Local, Regional, Canadian News
Five-year-old helps P.E.I. family with potato harvest
Carter MacDonald rewarded with treats and hugs from his grammy MORE
Future farmers raise funds for Manitoba Farmers with Disabilities
Students from the University of Manitoba’s faculty of agriculture have raised just over $9,000 for Manitoba Farmers with Disabilities MORE
ESDC/IRCC Webinar on TFWP Operations for Agriculture
CFA would like to pass on information regarding an upcoming webinar on the agricultural streams of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to its members. Any interested members or individual producers are invited to a webinar session with officials from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to learn more about the Temporary Foreign Worker and Agriculture programs within an operational context.
Through this webinar, ESDC and IRCC will provide a comprehensive overview of the end to end application process of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program and the Agricultural Stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Date: Friday, October 21, 2016
Time: 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
Please confirm your interest in participating here.
For more information on this initiative from CFA please contact me at scott@canadian-farmers.ca or 613-236-3633 ext. 2324.
Young Farmers, Apply to the Successor Development Program Today
The program will award 10 lucky young farmers with the opportunity to join us at 3 prestigious farm management events in the coming year, and work with renowned farm family coach Elaine Froese along with farm consultant Cedric MacLeod to help build their farm management skills while navigating through family farm transition. Young farmers must apply by written submission or video by October 24th, so time is of the essence! MORE
Apprenticeship Networking Commons
This event will provide your company with an opportunity to meet with job seekers interested in the skilled trades and technology sector to discuss your company’s hiring needs.
Saturday, November 5th 2016, 3pm to 6pm
Tourism and Culinary Centre Cafeteria – 4, Sydney Street, Charlottetown PEI
For more information you can call us at (902) 368-4650
Due to limited space please register as soon as possible!
Livestock
GM cattle could have many benefits
Genetic modification for cattle is under investigation at the federal level MORE
Wales’ New Bovine TB Plan Targets High-Risk Areas
A new approach to eradicating bovine TB was announced by the Welsh government yesterday, using tailored measures for Low, Intermediate and High TB areas. MORE
New Zealanders Asked to Work Together to Tackle Emissions from Farming
New Zealanders must work together and start tackling the complex problem of the biological greenhouse gases from agriculture, says Dr Jan Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment. MORE
European Sales of Animal Antibiotics Continue to Decline
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has published today the sixth report on the sales of veterinary antibiotics in Europe, highlighting a continuing downward trend between 2011 and 2014. MORE
Feeder market aggressively searches for demand
A boulder falling off a mountain accelerates and gains momentum as it nears the ground. Until we see another force come into play, there’s no signal the lows are near in the feeder complex. MORE
Hog futures stumble as supplies grow
Live cattle extend gains, feeder cattle finish higher MORE
Pork packer HyLife to enter expansion mode
Manitoba processor’s exports to Japan, China rising MORE
Chinese Pork Imports Surge in 2016
China’s role in the world pork market continues to grow, writes the Steiner Consulting Group. MORE
Supply Outstrips Demand – Quotations under Pressure
Pressure still continues to be exerted on the European pig slaughter market this week. MORE
Atlantic Stockyards Market Report – October 13 HERE
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Ontario Cattlemen’s Association Market Report – Tuesday, October 18 HERE
Potatoes
Simplot Sues McCain Foods Over Twisted Potato Design
Idaho potato giant J.R. Simplot Co. sues McCain Foods, claiming the company copied its idea for a twisty french fry it calls the Sidewinder, the Times-News reports. MORE
Calls to cut pesticide use ‘threaten Jersey potato industry’
According to farmers, calls to cut back on agricultural chemicals to protect Jersey’s drinking water supply pose a threat to the island’s world-famous potato industry. MORE
Cajamarca receives certified potato seeds
The Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, through the National Service of Agrarian Health (Senasa), distributed certified potato seeds, of the Serranita and Amarilis varieties, at the start of the potato cultivation season in the region of Cajamarca. MORE
$1.1m/tonne paid for new season baby potatoes
