Quebec’s provincial farm lending agency is set to offer a six-month moratorium on loan repayments to any customers who ask for one, against what it describes as a “crisis” for […] Read more
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Beef cattle
Quebec ag lender offers break on loan payments
Crop insurance enrolment deadline also postponed
As meat demand rises, processors raise pay for farmers, workers
Chicago | Reuters –– North American meat processors said on Monday they would pay extra money to farmers and slaughterhouse workers as the companies scramble to meet surging demand from […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market remains vulnerable
Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were quite variable. Compared to seven days earlier, Alberta feeder prices were unchanged to $5 lower; however, the markets in northern […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures limit up as beef prices surge
Hog futures also limit up, following cattle higher
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. live cattle futures rose their daily limit on Monday, lifted by strong packer margins, rising wholesale beef prices and expectations of higher cash cattle prices […] Read more
Meat packing sector needs federal inspectors
Shared staff, recalling recent retirees among options on table
The federal government is working on ways it can maintain inspection staffing levels at federally-licensed meat packing plants. Speaking to media Saturday in Ottawa, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau addressed concerns […] Read more
Agriculture and supply chain part of essential service list
COVID-19 driven shut down of non-essential Ontario businesses to start at the end of Tuesday
Updated March 23, 9 p.m. to include details about essential service listing and agriculture businesses. Ontario’s non-essential businesses will be shut down as of midnight Tuesday night in order to […] Read more
COVID-19 shifts bull buyers online
As auction marts move to curb the disease's spread, technology is connecting buyers and sellers
As bull sale season stretches into the spring, online sales are helping the industry cut COVID-19 risks while facilitating commerce. The Livestock Market Association of Canada (LMAC) last week held […] Read more
Cash advance repayment deadlines extended
FCC gets added capital to boost lending capacity
Canadian farmers who have repayment deadlines coming up on their cash advances between now and the end of April will get extra time to repay those loans. The federal government […] Read more
Editorial: Feed the markets that want to be fed
A&W has been the whipping boy for many in the agriculture community who see any marketing that might lead someone to question what they do on their farm as an […] Read more
Plans in development to get temp foreign workers into Canada
Maximum stay for 'low-wage' stream workers extended to two years
Canada now plans to seek authorizations for flights to get foreign temporary and seasonal farm workers into the country, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said Saturday. The federal government said this […] Read more