JBS fined for hog payments Sunday, April 3, 2011 In January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture fined JBS USA LLC, the nation's largest packer, US$175,000 for underpaying hog suppliers by a total of about US$350,000 in 11 months in 2007, according to a press release from the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.According to a federal charge registered in October, JBS bought hogs at several plants in Worthington, Marshalltown and Louisville based upon lean per cent as measured with an instrument that sometimes failed to produce proper data. The company substituted an arbitrary (and low) 49 per cent yield on settlement bills without disclosing the measuring failure to the sellers. Sellers were also automatically discounted $1-$2 a hundredweight and missed out on premiums of up to $5.30 a hundredweight for those carcasses.According to the news release, $50,000 of the fine is being held in abeyance. BF It pays to read the manual Smart phone usage by farmers expected to jump
Bushel Plus rebrands to BranValt for global harvest-tech growth Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Bushel Plus Ltd., a well‑known name in harvest optimization tools and training, is preparing for a major brand transformation as it shifts to a new global identity: BranValt. The company recently announced that the transition will officially take effect in July 2026, marking a... Read this article online
Canada Negotiates Tariff Reductions on Canola Seed by China Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Mark Carney has concluded his visit to Beijing for high-level meetings with Chinese leaders, including Xi Jinping. The visit marked the first trip to China by a Canadian prime minister since 2017 and resulted in a joint statement outlining a new strategic partnership between the two countries.... Read this article online
Ontario Pig Producer Disease Advisory -- PED and PDCoV Risks Rising This Winter Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) and Porcine Deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) continue to pose significant risks to swine operations across the industry. Both viruses are highly infectious, spread easily through manure, contaminated equipment, transport vehicles, and human movement, and can have... Read this article online
Ag Minister Launches National Consultations to Shape the Next Agricultural Policy Framework Tuesday, January 20, 2026 As Canada begins charting its next decade of agricultural policy, the Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri Food, officially launched national consultations on the development of the Next Policy Framework (NPF)—the federal, provincial, and territorial agreement that... Read this article online
Syngenta introduces new soybean seed treatment Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Soybean farmers have a new crop protection product available to them for the 2026 growing season. Syngenta recently introduced Victrato Complete, its new fungicide and nematicide seed treatment. “It’s the only fungicide and nematicide seed treatment with five active ingredients that’ll... Read this article online