Local, Regional, Canadian News
Expanding International Awareness at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Member of Parliament for Spadina-Fort York, Adam Vaughan, on behalf of Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay, announced today an investment of up to $221,210, to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (the Royal) to expand the reach of its international audience and gain more direct involvement from commodity groups and partners. MORE
Canada Invests in Canadian Biomass and Composites Industries
Minister of Natural Resources Jim Carr, on behalf of Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, Lawrence MacAulay, announced funding of up to $2.9 million to the Composites Innovation Centre Manitoba (CIC) for two initiatives. MORE
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada offers funding to hire agriculture grads
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Career Focus Program will help fund approximately 65 agricultural internships for Canadian graduates. MORE
Agrocorp’s Canadian headquarters moving to Moose Jaw, Sask., from Vancouver
A major grain processing company is moving its headquarters to Saskatchewan early next year. MORE
Economic Information Observation as applied to CETA: a workshop offered by the Atlantic Canada Economic Information Observatory
The Chamber is hosting Michel Têtu of the Atlantic Canada Economic Information Observatory for a free workshop on November 16th (9:30am-11:00am, GCACC Boardroom). The workshop is an opportunity for business owners and business professionals to learn about tips and techniques for observing current economic information and will be presented in the context of the Canada EU Comprehensive MORE
Economic and trade Agreement (CETA).
Date: November 16, 2016
Time: 9:30am-11:00am
Location: GCACC Boardroom, 134 Kent St., Suite 230
Cost: Free
Sustainable Agriculture and the Island’s Food System: A Public Symposium Featuring Dr. Mark Lapping, Mark Bernard, Barry Cudmore, and Dr. Colleen Walton MORE
Chaired by Diane Griffin
WHEN: Monday, November 14, 2016 | 7-9 p.m.
WHERE: Duffy Science Centre Amphitheatre
Job opportunity
Dairy Nutrition Assistant – Scothorn Nutrition MORE
Livestock
Wet weather promotes foot rot
Experts warn to be on the lookout for foot rot as recent weather conditions have been ideal for the growth of the bacteria MORE
Cow antibodies show a path to fighting human disease
Novel vaccines combine natural antibodies and engineer antigens to trigger immune response MORE
Driving the Protein Economy: Unprecedented Challenges and Opportunities
Remarks by David Hughes, Emeritus Professor of Food Marketing, Imperial College London at the 2016 World Nutrition Forum in Vancouver, Canada. MORE
Irish Beef Industry Calls for Higher Prices from UK
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) President Joe Healy has called on factories to put pressure on UK retailers, insist on higher prices for Irish beef, and pass increases back to farmers. MORE
Research Worth £1.5m to Drive Beef Efficiency
A new £1.5 million research project is aiming to improve young stock health and improve efficiency in feed and forage use to drive productivity in the industry. MORE
CME live cattle futures losses mount; hogs rally
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed lower for a fourth straight session on Monday, led by initial technical selling and a retreat in wholesale beef values, said traders. MORE
US Red Meat Production Up 7.8 per cent
In the weekly Actual Slaughter data released by USDA-AMS (data are compiled by USDA-NASS) US Federally Inspected (FI) beef production for the week ending October 22 was 505.0 million pounds and pork totaled 532.6 million, writes Steiner Consulting Group. MORE
Processing Plant Problems Resulting from Hurricane Mathew Further Tighten Processing Capacity
H@ms Marketing Services says disruptions in the operation of the world’s largest pork processing plant have made an already tight US processing capacity situation even tighter, writes Bruce Cochrane. MORE
Weekly Overview: EU PIG to Improve Connection Between Producers and Science
The UK’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is to lead an exciting new project that aims to improve the pig industry in Europe. MORE
FAO Joins Forces with Moldovan Authorities Against African Swine Fever
Moldovan veterinarians, employees from regulating agencies and farmer association leaders are participating in a two-day workshop on African swine fever control and prevention, organised by FAO in partnership with the country’s National Food Safety Agency MORE
New Method Allows Detection of Toxoplasmosis Causing Parasite in Ham
Scientists from the universities of Granada and Valencia have carried out the most comprehensive global study on the presence of Toxoplasma gondii in 475 commercial samples of ham, both sliced and in cubes MORE
Atlantic Stockyards Market Report – November 3 HERE
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Ontario Cattlemen’s Association Market Report – Monday, November 7 HERE
Potatoes
Branding the ‘Dolakha’s Potato’ raised demand, but winter drought cuts supply
Potato production in Dolakha – a district in Nepal severely affected by the 2015 earthquakes – has dropped sharply this year due to a prolonged winter drought. MORE
Seed potato exports to increase this year
