Moonfleet wins another appeal

 

Moonfleet Poultry Inc. of Harriston has notched another appeal tribunal victory over the Canadian Food Inspection Agency which was trying to impose a $10.000 fine.

Patrician Farnese of the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal ruled that a chicken that died on route to the slaughter plant could have suffered because of a number of causes besides a damaged crate cited by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

There was a two-hour delay on the trip to the packing plant because of a mechanical breakdown.

Moonfleet handled loading of 5488 chickens into 784 crates.

Laplante Poultry Farms Inc. handled the transportation.

Moonfleet won two tribunal victories against the. Canadian Food Inspection Agency in October.

                           

 

 

U.S. scraps vehicle emissions standards

 

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has scrapped its vehicle emissions standards and a 2009 study that outlined the dangers the emissions pose.

Lee Zeldin , head of the EPA, called  it the “single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history” and said it will save consumers $1.3 trillion.

EPA is eliminating both the 2009 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Endangerment Finding and all subsequent federal GHG emission standards for all vehicles and engines of model years 2012 to 2027 and beyond. The action also eliminates all off-cycle credits, including for the start-stop feature.

“EPA’s historic move restores consumer choice, makes more affordable vehicles available for American families, and decreases the cost of living on all products by lowering the cost of trucks,” EPA said in a release.

Former President Barack Obama said the announcement means “we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change — all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.”

Cargill closes Minneapolis plant

Cargill said it is closing its meat-packing plant in Minneapolis.

Makes me wonder it ICE seized too many of its employees.

U.S. scraps vehicle emissions standards

 

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has scrapped its vehicle emissions standards and a 2009 study that outlined the dangers the emissions pose.

Lee Zeldin , head of the EPA, called  it the “single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history” and said it will save consumers $1.3 trillion.

EPA is eliminating both the 2009 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Endangerment Finding and all subsequent federal GHG emission standards for all vehicles and engines of model years 2012 to 2027 and beyond. The action also eliminates all off-cycle credits, including for the start-stop feature.

“EPA’s historic move restores consumer choice, makes more affordable vehicles available for American families, and decreases the cost of living on all products by lowering the cost of trucks,” EPA said in a release.

Former President Barack Obama said the announcement means “we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change — all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.”

Meanwhile, an audit in Canada said governments last year missed every emissions-reduction goal they announced.

Kraft-Heinz split shelved

 

The new boss for Kraft-Heinz has shelved plans to split the company and is instead implementing a plan he hopes will fix it.

Chief executive officer Steve Cahillane took over in January and said he believes many of its problems can be fixed.

“My number one priority is returning the business to profitable growth, which will require ensuring all resources are fully focused on the execution of our operating plan. As a result, we believe it is prudent to pause work related to the separation, and we will no longer incur related dis-synergies this year.”

The previous plan was to spin off some businesses, including Oscar Meyer and its lunchables brand,

He will invest $600 million across marketing, sales and research  and development.

Ten years ago Kraft and Heinz were merged for $46 billion.

But then U.S. sales declined and it took writedowns on several iconic brands including Oscar Mayer.

The company has now reported fourth-quarter earnings that were down by nearly 60 per cent and sales down by 3.4 per cent.

Warren Buffet orchestrated the merger in which he holds controlling interest, but turned over management to partner 3G Capital from Brazil which had a track record or cutting costs immediately after purchasing a company. That would boost short-term profits, but then result in a decline in sales.

Tim Horton’s chain is another of its acquisitions and there, too, the leaders from Brazil cut costs by dismissing a majority of its top and mid-level managers.

Its Restaurant Brands Inc. also owns Burger King, Popeye’s and YUM! Brands which in turn owns KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut.

          

Hog diseases continue to pop up

 

There have been outbreaks of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in finisher bans in Huron County and Haldimand-Norfolk and of porcine deltacoronavirus in a finisher barn in Huron County, reported Swine Health Ontario.

More protein, less fat wanted in milk

 

Milk marketing boards in Eastern Canada have announced another adjustment in milk pricing to favour protein and discourage fat.

This change is to take effect on April 1. A similar adjustment came into effect Jan. 1.

The Ontario milk marketing board said the April 1 change increases the price for SNF (solids, not fat) by $2 and reduces the price for butterfat by $1.80.

The Jan. 1 change had little impact, but after April 1 observers said they expect dairy farmers will react by changing rations.

The price adjustments apply to dairy farmers in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.