Livestock
Claiming human health risks in meat coming from animals that weren’t raised for the dinner plate, the federal New Democrats’ agriculture critic has proposed to ban the slaughter of horses for food. “It is irresponsible for Canada to allow the sale of meat from horses as a food item when they have never been raised […] Read more
Proposed ban on horse slaughter hits Commons
Cover-All business sold, two suits settled
A Canadian maker of pre-engineered, fabric-covered shelters used for livestock barns and crop storage has been sold to one of its main competitors. The assets of Calgary-based Cover-All Building Systems, which went into receivership in April, have been sold to Norseman Group, an Edmonton-based industrial fabric firm in the same lines of work, for an […] Read more
“Non-crop” post-emergent weed killer launched
ClearView, a selective control for annual and perennial broadleaf weeds, invasive plants and shrubs, has been cleared for use in Canada — only not in field crops. Dow AgroSciences Canada on Wednesday announced registration for the new post-emergent product’s use to control weeds and shrubs on rights-of-way, industrial land, rangeland, permanent pasture and other “non-crop […] Read more
Outaouais co-op dairy opens with federal backing
A co-operative project to bring dairy processing back to Quebec’s Outaouais region has marked its official opening with a pledge of a $150,000 federal loan. The repayable funding for Laiterie de l’Outaouais at Gatineau will flow through the federal Community Diversification program, allowing the new business to buy needed and specialized production equipment, the government […] Read more
Non-crop post-emergent weed killer launched
ClearView, a selective control for annual and perennial broadleaf weeds, invasive plants and shrubs, has been cleared for use in Canada — only not in field crops. Dow AgroSciences Canada on Wednesday announced registration for the new post-emergent product’s use to control weeds and shrubs on rights-of-way, industrial land, rangeland, permanent pasture and other "non-crop […] Read more
U.S. lifts brucellosis restrictions on B.C. cattle
(Resource News International) — The temporary restriction on sexually intact cattle being exported from British Columbia to the U.S. has been lifted, according to an official with the British Columbia Cattlemen’s Association. “The (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) went last week to the (U.S. Department of Agriculture) and requested that border restrictions be lifted and as […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle percolate higher
Cash feeder prices in Western Canada were $1 to $3 higher last week. Demand was steady for 6- to 7-weight cattle but buying interest picked up for feeders in the 8-weight and heavier category. Export movement has slowed with weekly numbers under 5,000 head per week; however, U.S. order buyers were showing interest for the […] Read more
Gains seen for hog sector in Ont., Que. action plan
It’s up to players in the Ontario and Quebec ag sector, especially the hog industry, to make sure the two provinces’ new “joint action plan” on agriculture amounts to more than just a “vague resolution” to chat once a year, the George Morris Centre says. The Guelph-based ag think tank last week released a new […] Read more
Brucellosis not found, quarantines off B.C. farms
The three exported slaughter cattle that led U.S. officials to put new limits last month on breeding cattle from British Columbia may not have had brucellosis in the first place. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Wednesday it has removed quarantines from the two B.C. farms where the three animals lived, after CFIA’s own investigation […] Read more
Beef exports regaining markets lost to BSE
(Resource News International) — Exports of Canadian beef and veal during calendar 2010 will be up from the level shipped during 2009, according to an official with the Canada Beef Export Federation. However, the amount of Canadian beef and veal exported could be higher had it not been for the heavy restrictions that remain on […] Read more
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