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P.E.I. Environmental Awards handed out to students, schools
Islanders recognised for environmental efforts. The Farmers of Barclay Brook captured the award for the organization category. MORE
Government removes board of Agriculture Financial Service Corporation, suspends three top executives
Alberta – Audit uncovered improper sole-source contracts, expense claims, lavish gifts MORE
Fatal farm accident reinforces need to watch for power lines
Northeastern Saskatchewan’s Carrot River Valley remains in shock after the death of 61-year-old Francis Rodier in a farming accident. Rodier, who was chief executive officer of Can Pro Ingredients Inc. of Arborfield, Sask., was operating a sprayer in a field June 1 when his boom came in contact with a power line. MORE
Back to Ag Program helps injured farmers
The Back to Ag Program gives injured producers up to $10,000 to help with the purchase of adaptive technology such as a cattle-handling system, grain-handling system, or wheelchair lift. The program is a joint effort of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association, Farm Credit Canada, and the Rick Hansen Foundation. MORE
Agriculture and Technology: They Need Each Other to Feed the World
Recent research findings from the new Canadian Centre for Food Integrity could leave farmers scratching their heads. It showed that the public highly regards farmers, which is great. But it also showed 90 per cent say they know little or nothing about farming. Fortunately, 60 per cent said they want to know more. MORE
Bayer Opens Wheat Breeding Station in Saskatchewan With Hybrid Wheat Focus
Bayer held a grand opening for its wheat breeding station at Pike Lake, Saskatchewan on Friday, and highlighted plans to make spring wheat hybrids available to Canadian growers within the next six to eight years. MORE
Call for Nominations – Farmer-Rancher Pollinator Conservation Award
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), Pollinator Partnership (P2), and Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA) are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2016 Canadian Farmer-Rancher Pollinator Conservation Award. Individuals or families in Canada currently implementing pollinator protection measures on their farm or ranch are encouraged to apply. MORE
Livestock
U.S. livestock: Cattle limit down on feed costs, demand worries
U.S. live and feeder cattle futures each plummeted by their daily trading limits on Monday, declining in a technical selloff triggered in part by rising feed prices, traders and analysts said. MORE
Analyst: Fastest US Cattle Expansion Since 1970s
Steve Meyer, VP at Express Markets Inc Analytics, shared his expectations for the beef and poultry markets at the 2016 World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. MORE
Chinese pork demand boosts exports
Strong pork demand from China is helping to boost demand for North American pork, reports Bloomberg news. The demand includes feet, ears and snouts, the news ageny says. They could add that the Chinese buy the chicken feet that North Americans used to discard. MORE
Weekly Overview: World Pork Expo
ThePigSite was in Des Moines, Iowa, last week for the 2016 World Pork Expo. Reporting for ThePigSite, Sarah Mikesell spoke to Brett Stuart, President of Global AgriTrends, about the price drivers into 2017. MORE
WPX: Exports Are Critical Driver to US Pig Prices into 2017
Brett Stuart, President of Global AgriTrends, told pork producers exports are the critical driver to watch regarding US hog prices. Stuart spoke at the Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica business session held at the 2016 World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. MORE
CME: Few Changes Made to WASDE Livestock Estimates
In this Daily Livestock Report, we review two reports from last week: the World Bank (WB) updated economic forecasts (released 7 June) and the USDA’s World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) monthly forecasts for crops and livestock (released June 10), write Steve Meyer and Len Steiner. MORE
An appetizing case for irradiation
Canada is at least a decade behind other countries in adopting this proven and safe technology MORE
CNGF undertakes traceability cost analysis
The Canadian National Goat Federation (CNGF) is undertaking an assessment of the costs associated with traceability and its implications for the goat industry, in preparation for the anticipated implementation of full traceability under the Health of Animals Act. MORE
Determining the sex of a chick while in the egg could make a Canadian technology a global hit
Incubating only female eggs would virtually double the efficiency of hatcheries and eliminate animal welfare issues MORE
Ontario Cattlemen’s Association Market Report – Monday, June 13 HERE
Potatoes
Maine Reports Strong Planting Season
Planted and progressing. Almost midway through June, the majority of this year’s Maine potato crop is in the ground. MORE
AAFC / InfoHort Potato Reports HERE
USDA – Daily National Potato and Onion Report HERE
Crops
ICE Canada Review: Canola Gains With Spec Trade
THE ICE Futures Canada canola market finished slightly higher in choppy trading Monday due to speculative trading. MORE
ICE Futures Canada Monday: Canola futures prices higher, barley unchanged MORE
PM markets: corn futures rally, soybeans falls back HERE
U.S. grains: Corn climbs on weather worries, soybeans retreat
Wheat sags on U.S. harvest pressure, hefty global stocks MORE
PEI Grain Elevator – Prices – June 9 HERE
Grain Farmers of Ontario – Daily Commodity Report HERE
More Futures Prices HERE and HERE
General Interest
The ‘sustainable’ agriculture advantage
Staking out the high ground in this debate could be good not just for the soil, but for bank accounts too MORE
First Ever Global Standard to Measure Food Loss and Waste Introduced
A partnership of leading international organizations is launching the Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard at the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF) 2016 Summit in Copenhagen. The FLW Standard is the first-ever set of global definitions and reporting requirements for companies, countries and others to consistently and credibly measure, report on and manage food loss and waste. MORE
Big orange tractor gets bigger
Kubota has made no secret of its intention to become a full line agriculture company, serving the whole business from the smallest farms in Asia to the biggest in Western Canada. MORE
Meat of the Matter: Interview with HSUS CEO Wayne Pacelle – Part I
The leader of the nation’s biggest (and richest) animal advocacy group has millions of admirers, and nearly as many haters. Is he a radical, or a reformer? Here’s his response in his own words. Part 1 and Part 2
Hope and heartache in drought-stricken Ethiopia
When Lindsey Cowan went to Ethiopia in early February, she expected to find subsistence farmers eking out a meagre living on lands that haven’t seen rain in the past two growing seasons. She expected to find poverty, famine, and drought. But she didn’t expect to find joy amidst it all. MORE
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Meetings and Events
PEIFA / Island Lime / PEI Agromart Scholarship
$2000 Scholarship to be awarded – Application Deadline is July 1st. DETAILS and APPLICATION
Combine Clinic – East
Jul 13 – Montague
The PEI Department of Agriculture & Fisheries will be hosting two Combine Clinics featuring combine specialist John Aubin. MORE
Combine Clinic – West
Jul 14 – Summerside MORE
East Coast Style 2016 – Dairy Sale & Show
Aug 11 – 13 – Eastside Holsteins, Frenchfort MORE
