Smoke and mirrors on 'free range' in Oz? Monday, April 5, 2010 Last year, Humane Society International surveyed more than 3,000 Australians and found that over 93 per cent questioned didn't know that the label "free range" applied to meat from pigs that had access to the outdoors only in the first few weeks of life before being transferred to a "factory farming operation."Lisa Chalk, communications manager for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), complains that terms like "free range," "corn-fed" and "organic" are used inconsistently. Australia's largest animal welfare organization is calling for mandatory national standards.Pork production standards and labels are still on the back burner in Australia, for now. Meanwhile, the RSPCA has egg production in its gun sights. Chalk calls hen cages "legalized cruelty" and wants all hens raised out of cages.It's more than an animal cruelty issue, because consumers are paying more for eggs that are raised under so-called ethical standards. A consumer watchdog group charges that there are many more free range eggs on the market than could possibly be produced and consumers are paying more for them than for eggs produced in battery cages. Oops!! BP Choking on changes to hotdogs Brits promise more honest labelling
Ag and immigration tied together in the Constitution Tuesday, February 24, 2026 A section of the Constitution declaring agriculture and immigration fall under provincial jurisdiction clears the path for the fall referendum, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said. Speaking with reporters on Feb. 23 Smith pointed out Section 95 of the Constitution. This part of the... Read this article online
Wilson Farms Sponsors Ontario Four 2026 Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Wilson Farms Grain has been announced as the Supreme Champion Sponsor of the Ontario Four Horse Hitch Series for the 2026 season. This partnership connects one of Eastern Ontario’s leading grainlogisticsenterprises with one of the province’s most respected draft horse competitions. Known... Read this article online
Global Commodity Markets Rise as Funds Boost Soybean Buying Monday, February 23, 2026 On the weekly podcast with experts Farms.com Risk Management Chief Commodity Strategist Moe Agostino and Commodity Strategist Abhinesh Gopal, the team agreed that markets moved positively during the week of February 16 to 21, 2026, after stronger fund buying supported soybeans, but new... Read this article online
Alberta Confirms First PEDv Case Since 2022 Monday, February 23, 2026 Alberta has confirmed its first case of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) in four years, after laboratory testing validated the infection on February 21, 2026 at a farm in southern Alberta. The province had not reported a positive case since February 2022, marking this as a... Read this article online
Hog Markets Strengthen Heading Into Late February Monday, February 23, 2026 As hog producers head into the final stretch of February, North American markets showed modest but broad-based strength according to the latest OMAFA report for the week ending February 20, 2026. The data highlights firmer hog prices, stronger futures, and mixed feed costs, offering... Read this article online