Pink slime beef crisis hits pork Tuesday, June 5, 2012 The Lean Finely Textured Beef (dubbed 'pink slime') crisis is having an effect on pork prices, according to meat industry market experts.Cheaper beef trimmings prices are also pulling down pork trimming prices, where the end products are smoked or spiced. That means products like pork sausages have a cheaper substitute ingredient.According to the April 5 CME Group Daily Livestock Report, pork trim prices have fallen steadily since March. Pork trim in general has fallen to 54 cents a pound from 70 cents. Usually, pork trim value increases with the baseball season in the United States.ABC News ran a series of dramatic and damning reports that depicted the use of beef trimmings in an unfavourable way and questioned a major processor's food safety practices. The processor closed three plants. The result is that millions of pounds of trimmings quickly backed up and spilled into the same markets pork trimmings usually fill.As is often the case, there is no single reason to blame for falling prices. Lower than expected exports and an uncertain economic situation in the United States isn't helping move pork scraps out of the system. BP What's in a (sausage's) name? Wild pig 'nonsense' in Michigan
Operating farm equipment in the Canadian territories Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Farms.com’s final look at insurance and licensing requirements for ag equipment takes readers up to the Canadian north with the three territories. Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Is a license... Read this article online
Monette Farms Granted Court Extension as $90M Financing Secured Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Monette Farms has been granted additional time under court protection as one of North America’s largest private farming operations works to stabilize itself during the heart of the 2026 planting season. On May 1, 2026, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta approved an amended order... Read this article online
Mental health resources in Canadian ag Tuesday, May 5, 2026 With the month of May recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month, and the week of May 4-10 designated as Mental Health Week in Canada, Farms.com thought it appropriate to remind farmers that mental health is a farmer issue too, and multiple resources are available for the ag community. A... Read this article online
Ag in the House: April 27 – May 1 Monday, May 4, 2026 Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald was in the House of Commons on April 27 where he fielded a question from a Conservative MP. Jacob Mantle, the MP for York—Durham, wanted to know if the Liberals will make farm transfer and succession planning easier for Canadian farm families. “If a... Read this article online
Grains Gain Momentum as Trade Hopes, Weather Stress, and Fund Buying Converge Monday, May 4, 2026 On the weekly hosted by Farms.com Risk Management, Chief Commodity Strategist Moe Agostino and Commodity Strategist Abhinesh Gopal, for the week of April 27 to May 1, 2026. The title for this week’s podcast was “” The two experts noted that grain, oilseed, and livestock markets are... Read this article online