MEDIA INATTENTION While the media couldn’t get enough of the safety aspect of the recall story, ABP’s chairman says the cattle industry wasn’t given a proper chance to tell its side of the story
Reading Time: 2 minutes There should be an independent inquest into the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s handling of the E. coli contamination and meat recall at XL Foods, say members of Alberta Beef Producers Zone 2. “I appreciate that the Beef Value Chain Round Table is going to review this, but that’s not good enough,” said Bill Newton, the […] Read moreTOO MANY BEARS A rancher in the southwest corner of the province is applying to carry a handgun for his own protection
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ryan McClelland likes bears, but he doesn’t want to end up in the belly of one. “I don’t leave the house anymore without packing a gun with me,” he said. He lives near Beaver Mines, a small hamlet southwest of Pincher Creek, with his wife Jessica and their three children. McClelland is the fourth generation on […] Read moreMEDICAL MYSTERIES Jay Ingram reprises popular lecture tour on prion diseases, which include CWD, BSE and scrapie, as well as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Reading Time: 2 minutes Albertans will get a chance to learn more about the “fascinating” world of prions when well-known author and broadcaster Jay Ingram hits the road for a second lecture tour on prion diseases. “Last time we went to Medicine Hat, Grand Prairie and Red Deer and there were good turnouts, and very interested audiences with good […] Read moreGROWING TREND Biosecurity plans started in Canada as the result of avian influenza, but have now spread to all sectors
Reading Time: 2 minutes Just in time for Christmas, the Beef Cattle On-Farm Biosecurity Standard is complete and available online for that hard-to-please bovine on your gift list. And if all goes to plan, an owner’s version should by ready by then, too. “The standard has been published. We’re still working on a producer’s manual that will be an […] Read moreSERIOUS BUSINESS The 60th World Plowing Championship is a big deal to people and fans all around the world
Reading Time: 2 minutes The countdown until the 60th World Plowing Championship is on, and Alberta’s very own Olds College is hosting the event as part of its centennial celebrations. Olds College turns 100 in 2013, and a series of major events is being held to commemorate it throughout the year. The international plowing event will be held on […] Read more
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