Livestock
Manitoba’s agriculture ministry has pledged to “engage” officials in Ottawa to develop “appropriate programming” to help the province’s waterlogged livestock and forage producers. Agriculture Minister Stan Struthers made the announcement Tuesday after meeting with representatives from the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association and Manitoba Forage Seed Association. “We recognize that some areas of the province continue […] Read more
Man. to press for programs for livestock, forage
Calgary feed firm funded to study additive use
A Calgary company specializing in additives for livestock feed has picked up public funding to study dietary nucleotides and how much of them should be used in feeds to boost growth and fight disease. Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement on Wednesday pledged $271,177 from the National Research Council of Canada’s industrial research assistance program (NRC-IRAP) […] Read more
CFIA watching for British cloned cow genetics – for Aug. 19, 2010
Reading Time: 2 minutes A claim that Canadian farms are importing embryos taken from a British cow bred from a clone has food inspectors here closely watching the outcome of a U.K. investigation. Officials with Britain’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) are investigating the unauthorized sale of meat processed from Holstein animals allegedly born from embryos taken from a U.S. […] Read more
CFIA watching for British cloned cow genetics
A claim that Canadian farms are importing embryos taken from a British cow bred from a clone has food inspectors here closely watching the outcome of a U.K. investigation. Officials with Britain’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) are investigating the unauthorized sale of meat processed from Holstein animals allegedly born from embryos taken from a U.S. […] Read more
Newcastle suspected in wild birds in NW Sask.
Testing is underway on cormorants and gulls found dead in northwestern Saskatchewan to confirm suspicions of an outbreak of Newcastle disease, though not of a strain known to kill poultry. The province’s environment ministry reported a suspected outbreak Friday in double-crested cormorants in the Jackfish Lake area, about 40 km north of North Battleford, and […] Read more
Klassen: Yearling market makes two-year highs
Yearling prices in Western Canada reached their highest levels in two years as top-quality 800-pound steers in southern Alberta were trading in the range of $112 to $115 per hundredweight. Stronger fed cattle prices and tighter yearling numbers have resulted in the firmer tone. Lighter-weight 6-weight calves were being purchased in the range of $110 […] Read more
Livestock Tracking En Français – for Aug. 16, 2010
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency has launched the new French version of the Canadian Livestock Tracking System at www.clia.livestockid.ca. The website will auto detect a computer browser’s language preference. The functionality of the French language version remains the same as in English.
Craving Bacon Drives Bellies – for Aug. 16, 2010
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bacon-hungry consumers pushed prices for pork bellies to a record $140 per cwt on Aug. 2, surpassing the previous record of $135 set the previous week, livestock analysts said. Bacon usage surges in the summer when tomatoes ripen and consumers eat bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwiches. This year that demand surge comes at a time when pork supplies […] Read more
BSE Fallout Continues For Sheep And Goat Exports – for Aug. 16, 2010
Reading Time: 3 minutes af contributor |calgary Cattle may have had most of the attention when BSE decimated export markets seven years ago, but other ruminants suffered the same fate. Efforts to regain market access to the U. S. have met with little success to date, said panelists at the Cross Border Livestock Health Conference, held last month in […] Read more
Repayments Stayed On Cattle, Hog Farmers’ Advances – for Aug. 16, 2010
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cattle and hog producers who have repayments owing under the federal Advance Payment Program (APP) have been granted a break on their deadlines. “We are providing the extra time that will give producers the breathing room they need to seize market opportunities and improve their bottom line,” federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said in a […] Read more
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