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U.S. food companies go deal hunting as pandemic growth fades

Sep. 8, 2023 at 7:32 pm CDT

Reuters — U.S. packaged food companies are set for a flurry of deals in a push to revamp their brand portfolios as their pandemic-era fortunes fade and benefits of price hikes start to taper off. Last month, Campbell Soup struck a $2.7 billion deal for Rao’s sauce maker Sovos Brands […]

Scientists isolate human gene able to fend off most bird flu viruses

Jun. 28, 2023 at 1:01 pm CDT

By Natalie Grover

Beef consumption to rise in China, JBS predicts

Feb. 1, 2023 at 5:33 pm CST

By roberto-samora

Acute food insecurity now touching 345 million worldwide

Aug. 24, 2022 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Amina Ismail Charlotte Bruneau

Farmers, exhibitors hail Ag in Motion’s in-person return

Jul. 21, 2022 at 12:57 pm CDT

By Glacier FarmMedia staff

U.S. extends COVID vaccine requirements for non-citizens at land borders

Apr. 21, 2022 at 11:51 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The United States government said Thursday it’s extending a requirement that non-U.S. citizens crossing land or ferry terminals at the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico borders must be vaccinated against the coronavirus. The requirements were first adopted in November as part of reopening the United States to land […]

By David Shepardson

CF Industries warns of shipment delays via Union Pacific

Apr. 14, 2022 at 6:19 pm CDT

Reuters — Fertilizer firm CF Industries on Thursday warned of delays in shipment of its nitrogen fertilizers, a week after Union Pacific mandated certain shippers to reduce the volume of private cars on its rails. The announcement of delay also comes a month after CF said it is increasing fertilizer […]

By Reuters

Changes to TFW program to expand worker availability

Apr. 10, 2022 at 5:17 am CDT

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 […]

By Dave Bedard

Fuel prices may remain high beyond Russian invasion, expert says

Mar. 22, 2022 at 4:52 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The decision by the U.S. to halt the import of Russian petroleum products due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine created sticker shock at the pumps in North America — but an end to that invasion would not necessarily mean an end to high fuel prices. On March […]

By Adam Peleshaty

AAFC warns of uncertainty in latest crop outlook

Mar. 18, 2022 at 7:52 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The supply/demand balance sheets for Canada’s major crops were largely left unchanged in the latest outlook Friday from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. While the March report only saw minor revisions, the government agency cautioned that “the economic outlook, for the world and Canadian grain markets, is particularly uncertain […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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