Attendance at the Annual Potato Industry Dinner at the National Wine Centre of Australia, Adelaide on the night of Friday 14 October exceeded all expectations! MORE
AAFC / InfoHort Potato Reports HERE
USDA – Daily National Potato and Onion Report HERE
Crops
North American Grains/Oilseed Review: Canola firms with harvest worries
THE ICE Futures Canada canola market finished higher Tuesday on ideas that snow and cold weather across Western Canada may prevent farmers from harvesting a large portion of the crop still on the field. MORE
ICE Futures Canada Tuesday: Canola futures prices mixed, barley unchanged HERE
ICE Canola Stronger With Soybeans, Spec Buying
Canola contracts on the ICE Futures Canada platform were higher at 10:40 CDT on Tuesday, taking strength from gains in US soybeans and speculative buying. MORE
Market perspective on lower quality wheat
Our discussion last week focused on milling quality wheat destined for human consumption. It’s a market we’ve seen over the past month posting a notable bottom and trending steadily – though cautiously – higher. Price support for higher quality wheat was, in part, drawn from recognition that 2016 wheat quality diminished amid inclement harvest weather. MORE
Soybeans fall from peak on weak cash market
Wheat down after rising for three sessions MORE
Taming bearish corn markets
We’re back to the corn prices we saw before the great ethanol boom, but weather is always a wild card MORE
More vomitoxin this year
Vomitoxin levels are much higher in corn this fall than last, according to a survey by staff of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. MORE
Exports of grains by final destination, August 2016
Data on exports of grains by final destination are now available for August. HERE
AM markets: is the short-covering wave in wheat over? HERE
PEI Grain Elevator Prices – September 20 HERE
Grain Farmers of Ontario – Daily Commodity Report HERE
More Futures Prices HERE and HERE
General Interest
The idea of urban farming is oversold
If the buzz about urban farms can be believed, they are growing significantly even as rural farms and ranches decline in number — but there are no reliable statistics on the number of urban farms. MORE
Agriculture Key to Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The pledge to eradicate hunger and poverty must go hand in hand with rapid transformations of farming and food systems to cope with a warmer world, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said in a new report. MORE
Carbon price worries farmers, fertilizer makers
Saskatchewan’s Wall pitches alternative carbon plan MORE
Gay Lea to buy central Ontario butter maker
Butterball Farms selling Stirling Creamery next month MORE
Providing the proof consumers want on animal care
DFC’s proAction animal welfare assessment program helps farmers demonstrate that high standards are being met MORE
National colony loss one of the lowest in 10 years
Beekeepers say their death losses are falling, but nobody is exactly sure why MORE
Government Launches Export Plan for UK Agricultural Produce
The UK’s Environment Secretary, Andrea Leadsom, has launched an ambitious new action plan to grow the UK’s food and drink exports, bringing a £2.9 billion boost to the economy. MORE
Regular Updates
FCC Express – October 14 HERE
Ontario Farm Market Summary – Tuesday, October 18 HERE
AgWeather Atlantic HERE
Today’s Local Weather – HERE
Meetings and Events
ESDC/IRCC Webinar on TFWP Operations for Agriculture
CFA would like to pass on information regarding an upcoming webinar on the agricultural streams of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to its members. Any interested members or individual producers are invited to a webinar session with officials from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to learn more about the Temporary Foreign Worker and Agriculture programs within an operational context.
Through this webinar, ESDC and IRCC will provide a comprehensive overview of the end to end application process of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program and the Agricultural Stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Date: Friday, October 21, 2016
Time: 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
Please confirm your interest in participating here.
For more information on this initiative from CFA please contact me at scott@canadian-farmers.ca or 613-236-3633 ext. 2324.
Apprenticeship Networking Commons
This event will provide your company with an opportunity to meet with job seekers interested in the skilled trades and technology sector to discuss your company’s hiring needs.
Saturday, November 5th 2016, 3pm to 6pm
Tourism and Culinary Centre Cafeteria – 4, Sydney Street, Charlottetown PEI
For more information you can call us at (902) 368-4650
Due to limited space please register as soon as possible!
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
