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By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Monday May 4, 2020

May 4, 2020 | 8:44 AM

A union is trying to halt the planned reopening of an Alberta beef-packing plant that has been the site of a major COVID-19 outbreak.

There have been 921 cases of the virus at the Cargill plant near High River, Alta. which has 2,000 workers.

Cargill announced April 20 it was temporarily shutting down for two weeks and said it has since bolstered safety measures.

Alberta Health Services officials have done on-site inspections and said it is safe.

But the United Food and Commercial Workers union said workers are scared and it has sought a stop-work order from Alberta Occupational Health and Safety.

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SaskCanola is urging Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to continue with its important research projects.

SaskCanola Research Chair Keith Fournier said the group is concerned the federal government is contemplating the suspension of all field plot research for the summer of 2020.

“Saskatchewan farmers continue to do the work required to feed the world. SaskCanola urged AAFC to continue to do their part in building the tools farmers need to continue this vital undertaking,” Fournier said in a news release.

COVID-19 is having an impact on all aspects of the agriculture, horticulture and the food processing industry.

SaskCanola is concerned about the negative impact of a lost year of research to the canola industry and are voicing their concerns to government about the importance of maintaining AAFC field research programs while maintaining appropriate personal safety measures.

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alice.mcfarlane@jpbg.ca

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