Local, Regional, Canadian News
January Member Profile – Brian and Ben Morrison HERE
Let it snow! P.E.I. farmers say crops need shelter from winter weather
The inconsistent winter weather on P.E.I. this year is causing some concern for farmers who say more snow is needed to prevent winter kill. MORE
Minister MacAulay Announces Appointment to the Canadian Dairy Commission
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced today the appointment of Ms. Jennifer Hayes as Commissioner of the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC). The appointment is for a three-year term effective January 3, 2017. MORE
Average Canadian family’s food costs could rise $420 next year
Canadians will pay more to put food on their tables in 2017, according to Canada’s Food Price Report 2017. MORE
Central West Holstein Club Annual Meeting Notice
Friday January 6th 10:30am, Lotus Garden, Kensington
Annual business meeting and reports
Panel Discussion, featuring top three PEI Herd Management Index Holstein Breeders and Jeff Gunn of Valacta.
Free Buffet Lunch and Door Prize
Notice of Annual General Meeting Prince Edward Island Sheep Breeders’ Association
January 07, 2017, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm / Registration: 12:30 pm
Rodd Royalty Inn/Hotel, 14 Capital Drive, Charlottetown, PE
Guest Speaker: Dr. Michael Cockram, Atlantic Veterinary College
“Animal Welfare Research on Sheep Transport” – followed by a discussion on the new transport regulations –
Registration Fee: $10.00 per person; Non-member Fee $15.00
Registration fee includes Beverages, Snacks and applicable taxes
Gluten Free Food Selection Available
Annual Membership to PEI Sheep Breeders’ Association available – $20.00 per
farm unit
Please Register Early as Space is Limited: Registrants are Responsible for
Lunch Charges
For information and to register for lunch by January 04, 2017 please contact
Jackie Paynter at 902-836-3740 or Claude Gallant at 902-651-2890 e-mail
addresses paynterspaints@hotmail.com or sandcgallant@bellaliant.net
Business Confidence Index (BCI) survey conducted by Corporate Research Associates Inc. (CRA) and sponsored by TD Canada Trust.
CRA has been conducting a Consumer Confidence Index in the region for the last twenty-five years and felt the time was right to have a business perspective on the economy in Atlantic Canada. CRA will produce a Business Confidence Index for each of the four Atlantic provinces and the region overall for comparison purposes.
We would encourage all our members to simply clink on the link below and help us build our own Business Confidence Index. Please be assured that all individual company responses will be treated in complete confidence and only aggregated data will be reported. The survey will only be opened until Wednesday, January 11, 2017. Why not take a few moments and complete the survey now. This survey is only open to those in the private sector.
To complete the survey click on the following link: https://surveys.cra.ca/s/112297/?assn&l=en
Should you have any questions on the survey, or require assistance accessing or completing the survey, please do not hesitate to contact Corporate Research Associates at surveys@cra.ca.
To view the summary report of the inaugural Atlantic Business Confidence Index, click here.
Livestock
Low-quality feed being dumped on market
Prices for feed barley and wheat don’t appear ready to spike anytime soon, as farmers across Western Canada continue to dump supplies containing high concentrations of vomitoxin and fusarium into feedlots. MORE
Livestock Industry Lays Out Federal Lands Priorities for Trump Administration
The Public Lands Council and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association issued federal land management priorities for the new administration to bring responsible management and economic viability back to the Western landscape. MORE
Indian Cows to Get Unique Identification Code
After AADHAR, the Indian government is jumping onto the next big unique identification scheme, but this time it’s not for human beings. MORE
The Ins and Outs of the New Veterinary Feed Directive
an exclusive, candid, 90-minute interview with editors from the VFD News Centers and Poultry Health Today, William Flynn, DVM, MS, deputy director for science and policy for FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, clarified some hazy points of the new veterinary feed directive (VFD) regulations that take effect January 1, 2017. MORE
US Hog Futures Take a Step back
Hog futures took a step back yesterday, with the nearby February futures contract declining by more than 260 points. MORE
Fund buying rallies live cattle, lean hogs
