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Editorial: Crises will push you out of your comfort zone quickly

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We’re all being pushed into new and sometimes challenging experiences during COVID-19, me included. The movement and personal contact restrictions made necessary by the pandemic have changed how journalists work, including how we’re able to tell stories at Farmtario. Major events in world history have pushed people beyond their comfort zones and that’s helped drive […] Read more
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Livestock, News

Hog producers lose money, request changes to risk management

Canadian Pork Council takes different approach to extract government funds

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What was looking like a profitable year for Ontario pork producers has turned into a wreck. That’s prompted the Canadian Pork Council to come up with a hybrid proposal to fix income supports under AgriStability in a desperate bid to help the sector navigate the market chaos created by COVID-19. While most of the industry’s […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets

Saskatchewan extends WLPIP premium rebate if needed

Rebate to offset premium prices, if above pre-COVID levels

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Saskatchewan’s temporary subsidy against price jumps in premiums for the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP) will continue when needed to the end of 2020. Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. (SCIC), which administers the program in that province, announced Tuesday the WLPIP premium rebate is extended to Dec. 31, from its previous end date of Sept. […] Read more
There are concerns that American farm subsidies are over World Trade Organization limits.
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WTO committee looks at COVID-19 farm measures

Some regions bumped their agricultural subsidies during the pandemic

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Glacier FarmMedia – Canada and other countries are calling for more transparency of farm measures taken by members during COVID-19. During a July 28 meeting of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Committee on Agriculture, some countries questioned how the international community can better monitor each country’s response to the pandemic through agricultural policies. Australia introduced […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets

Hog farmers face prolonged pain as pandemic gives way to glut

Canadian Pork Council takes new tack on AgriStability reform

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Winnipeg | Reuters — North America’s hog farmers face prolonged pain beyond the COVID-19 pandemic that has interrupted packing plants , as a pig glut in the U.S. holds prices low and pressures producers to downsize. Many North American hogs had nowhere to go in spring as slaughter plants suspended production due to workers becoming […] Read more
Syngenta’s headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo courtesy Syngenta)
Crops

Syngenta says IPO ‘on track’

Ag chem firm books higher first-half profit

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Zurich | Reuters — Agricultural chemical maker Syngenta posted higher first-half profit and sales on Thursday, helped by maintaining supplies to farmers and controlling costs during the coronavirus outbreak, and said it was on track to complete its public listing by mid-2022. The Swiss company, bought by state-owned ChemChina for $43 billion in 2017, posted […] Read more
CME October 2020 lean hogs with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hog futures rise as pork supplies shrink

Texas cash cattle prices down on week

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Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures rose to their highest level in nearly three months on Tuesday after government data showed that the reopening of pork plants after a rash of COVID-19 shutdowns had not boosted supplies. Cattle futures were lower, pressured by signs of weakness in the cash markets, traders said. […] Read more
A Meta Cannabis retail store on Yonge Street in Toronto. (CNW Group/Meta Growth)
Crops

Canadian cannabis retailers poised to merge

High Tide, Meta Growth to create biggest weed retailer

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Two major Canadian cannabis sellers are poised to create the largest pot retailer in the country by revenue. Calgary retailer High Tide Inc., which operates the Canna Cabana chain of stores in three provinces, announced a merger deal Friday to take up Toronto-based Meta Growth Corp., which runs the Meta Cannabis and NewLeaf Cannabis chains. […] Read more
COVID-19 and the farm: Stories from the GFM network
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COVID-19 and the farm: Stories from the GFM network

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COVID-19 has added an unprecedented level of uncertainty and disruption to the agricultural communities we serve. Throughout this crisis, Glacier FarmMedia is leveraging the strength of its farm news network to help you stay up to date on developments important to your family and farm. Look here for links to all the coverage provided by our […] Read more
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Livestock

Olymel’s Red Deer plant holds at one COVID case

Pork plant employee's contacts returning to work

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A production line employee at Olymel’s hog slaughter plant at Red Deer, Alta. remains the facility’s lone COVID-19 case after her contacts at the plant tested negative for the virus, the company says. Olymel, the meat packing arm of Quebec ag co-operative Sollio, confirmed the lone COVID-19 case at its Red Deer site on Aug. […] Read more

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