The UK farming industry has promised work closely with the seed potato sector and the government to ensure that the industry maintains a low level of the fungal disease blackleg. Speaking at the Seed Industry event in St Andrew’s, Scotland, AHDB Potatoes Strategy Director, Rob Clayton, said that while there are no easy answers when it comes to blackleg, the key to maintaining the high health status of the industry is collective responsibility. MORE
Alava’s potatoes are adapting to new times
Alava’s potatoes are adapting to new times and preparing for a future which, in many cases, is already present. It is doing so by aiming to meet new consumption habits, with young people increasingly demanding more ready-to-eat products. MORE
Dutch launch ”Potato Valley”
In the north of the Netherlands, farmers and researchers have joined forces in a new platform to future proof the potato. The alliance, named ‘Potato Valley’, targets the 800 potato growers in Groningen and Friesland. MORE
District sets potato and onion farming targets
In the Sundargarh district in the state of Odisha, a target of 2000 hectares of potatoes and 1000 ha of onions has been set to increase availability of the commodities there. MORE
Deputy governor up in arms about potato farming
Deputy governor of Phetchabun province, Kraisorn Kongchalar, has stepped up his campaign against potato contract farming in Thailand, urging consumers not to buy chips from an unnamed producer. MORE
AAFC / InfoHort Potato Reports HERE
USDA – Daily National Potato and Onion Report HERE
Crops
North American Grains/Oilseed Review: Canola Dips With Favourable Weather
THE ICE Futures Canada canola market finished weaker on Monday, as a steady bout of warm, dry weather allowed Prairie farmers to resume harvesting. MORE
ICE Futures Canada Monday: Canola futures prices mixed, barley unchanged HERE
Canola Discovery Forum focuses on short-, long-term research
It gets new agronomic information to farmers faster and exposes researchers to the questions farmers want answered MORE
Warm spell raises hopes as Canadian farmers race to finish harvest
Unusually warm temperatures in Western Canada are raising farmers’ hopes of a strong finish to a growing season of highs and lows, easing investors’ worries about the late harvest. MORE
Winter cereal acres unclear due to wet conditions
Variable conditions across Manitoba and Saskatchewan have made it difficult to estimate winter cereal acreage, the head of an industry group says. But crops that are in the ground have seen mostly favourable weather. MORE
U.S. soybeans extend gains on export demand, grains ease
U.S. soybean futures rose for the third straight session on Monday, boosted by robust export demand, while wheat and corn futures eased due to caution ahead of Tuesday’s U.S. elections and a key supply-demand report. MORE
AM markets: palm oil hits 2-year top, helping soy higher too HERE
Grain Farmers of Ontario – Daily Commodity Report HERE
More Futures Prices HERE and HERE
General Interest
Ratifying CETA was the easy part
Now comes the hard work of dealing with domestic effects, like opening markets to dairy imports MORE
Generating farm independence
Sometimes, the best solution can be for the next generation to build a farm of their own MORE
Who’s doing the books on your farm?
On your family farm, is it time to transfer the books from Mom to the next generation? These seven steps will help you put things right MORE
Ignoring Trump, UN talks seek to turn climate pledges into action
Almost 200 nations began work on Monday to turn promises for fighting climate change into action at a UN conference that played down threats to a 2015 global agreement if Republican Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidency. MORE
Regular Updates
PEIDAF Agriculture Marketing Report – November 4 HERE
FCC Express – November 4 HERE
Ontario Farm Market Summary – Monday, November 7 HERE
AgWeather Atlantic HERE
Today’s Local Weather – HERE
Meetings and Events
Sustainable Agriculture and the Island’s Food System: A Public Symposium Featuring Dr. Mark Lapping, Mark Bernard, Barry Cudmore, and Dr. Colleen Walton MORE
Chaired by Diane Griffin
WHEN: Monday, November 14, 2016 | 7-9 p.m.
WHERE: Duffy Science Centre Amphitheatre
Economic Information Observation as applied to CETA: a workshop offered by the Atlantic Canada Economic Information Observatory
The Chamber is hosting Michel Têtu of the Atlantic Canada Economic Information Observatory for a free workshop on November 16th (9:30am-11:00am, GCACC Boardroom). The workshop is an opportunity for business owners and business professionals to learn about tips and techniques for observing current economic information and will be presented in the context of the Canada EU Comprehensive Economic and trade Agreement (CETA).
Date: November 16, 2016
Time: 9:30am-11:00am
Location: GCACC Boardroom, 134 Kent St., Suite 230
Cost: Free
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
The PEI Woodlot Association, in partnership with the Island Nature Trust and the Dep’t of Communities, Land and Environment, is sponsoring an information session and workshop on the identification and control of invasive species here on PEI.
It will be held at the Emyvale Community Center, Emyvale, on Saturday morning , Nov 26th beginning at 9:00 am. Calling all woodlot owners; members of the conservation and watershed groups on PEI; and other interested individuals. Everyone is welcome.
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