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures on Wednesday reversed the prior day’s losses, with strength from technical buying and short-covering, said traders. MORE
Quotations Under Pressure
The European pig keepers feel quite limited in their feeling Christmas joy. For the second time in a row, most of the quotations went down to a more than somewhat clear extent. MORE
Santa Catarina Pork Producer First to Receive the Brazilian Pork Label
Pamplona, a pig producer and exporter with headquarters in Rio do Sul (SC), has become the first company in Brazil to have the right to use the Brazilian Pork seal, maintained by the Brazilian Animal Protein Association (ABPA). MORE
Atlantic Stockyards Market Report – December 29 HERE
*Scroll down to find current report
Ontario Cattlemen’s Association Market Report –Wednesday, January 4 HERE
Potatoes
VENTILATING CORRECTLY AFTER COOL DOWN PAYS OFF
Adequate ventilation, done in order to manage the by-products of respiration and maintain a uniform pile temperature, is critical to managing one’s potato pile through long-term storage. MORE
Nebraska Potato Crop Progress
Nebraska growers, dealers and processors held 4.30 million hundredweight of potatoes in storage on Dec. 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). MORE
India reopens potato exports after MEP removal
Potato shipments from India have begun again after the removal of the minimum export price (MEP) last week which had lasted for nearly four months. MORE
Potatoes imported from Germany despite Polish oversupply
Despite the oversupply of potatoes in Poland this season, quality issues have meant that importers have had to look to Germany to source small quantities of top quality potatoes. MORE
AAFC / InfoHort Potato Reports HERE
USDA – Daily National Potato and Onion Report HERE
Crops
North American grain/oilseed review: Canola rebounds
ICE Futures Canada canola gained back ground on Wednesday, but strength in the Canadian dollar limited the market’s upside potential. MORE
ICE Futures Canada Wednesday: Canola futures prices higher, barley unchanged HERE
Cure canola longer, harvest more
Kristen Phillips already knew that combines capture more available yield when canola is cured and dry, but she was still surprised when she was harvesting one set of Ultimate Canola Challenge (UCC) plots this fall. MORE
Canola stuck in downward trend
A downward trend in oilseed markets is likely to weigh on canola, one analyst says, as year-end trading has already scaled back prices. MORE
Soybeans firm on bargain buying
U.S. soybean futures rose 1.9 per cent on Wednesday on a round of bargain buying following three straight days of declines that pushed the benchmark contract to its lowest since mid-November, traders said. MORE
AM markets: grains ease, despite another renminbi surge HERE
PEI Grain Elevator Prices – HERE
Grain Farmers of Ontario – Daily Commodity Report HERE
More Futures Prices HERE and HERE
General Interest
Industry official says canary seed taking time to get to human food market
A popular food for pet birds is having a challenging time getting a foothold in the more lucrative human food market. MORE
Communications 101
Ever feel like other people just don’t understand you? Do people on the farm complain that you always misunderstand what they’re saying? Does it sometimes feel like you’re all speaking different languages? MORE
What the World Can Learn from SmartSOIL, a Research Project in the European Union
The SmartSOIL (Sustainable farm management aimed at reducing threats to SOILs under climate change) project developed options to increase soil organic carbon (SOC) in Europe. It used meta-analyses of data from long-term experiments to model the impact of different farming practices on SOC. MORE
MPs Warn of Concerns for Farming in Brexit Negotiations
MPs are warning the Government that the farming sector and environmental protections must not be weakened during the process of leaving the EU or afterwards. MORE
UK Farmers, Food Industry Urged to ‘Step Up’ to Address Global Competitiveness
Farmers, growers and the food industry need to “step up” to address the challenge of agricultural competitiveness and productivity in a rapidly-changing world. MORE
Regular Updates
Weekly PEI Agriculture Market Report – December 30 HERE
Rayglen Market Comments – December 21 HERE
Ontario Farm Market Summary – Wednesday, January 7 HERE
AgWeather Atlantic HERE
Today’s Local Weather – HERE
Meetings and Events
Central West Holstein Club Annual Meeting Notice
Friday January 6th 10:30am, Lotus Garden, Kensington
Annual business meeting and reports
Panel Discussion, featuring top three PEI Herd Management Index Holstein Breeders and Jeff Gunn of Valacta.
