Livestock
Four regional districts on Vancouver Island have been approved for provincial disaster financial assistance (DFA), the British Columbia government said Friday. DFA covers up to 80 per cent of claims between $1,000 and $300,000 filed by farmers, eligible homeowners and residential tenants, small businesses and charitable organizations to compensate for property damaged by uninsurable disasters, […] Read more
Vancouver Island flood zones up for disaster aid
Klassen: Feeder cattle exports way down
Nov. 23 — Feeder cattle markets were steady to $2 lower in Western Canada for the week ending Nov. 20. Margins for the finishing feedlot remain deep in red ink and there is very little buying enthusiasm among feedlot managers these days. The fed cattle market in Alberta traded in the range of $76-$78 per […] Read more
Greenbelt farms offered funds for energy measures
Farmers in southern Ontario’s Greenbelt will be able to tap into a new program to help pay for on-farm energy efficiency measures. The Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation, the Canada-Ontario Environmental Farm Plan and the Canada-Ontario Farm Stewardship Program will back the Greenbelt Green Energy Program for Agriculture, to be administered by the Ontario Soil […] Read more
N.L. to help dairy farmers boost forage acres
Newfoundland and Labrador’s government plans to put up $6 million over the next three years to help the province’s dairy farmers become “self-sufficient” in forage production. Natural Resources Minister Kathy Dunderdale announced the funding Thursday, to flow through the province’s Agriculture and Agrifoods Development Fund. The province’s stake is to be matched by individual dairy […] Read more
U.S. DDGS Catching On For Feed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Demand for distiller’s grain, a byproduct of distilling corn into ethanol, will continue to grow domestically and abroad as livestock producers turn to the feed as a cheaper alternative to corn, analysts said. And with the ethanol industry gearing up for a better year in 2010 after the financial crisis of 2008 triggered by corn […] 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
If Cattle Eat Dirt, They’re Gonna Lose Ground
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cows are not birds. They do not have gizzards and they do not need to eat dirt (gravel, sand, or soil) to physically digest the feed offered them. Yet, cattle eat dirt. Why? What happens when they do, and how much is too much? Cattle that actively seek out and eat dirt are likely missing […] Read more
Alberta Sheep Industry Needs More Producers
Reading Time: 3 minutes “The Alberta sheep industry has a really bright future, with plenty of opportunity.” It may not be the thing to say in cattle country, but there’s plenty of room for more sheep producers in Alberta and Canada. Better yet, there’s money to be made raising sheep, says Alberta Lamb Producers (ALP) executive director Margaret Cook. […] 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
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