Livestock
Ontario farmers with production in the Lake Simcoe watershed can get cost-shared funding to set up best management practices dealing with the “pressures” on the lake and its watershed. The province on Monday said it will put up $3 million over four years for its new Lake Simcoe Farm Stewardship Program. Potentially fundable projects, the […] Read more
On-farm funding offered for Lake Simcoe protection
Weatherill’s listeria report out Tuesday
The government-commissioned Weatherill investigation on last summer’s listeriosis outbreak will release its report Tuesday to the public. The investigation, conducted by Sheila Weatherill, the former CEO of Edmonton’s Capital Health, follows the outbreak of listeriosis that began last August involving a specific listeria monocytogenes strain that sickened 57 people in seven provinces from B.C. to […] Read more
Kosher plant’s sale to Montreal buyer approved
A federal Bankruptcy Court judge in Iowa has approved the sale of what was once the largest kosher meat plant in the U.S. to a new company led by a Montreal businessman. The Associated Press news service reported Monday that Judge Paul J. Kilburg has approved the sale of Agriprocessors to SHF Industries, formed by […] Read more
Alberta Pork Producers Rally Support To Save Industry
Reading Time: 3 minutes “If we truly value having a hog industry in Alberta, and all the spinoffs it creates to the economy, then put some pork on your fork, make sure it’s Canadian pork, or Alberta pork better yet, and get behind our industry.” Pork producers from across Alberta drove and bussed into downtown Calgary July 10 for […] Read more
FDA Favours Antibiotic Limits
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Food and Drug Administration believes antibiotics should be used on livestock only to cure or prevent disease and not to promote growth, a high-ranking FDA official said July 13. Principal deputy FDA commissioner Joshua Sharfstein said restrictions on livestock use would reduce the opportunity for bacteria to develop resistance to drugs used by humans. […] Read more
Some cows produce more CLA
Reading Time: < 1 minute A University of Alberta study shows that dairy cows with a certain genetic makeup are better than their herdmates at producing milk with cancer-fighting properties when fed a high-fat diet. “By feeding animals a high-fat diet, it was found that certain genetically superior cows were able to sustain production of conjugated lineolic acid, or CLA, […] Read more
Canada Needs Faster Access To New Livestock Pharmaceuticals
Reading Time: 4 minutes Why should Canada, a small market, ask for the same raw data when the same testing has been done elsewhere? A common question from livestock producers is, “Why is it taking so long for product X to come on the market? They are using it in the States. Why can’t we get it here?” Or, […] Read more
Canada Takes Korea To WTO On Beef
Reading Time: 2 minutes Technical talks aimed at avoiding a formal trade dispute between Canada and South Korea over the latter’s ban on Canadian beef haven’t done the trick. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and International Trade Minister Stockwell Day announced July 9 that Canada has officially asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to set up a formal dispute […] Read more
Condition Scoring A Useful Guide
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sows should ideally be in a minimum score of 3 at farrowing, with an optimum of 3.5 and a maximum of 4. Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. Condition scoring provides a quick and simple method of assessing sow body condition, which can […] Read more
Sheep Flock To Stampede
Reading Time: < 1 minute The All Canada Sheep Classic show and sale took over the Victoria Pavilion to close out the 2009 Stampede, and featured more than 50 exhibitors affiliated with Canadian Sheep Breeders’ Association (CSBA), which pegs the nation’s flock at about one million animals, about a quarter of those based in Alberta. Ten breeds from across the […] Read more
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