Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta pork producers say growing the domestic market is one of the issues to be addressed at their annual meeting in Edmonton Dec. 9-10, following a series of regional meetings across the province. In a release, Alberta Pork chair Herman Simons said the domestic market is one of the major issues being addressed in the […] Read more
Alberta Pork To Meet In Edmonton
More Young Farmers Needed: Feds And NFU
Reading Time: 2 minutes The federal government will be meeting with farmers, agriculture students and academics from across the country in coming weeks to discuss the key challenges facing young farmers and the future of agriculture through roundtable discussions with Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture) Jean-Pierre Blackburn. “I believe Canada’s young and future farmers have […] Read more
Horses Need Feed, Water And Shelter During Winter
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Alberta Farm Animal council (AFAC) is calling for special attention to horse feeding now that winter is approaching. “Our Alberta winters from north to south have a great deal of variance, but there is one thing that is common: Our livestock need to be fed,” says Bill desBarres, AFAC member and chairman of the […] Read more
Charges Laid After Abandoned Horses Seized In Edmonton
Reading Time: < 1 minute Seven horses reportedly being shipped to Manitoba were seized in Edmonton Nov. 8 after city police found their trailer left by the roadside, allegedly for days. A 74-year-old man faces charges of causing or permitting an animal to be in distress, punishable by a maximum fine of $20,000, the Edmonton Police Service said in a […] Read more
Agco Brands Reportedly On The Chopping Block
Reading Time: 2 minutes A farm equipment giant built on accumulation of product lines worldwide has announced a new corporate strategy expected to lead to “reduction” of many of the company’s brands. In a release Nov. 13, the North American Equipment Dealers Association said it had been alerted to “major brand changes” within Agco, including the phaseout of the […] Read more
BIC promotes beef to U.S. Hispanic market
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Beef Information Centre (BIC) is conducting a series of seminars for Hispanic retailers throughout the United States over the next few months. BIC says the aim is to educate and engage Hispanic retailers about the Canadian Beef Advantage (CBA),which defines and communicates attributes of Canadian beef that differentiates it from its competitors. The first […] Read more
Ritz Announces Funding For Branding In Japan
Reading Time: < 1 minute Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced an initial investment of $1 million to kickstart the Brand Canada Initiative in Japan. Ritz made the announcement while on a mission to Japan, where he also met with Alberta Agriculture Minister George Groeneveld, who was leading a provincial delegation. The announcement is part of the Canada’s global […] Read more
Dairy And Beef Fatty Acids May Prevent Disease
Reading Time: < 1 minute University of Alberta researchers are pursuing a new study to investigate how a natural fatty acid found in dairy and beef can target a metabolic syndrome linked to infertility and cardiovascular disease risk. Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in its natural form is produced only by ruminant animals and is commonly found in products such as […] Read more
Supply Management Groups Want More Input
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Federation of Agriculture and supply-managed commodity groups say farmers have had no input on a revised interprovincial trade deal that carries a potential downside for the ag sector. “The initiative to renegotiate the text was without any prior consultation with affected industry groups,” CFA president Laurent Pellerin said in a release. The revisions […] Read more
Food Bills Limit Decline In Consumer Prices: StatsCan
Reading Time: < 1 minute Still-rising food prices all across Canada helped limit a decline in consumer prices last month compared to September 2008, Statistics Canada reports. The federal statistics agency Oct. 16 that the primary upward pressure on its September 2009 consumer price index (CPI) came from food prices, which rose 2.8 per cent in the previous 12 months. […] Read more
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