Local, Regional, Canadian News
November Member Profile – Frank Johnston HERE
Food Xcel Start Up Competition
To provide prospective value added food entrepreneurs with support in building their business idea a chance to compete for a $30k prize package. MORE
Health Canada edging closer to action on antimicrobial resistance
Use of these products in livestock is likely to be sharply curtailed to protect products important to human health MORE
Dairy Farmers of Canada unveils new organizational logo
Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) proudly unveiled its new organizational logo, representing Dairy Farmers of Canada the organization, as part of a new overall brand conviction strongly reaffirming that dairy farmers believe in the power of dairy to give Canadians a healthier future. MORE
Livestock
Bovine TB case probed in southeastern Alberta
About 30 farms in southeastern Alberta are under federal quarantine as federal and provincial officials try to track down cattle exposed to bovine tuberculosis (TB). MORE
Feeder market bounces off the lows
Western Canadian feeder cattle markets experienced a week-over-week gain of $5 to $8. Strength in live cattle futures, along with the weaker Canadian dollar, rejuvenated buying interest amongst feedlot operators across the Prairies. MORE
Cattle Weights Stay Below Last Year’s Levels
Federally Inspected (FI) steer dressed weights have tracked well below 2015’s levels for the past 24 weeks in a row, according to Daily Livestock Report is published by Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc. MORE
Check Protein Levels in Silage to Keep Cattle Healthy This Winter
Concerns over the number of analysed silage samples revealing low protein levels has led staff from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) to urge farmers to get their silage analysed as soon as possible, before winter feeding. MORE
Cattle Botulism Prompts Renewed Call for Poultry Litter Solution in Northern Ireland
A Northern Ireland politician has expressed concern about the high levels of botulism in the region, blaming the rise on failures of the Executive to find a solution to the problem of large volumes of poultry manure there. MORE
Cull sows no longer stopped at U.S. border
Testing, communication keep tougher U.S. inspections away after senecavirus worries MORE
CME live cattle leap to one-month high
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Tuesday reached their highest level in a month, driven by short-covering and recent increase in wholesale beef values, said traders. MORE
PED outbreaks slow, but still top of mind in Ontario
Swine Health Ontario dedicated its recent annual Big Bug Day to continuing toward the goal of eradicating porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus from Ontario. MORE
Barrow and Gilt Weights Below Last Year’s Levels
The hog industry has experienced a significant increase in slaughter numbers compared to 2015, up almost 2 per cent to date compared to last year., according to Daily Livestock Report is published by Steiner Consulting Group, DLR Division, Inc. MORE
Sushi Itto Shifts to Sow Stall Free Supply Chain
As part of its ongoing commitment to improve sustainability in its supply chain, Sushi Itto, the leading Asian cuisine restaurant company in Mexico, has committed, through its supplier Nova Foods, to switching to an exclusively cage-free egg and gestation crate-free pork supply chain. MORE
Chinese Pork Import Boom Continues into Q3
Chinese imports of fresh/frozen pork continued to be significantly elevated in Q3 this year, increasing by 160 per cent on the same period in 2015 to reach 516,000 tonnes. MORE
Atlantic Stockyards Market Report – October 27 HERE
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Ontario Cattlemen’s Association Market Report – Tuesday, November 1 HERE
Potatoes
Dutch agri-food expert Jan Hak sees great potential for potato production in China
With the help of Dutch technology and the Chinese people’s own hard work, it is possible to double China’s potato production as proposed in the current five-year plan, thus making potato a strategic bulk necessity for the Chinese population, said Jan Hak, a Dutch agri-food expert who has been engaged in Sino-Dutch agricultural cooperation in the past decades. MORE
Agdia Accredited for Minituber Testing Program
Agdia, Inc. has announced that its testing services department is the first private laboratory to be accredited under a new USDA APHIS mini-tuber pathogen testing pilot program. This recent recognition by the USDA of Agdia’s testing services as an APHIS-approved testing laboratory enables results of testing activities to be used to apply for mini-tuber phytosanitary certification. MORE
AAFC / InfoHort Potato Reports HERE
USDA – Daily National Potato and Onion Report HERE
Crops
North American grain/oilseed review: Canola weakens as Canadian dollar gains
ICE Futures Canada canola ended weaker on Tuesday, pressured by a gaining domestic currency and spillover losses from other oilseed markets. MORE
ICE Futures Canada Monday: Canola futures prices mostly lower, barley unchanged HERE
U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall on big U.S. crops
Chicago Board of Trade soybean and corn futures fell on Tuesday on expectations the U.S. Department of Agriculture might raise its forecast of the U.S. soybean yield in a monthly report next week, traders said. MORE
What’s new in soybean varieties for 2017?
