Livestock

The Manitoba government has signed on to work with the Indian state of Punjab to set up a food development centre there, and to collaborate with Israel and Mexico on a new web-based ag research network relating to wetlands and watersheds. Ag Minister Rosann Wowchuk on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Punjab […] Read more

Quebec’s provincial ombudsman has ruled a massive recall and destruction of Quebec cheeses during last summer’s listeriosis outbreak was a justifiable move on the part of the province’s agriculture ministry. But Raymonde St-Germain’s report this week also points to substantial gaps in the province’s systems for managing such a crisis, and to the province’s inability […] Read more

The government-commissioned Weatherill investigation on last summer’s listeriosis outbreak now wants to read the views of the general public. The investigation, conducted by Sheila Weatherill, the former CEO of Edmonton’s Capital Health, has scheduled a period of “in-depth probing” between mid-April and the end of June, after which Weatherill is to start writing her report […] Read more

Funeral services will be held Friday in Middleton, N.S. for Gerald Sheehy, a veterinarian who briefly served as Nova Scotia’s agriculture minister in John Buchanan’s government. Sheehy, better known for a longer tenure as the province’s health minister, died Monday at age 85. Sheehy hailed from Middleton, about 50 km west of Kentville, and served […] Read more

Staff of Canada’s chicken farmers’ organization have started a new bid to engage the chicken-buying public in the blogosphere. Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) on Monday officially launched its new blog, called Chicken Feeds. CFC said its goal with the blog is “to create a dialogue between the organization and consumers, and to discuss important […] Read more

The federal ecoEnergy for Biofuels program will pump up to $19.9 million over seven years into a facility south of Calgary making biodiesel from rendered animal fats, canola oil and recycled deep fryer oils. Billed as Western Canada’s first biodiesel refinery, Western Biodiesel last August delivered its first shipment of ASTM-quality biodiesel from its facility […] Read more

Hog producers’, pork processors’ and swine veterinarians’ groups have officially launched their joint body to take the lead on managing health issues in the Canadian swine herd. The new Canadian Swine Health Board (CSHB) this week launched its website and provided details on its Canadian Swine Health Forum in Saskatoon in July. “We are looking […] Read more

Local-level slaughter and meat processing operations in Quebec that have been exempt from licensing rules will now be regulated under a new transitional license requirement. The province’s agriculture, food and fisheries ministry (MAPAQ) on Friday announced that the provincial assembly has adopted a bill it says will improve standards for production and hygiene across the […] Read more