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Canadian meat industry applauds ground meat exemption from labeling

On Thursday, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Canada’s Minister of Health announced the finalized Front-of-Package labeling regulations, part of the Government of Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy. In the finalized regulations, ground beef and pork are exempt from the requirement of having a front-of-package warning label. “CMC is pleased that Health Canada is exempting ground meat like […]

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ISU study gauges public acceptance of gene-edited foods

Through CRISPR and other gene-editing technologies, researchers and developers are poised to bring dozens – if not hundreds – of new products to grocery stores: mushrooms with longer shelf lives, drought-resistant corn and bananas impervious to a fungus threatening the global supply. A few, including a soybean variety that produces a healthier cooking oil, are […]

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Assessing losses | Beef Magazine

Many dairy herds are implementing a beef-dairy crossbreeding program for all or a portion of their lactating cows in order to add value to newborn calves. In beef cattle, there is a moderate to high correlation between heritability of growth traits and their genetic correlations with birth weight (e.g., yearling body weight has a heritability […]

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Ideas for making the most of summer in the garden

Best outdoor furniture, decorations and more, as selected by Amelia Thorpe. Under the trees Inspired by her own garden, Susie Watson offers a charming range of outdoor furniture and accessories, including wrought-iron garden benches, from £795 each, and garden chair, £425, Pale Rose Cambridge Stripe tablecloth, from £52, and selection of cushions, from £48 each.0344 […]

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Farm Progress America, June 30, 2022

Max Armstrong shares that macroeconomic factors impact agriculture and rising inflation is impacting demand. Max reports that consumer sentiment is worth watching and in June those numbers were some of the lowest in recorded history. For food products and other basic goods consumer sentiment does not have the same impact as it does with higher […]

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From the barn to a protest

It started out as a simple trip. We wanted a little ice cream. Two of my kids and I were at our junior national cattle show this past week in Madison, Wis. After working in the barns all day, we went out for Mexican one night and then decided a little ice cream would really […]

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