Livestock
Canada’s cattle, embryo and semen exporters will get $1.22 million in federal funds to back their international market development work. Parliamentary ag secretary Pierre Lemieux on Wednesday announced the funding for the Canadian Livestock Genetics Association (CLGA) while attending the annual meeting for the Dairy Farmers of Ontario. The money, flowing from the AgriMarketing program, […] Read more
Feds back export development for dairy genetics
Ag think tank names new chief
A former provincial and federal public servant specializing in the ag industry and economic development will be the new executive director at the George Morris Centre. The Guelph-based agriculture think tank announced Monday it has hired Bob Seguin away from his role as assistant deputy minister (ADM) of intergovernmental affairs at Ontario’s provincial cabinet office. […] Read more
Ontario tops up Johne’s prevention program
Ontario’s dairy industry will get $300,000 in provincial funds to support a four-year program aimed at preventing Johne’s disease in dairy cattle. The Johne’s Education and Management Assistance Program is an initiative spearheaded by the province’s dairy producers, industry members and veterinarians to protect and boost farm productivity, cattle health and food safety. Johne’s is […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder market stays under pressure
Jan. 11 — Feeder cattle prices in Western Canada were slightly lower over the past week due to the stronger Canadian dollar and weaker feedlot demand. Weather is setting a negative tone to overall market conditions on both sides of the border. Feedlots in the U.S. southern Plains were dealing with a foot of snow, […] Read more
Que. adds funds for Gaspesie ag development
More projects to develop the agriculture and agri-food sector in Quebec’s Gaspesie and Iles-de-la-Madeleine regions are to see provincial funding from new top-ups announced this week. The province on Wednesday announced it would put up $650,000, while the area’s Regional Conference of elected representatives has pledged another $270,000. The funding follows a 2006 commitment of […] Read more
Quebec’s Delimax joins veal makers’ merger
Delimax Veaux Lourds, a Quebec producer of milk-fed and grain-fed veal calves for markets across northeastern North America, has joined a four-way merger into “one of the largest vertically integrated veal organizations in the U.S.” Its merger partners in the still-unnamed holding company include two veal and lamb processors, New Jersey-based Catelli Brothers and California-based […] Read more
B.C. warns against “raw dairy’s” products
British Columbia’s Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) has stepped in to warn the public to throw out unpasteurized products from a “raw dairy” at Chilliwack. Through a continuing investigation by public health officials from Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health, the BCCDC’s labs recently tested unpasteurized raw milk, yogurt, cream, butter and cream cheese from […] Read more
Sanimax sheds U.S. rendering operations
Livestock rendering and feed processing firm Sanimax has pared back its U.S. operations by selling its plants and businesses in two states Sanimax, formed from the merger of major processors from Guelph, Ont., Montreal and Green Bay, Wisc. in 2005, announced Monday it will sell its rendering, grease collection and trap servicing business in Indiana […] Read more
Taiwan law a setback for Canadian beef access
Efforts to open Taiwan’s ports to a wider range of Canadian beef have hit a substantial snag, as that country’s legislature moves to impose new bans of beef from countries known to have BSE. The Taiwanese legislature announced Tuesday morning that it will amend that country’s Food Sanitation Act to ban imports of all ground […] Read more
CFIA widens listeria alert on Olymel cold cuts
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has widened the area of its alert for a number of Olymel’s processed meat products that may carry listeria. Montreal-based Olymel voluntarily began recalling the affected products last month; the CFIA issued its initial public warning Dec. 22 and expanded the warning eastward in a release Tuesday. The products are […] Read more
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