The Nova Scotia government has split responsibility for animal protection in the province between its agriculture department and the Nova Scotia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty (SPCA). “The department of agriculture will look after all agriculture-related cruelty complaints while the SPCA will handle complaints concerning domestic animals,” said Agriculture Minister Brooke Taylor in a […] Read more
Nova Scotia reorganizes animal protection
Agrium inks carbon dioxide supply deal
Fertilizer firm Agrium will supply carbon dioxide from its facilities for another Calgary company’s oil recovery operations. Enhance Energy will use Agrium’s carbon dioxide (CO2) in “several” enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects, such as its joint venture with Fairborne Energy at Clive, Alta., about 50 km northeast of Red Deer. Agrium is no stranger to […] Read more
MRAC names new executive director
Assiniboine Community College’s agriculture program co-ordinator will be the new executive director for the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council (MRAC). Ted Eastley will take the MRAC post starting June 30, the council said in a release Tuesday. Eastley, who farms with his family at Nesbitt, about 40 km south of Brandon, and works in ACC’s School […] Read more
Weekend rain benefits southern Sask., Man.
Rainfall Saturday and Sunday in southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba improved soil moisture and allowed some seeding to go ahead, by varying degrees, the two provinces’ ag departments reported Monday. Following a week of continued dry and windy weather, farmers in Manitoba’s southwest received anywhere from five to 30 mm of rain, allowing many to resume […] Read more
CFIA moves to end KVD on wheat imports
With kernel visual distinguishability (KVD) ending Aug. 1 on Prairie wheat, there’s no point in having wheat imports fit KVD requirements too, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Saturday. CFIA announced proposed amendments to the federal Seeds Regulations that will allow for imports of wheat seed varieties that don’t conform with KVD. A 30-day public […] Read more
NOFG hog plant’s equipment sold: CBC
All of Charlottetown’s NOFG pork processing plant, from the cutting equipment right down to the workboots, was sold at auction Saturday except for the building itself, CBC reported Monday. The Prince Edward Island government had been operating the facility through a receiver but shut it down in late March when no private-sector buyer came forward. […] Read more
Wheat, durum PROs drop back
Weakening markets have dragged on the Canadian Wheat Board’s 2008-09 and 2007-08 pool return outlooks (PROs) for Prairie spring wheats and durum. The 2008-09 PROs, released Thursday, dropped $23 per tonne from April levels for all classes of wheat and for No. 5 Canada Western Amber durum (CWAD). Milling durum PROs, meanwhile, all fell $39 […] Read more
Livestock producers up for emergency advances
Canada’s livestock producers can now apply for emergency advances through the advance payments program (APP), Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced Friday. “We are pleased agreements are now in place with 10 producer organizations to deliver emergency advances so cattle and hog farmers can get the cash flow they need,” Ritz said in a release. The […] Read more
P.E.I. names ag commission members
Prince Edward Island’s commission on the future of agriculture now has a full slate of commissioners. Agriculture Minister Neil LeClair on Thursday named the members of the commission, who he said are widely representative of the industry and all areas of the province. They include: Darcy Rennie of Alberton, a dairy and potato producer; Randall […] Read more
Montreal’s expanded vet teaching hospital open
Billed as Canada’s “most modern university veterinary hospital,” the Universite de Montreal’s University Veterinary Hospital Centre officially opened for all species Friday. The federal and Quebec governments put up over $74 million alongside the university’s own funding to double and renovate the facility. UVHC’s expanded facility, which will be open 24 hours a day, 365 […] Read more
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