Free Buffet Lunch and Door Prize
Notice of Annual General Meeting Prince Edward Island Sheep Breeders’ Association
January 07, 2017, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm / Registration: 12:30 pm
Rodd Royalty Inn/Hotel, 14 Capital Drive, Charlottetown, PE
Guest Speaker: Dr. Michael Cockram, Atlantic Veterinary College
“Animal Welfare Research on Sheep Transport” – followed by a discussion on the new transport regulations –
Registration Fee: $10.00 per person; Non-member Fee $15.00
Registration fee includes Beverages, Snacks and applicable taxes
Gluten Free Food Selection Available
Annual Membership to PEI Sheep Breeders’ Association available – $20.00 per
farm unit
Please Register Early as Space is Limited: Registrants are Responsible for
Lunch Charges
For information and to register for lunch by January 04, 2017 please contact
Jackie Paynter at 902-836-3740 or Claude Gallant at 902-651-2890 e-mail
addresses paynterspaints@hotmail.com or sandcgallant@bellaliant.net
PEI Young Farmers AGM
Saturday, January 7th at the Delta Prince Edward
Guest speakers include Greg Peterson of Peterson Farm Bros and Lane Stockbrugger of LDS farms.
(Check out Peterson Farm Bros Youtube channel HERE)
$40 early bird registration, fter December 20, 2016 the price will be $50 per person.
Email peiyoungfarmers@outlook.com to register for event.
If you’re between the ages of 18 and 40 registration also covers your Young Farmers of PEI Yearly membership fee ($25).
This is a Young Farmer event but people of all ages are invited and encouraged to attend.
Business Confidence Index (BCI) survey conducted by Corporate Research Associates Inc. (CRA) and sponsored by TD Canada Trust.
CRA has been conducting a Consumer Confidence Index in the region for the last twenty-five years and felt the time was right to have a business perspective on the economy in Atlantic Canada. CRA will produce a Business Confidence Index for each of the four Atlantic provinces and the region overall for comparison purposes.
We would encourage all our members to simply clink on the link below and help us build our own Business Confidence Index. Please be assured that all individual company responses will be treated in complete confidence and only aggregated data will be reported. The survey will only be opened until Wednesday, January 11, 2017. Why not take a few moments and complete the survey now. This survey is only open to those in the private sector.
To complete the survey click on the following link: https://surveys.cra.ca/s/112297/?assn&l=en
Should you have any questions on the survey, or require assistance accessing or completing the survey, please do not hesitate to contact Corporate Research Associates at surveys@cra.ca.
To view the summary report of the inaugural Atlantic Business Confidence Index, click here.
SSDE Industry Engagement Day – January 20, 2017
Our first semester is behind us and it was a tremendous success. During last semester we hosted our first Industry Engagement day and had the great privilege of welcoming well over 100 people to our School of Sustainable Design Engineering. Building on that success, we wish to start the New Year off with good momentum and hold our next Industry Engagement day on the 20th of January 2017. This day will have a specific focus on Bio-Resources and Precision Agriculture.
Goal – Is to gather Industry, Government, and Academia and look for collaboration to advance Bio-Resources and Precision Agriculture. We will also to take the opportunity to introduce the Class of 2017.
Date and time – 20 January 2017 from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Location – UPEI Campus. 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PE.
Agenda
10:00 – Welcome to the Province of Prince Edward Island and to the University
10:10 – Keynote Address from the Province
10:30 – Introduction of the first keynote speaker Dr. John K. Schueller from the University of Florida by Dr. Aitazaz Farooque
10:35 – Key Note address: Precision Agriculture Technologies for Economically and Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture
11:05 – Introduction of the second keynote speaker Dr. Animesh Dutta from the University of Guelph by Dr. Bishnu Acharya
11:30 – Meet the Graduating Class of 2017 – Introduction by Dr. Wayne Peters, the Director of Student Experience
11:35 – Guided tour by the Industry Partnerships Group
12:00 – Lunch (provided – no turkey)/Networking – 60 mins
1:00 – Panel discussion led by the School of Sustainable Design Engineering with keynote speakers and Government/Industry representatives
2:00 – wrap up and thank you by Dr. Nick Krouglicof, Associate Dean of Engineering and Allan Dale, Industry Partnerships Group
Please RSVP to Lisa Sanderson at lmsanderson@upei.ca
