Livestock
Reading Time: < 1 minute Provincial forage and grassland organizations have come together to form the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association. “We are very pleased to announce the formation of a new national association for our forage and grassland industry,” said Ed Shaw, chair of the newly formed Canadian Forage & Grassland Association/Association Canadienne pour les Plantes Fourragres (CFGA/ACPF) in […] Read more
National Voice For Forage And Grasslands Formed
Taking Steps To Prevent Rabies
Reading Time: 2 minutes The rabies virus may be in saliva for three to five days in domestic dogs and cats and up to eight days in skunks before the animals show clinical signs… North Dakota State University Extension Service veterinarian Charlie Stoltenow is urging people to prevent themselves and their animals from becoming infected. The most common way […] Read more
Pork Promotion In Canada To Get Funding Boost
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada could soon start collecting a new levy on imported cuts of fresh pork to help promote its own pork industry. The Canadian Pork Council is drafting a levy proposal to send to federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz sometime this summer, said Jurgen Preugschas, CPC chairman. Ritz supports the idea and has promised to implement […] Read more
Prize For Young Prion Institute Researchers
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Alberta Prion Research Institute is recognizing young researchers in prion science by offering a one-time $25,000 prize to be awarded in 2010. The International Young Researcher Prize marks five years since the Prion Institute was created to address issues to do with prion and neurological protein misfolding diseases such as BSE. Details on eligibility […] Read more
Nova Scotia to top up payments on coyote pelts
A $20-per-pelt “incentive” on coyotes in Nova Scotia starting this fall is expected to put the fear of humans back in an increasingly bold population. “The aggressive coyote situation is a serious issue in many communities, and our decision today is based on all available science and professional experience,” Agriculture Minister John MacDonell said in […] Read more
Que. firm’s whey-based hog feed product funded
A Saguenay-region firm specializing in ag waste treatment plans to process whey from cheese producers into a hog feed supplement, using $2 million in federal funding. Corporation HET (Horizon Environnement Technologies) will get $1.2 million from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), $663,042 from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and $150,000 from the Societe d’aide au developpement […] Read more
N.L. backs dairy for manure digester system
Newfoundland’s largest dairy farm has picked up almost $1 million in public funding toward a digester system to capture methane from its cattle manure. The Newfoundland and Labrador Green Fund has pledged $990,000 for New World Dairy, based at St. David’s, about 130 km southwest of Corner Brook, to install an anaerobic digester and methane […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder prices slowly climb, exports improve
April 20 — Alberta feeder prices have climbed $10-$12 per hundredweight (cwt) since the first week of February. The market has done a good job of absorbing the larger supplies due to the slower export pace. Feedlot placements in Alberta and Saskatchewan during March were up 16 per cent over year-ago levels. This increase follows […] Read more
Guelph fund to back bovine veterinary study
A new endowment fund at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College will support vet students in summer placements with rural veterinarians working with livestock. The new Bovine Education Trust has been set up by OVC and the Ontario Association of Bovine Practitioners (OABP), which launched the fund at its spring meeting last Thursday in […] Read more
Man. pork processor scores fed loan for upgrades
A southeastern Manitoba pork processing plant has picked up a federal loan for upgrades that could allow it to upgrade to federal inspection. Country Meat and Sausage, based at Blumenort, about 10 km north of Steinbach, will get $567,500 from the federal Slaughter Improvement Program. The family-run company, which processes hogs for distribution throughout Winnipeg […] Read more
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