Reading Time: 4 minutes Televised necropsies may be the next big thing in determining causes of death in cattle and other livestock, according to results of a proof-of-concept research project. Using video conferencing technology, researchers with the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine found that connecting specialized pathologists with in-the-field large animal veterinarians in real time delivered a […] Read more
Remote post-mortems boost diagnoses in cattle
'Telepathology' brings vets and specialists together in real time
Agriculture industry wary of federal immigration plan
Feds vow to reduce 'temporary immigration,' but group says temporary workers are not the same as international students
Reading Time: 2 minutes The 2024 federal budget’s promise to reduce “temporary immigration” could reduce the number of temporary foreign workers available to Canadian agriculture and agricultural businesses. The document states the government “will reduce the share of temporary residents in Canada to five per cent of the total population over the next three years,” which it estimates will […] Read more
Don’t fear FITFIR, says Alberta water expert
Rights holders likely to negotiate in times of water shortage
Reading Time: 5 minutes Alberta river and reservoir levels remain lower than normal and water availability continues to worry irrigators. Will there be enough water to go around? What happens if there isn’t? Answers can be found in the province’s current Water Act, passed in 1999, which contains the same “first in time, first in right” (FITFIR) system that […] Read more
Ukraine: Our common hive
The people of Ukraine continue to adapt, survive and even thrive
Reading Time: 5 minutes You wake up in the morning and drink coffee before starting the work day. You turn on the TV and listen to a long list of deaths and destruction that happened in your country overnight. The announcer speaks almost without emotion, as if he is talking about everyday, ordinary things. You hear that 10 missiles […] Read more
Martison Phosphate Project aims to make Canada self-sufficient in phosphorus
Reading Time: 3 minutes A lot of what determines what Canadian farmers pay for phosphate fertilizer and how readily they can get it happens outside of Canada’s borders. According to Stephen Case, chief executive officer and president of Fox River Resources, Canada has become completely reliant on phosphate sourced from other countries like the U.S., Russia and Morocco. He’s […] Read more
Student-led farm tests hydroponic cow chow
Altario school farm looks to student leadership, and the latest project is indoor-grown cattle fodder
Reading Time: 3 minutes Students at one small-town school near the Alberta-Saskatchewan border are testing how hydroponic vertical farming technology could be used to feed cattle.
We have a protein problem
OPINION | Sources should be evaluated head-to-head on a lifecycle basis and include contribution to human nutrition
Reading Time: 2 minutes Development of all protein options should be supported. Likewise, all protein sources should be evaluated head-to-head on a lifecycle basis.
U.S. committee passes farm bill draft with little support from Democrats
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee passed its version of a $1.5 trillion farm spending bill late Thursday night with few Democratic votes, prolonging a standoff between the parties over key nutrition, agriculture, and climate policies.
The feedlot solution to food waste
Cattle industry documentary pitches rumination as great food waste upcycler
Reading Time: 3 minutes Food waste takes up space in landfills and its breakdown adds methane to the atmosphere, so there’s value in feeding it to livestock instead.
Getting acceptance for gene editing
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology offers recommendations to ensure plant breeding tech continues to benefit agriculture
Reading Time: 2 minutes The rapid pace of change brought by genome editing tools has created many new opportunities for the agri-food industry, but they aren’t without challenges. Regulatory hurdles must be considered, and the tools must benefit society as well as the agriculture industry.
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