Disease packages join newer herbicide-resistance technologies at the top of the value list MORE
Prairie soybeans still heading west
The relatively disease- and pest-free honeymoon may be coming to an end in Manitoba, but soybeans continue their march west MORE
Winnipeg councillor seeks to promote Grain Innovation Hub
Farmers are doing more than just feeding cities, they are also filling their coffers MORE
Soil Microbes Flourish with Reduced Tillage
For the past several decades, farmers have been abandoning their plows in favor of a practice known as no-till agriculture. Today, about one-third of U.S. farmers are no longer tilling their fields, and still more are practicing conservation tillage—using equipment that only disturbs the soil to a minimal degree. MORE
ADM profit jumps on higher U.S. grain exports
U.S. agricultural products trader Archer Daniels Midland on Tuesday reported a far better-than-expected third-quarter profit as higher U.S. exports of corn and soybeans boosted volumes and margins, sending shares up sharply. MORE
AM markets: Wheat futures rise as short-sellers take profit at month-end HERE
PEI Grain Elevator Prices – September 20 HERE
Grain Farmers of Ontario – Daily Commodity Report HERE
More Futures Prices HERE and HERE
General Interest
Start a farm from scratch? Difficult but possible
Young people wanting to start a farm – particularly today, with farms getting so big – have many questions about entering the business. But one of the biggest questions is also one of the most fundamental: where do I start? The situation is exacerbated appreciably if the budding young producers are not from a farm, facing the prospect of finding their first piece of land to work. MORE
Business groups say technical issues must be resolved to reap CETA benefits
Several high-profile Canadian business and agriculture groups say the signing of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the European Union will reap big rewards. MORE
Mosaic looks to restart Saskatchewan potash mine
Sees improved fertilizer demand in 2017 MORE
New Holland buying into tillage equipment market
CNH to buy Kongskilde’s tillage, hay and forage equipment businesses MORE
Do we really feed the world?
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is using this harvest season to solidify its reputation as the biggest not-for-profit policy organization American farmers love to hate. MORE
Regular Updates
PEI Agriculture Marketing Report – October 28 HERE
Ontario Farm Market Summary – Tuesday, November 1 HERE
AgWeather Atlantic HERE
Today’s Local Weather – HERE
Meetings and Events
Digging into Soil Health
If you care about the health of our soils, this is an event you don’t want to miss!
Healthy soils are the foundation of strong economies, sustainable food production, enhanced biodiversity, and cleaner air and water. Take a moment to think about the consequences of not caring for our soils and then make your plans to come to Atlantic Soils 2016.
November 17th, 2016 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Delta Beausejour Hotel, Moncton, New Brunswick MORE
ACORN, Atlantic Canada’s Organic Regional Network
SEEDS OF CHANGE: Changing Climate, Changing Agriculture – the annual ACORN Conference and Trade Show! ACORN’s conference is a fun, three-day event that brings together organic and sustainable farmers, processors and businesses from across the region and beyond. MORE
ACORN’s Conference and Trade Show in Moncton is fast approaching, November 28-30 and the deadline to book your hotel room at our special room rate ($129, parking included!) is November 3rd.
Don’t miss out on this special rate: book your hotel room today: http://tinyurl.com/z74vja2
