 underway

Oct. 5, 2020 at 3:24 pm CDT

By D.C. Fraser

Canada to keep U.S. border curbs until pandemic much less serious

Oct. 2, 2020 at 7:15 pm CDT

By David Ljunggren Steve Scherer

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn fall sharply on fund selling

Sep. 21, 2020 at 5:29 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Hog farmers face prolonged pain as pandemic gives way to glut

Aug. 28, 2020 at 5:48 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — North America’s hog farmers face prolonged pain beyond the COVID-19 pandemic that has interrupted packing plants , as a pig glut in the U.S. holds prices low and pressures producers to downsize. Many North American hogs had nowhere to go in spring as slaughter plants suspended […]

By Rod Nickel

Syngenta says IPO ‘on track’

Aug. 27, 2020 at 1:58 am CDT

Zurich | Reuters — Agricultural chemical maker Syngenta posted higher first-half profit and sales on Thursday, helped by maintaining supplies to farmers and controlling costs during the coronavirus outbreak, and said it was on track to complete its public listing by mid-2022. The Swiss company, bought by state-owned ChemChina for […]

By Reuters

COVID-19 and the farm: Stories from the GFM network

Aug. 21, 2020 at 12:00 am CDT

COVID-19 has added an unprecedented level of uncertainty and disruption to the agricultural communities we serve. Throughout this crisis, Glacier FarmMedia is leveraging the strength of its farm news network to help you stay up to date on developments important to your family and farm. Look here for links to all […]

By Staff

Olymel’s Red Deer plant holds at one COVID case

Aug. 20, 2020 at 7:54 pm CDT

A production line employee at Olymel’s hog slaughter plant at Red Deer, Alta. remains the facility’s lone COVID-19 case after her contacts at the plant tested negative for the virus, the company says. Olymel, the meat packing arm of Quebec ag co-operative Sollio, confirmed the lone COVID-19 case at its […]

By Dave Bedard

Brandon pork plant’s exports to China suspended

Aug. 18, 2020 at 10:35 pm CDT

New Chinese rules for exporters and a number of COVID-19 cases among its workers have led Maple Leaf Foods to temporarily halt pork traffic to China from its biggest hog plant. The company said Tuesday it has “temporarily suspended pork exports to China on a voluntary basis due to recent […]

By Dave Bedard

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