Livestock
Reading Time: 2 minutes Livestock producers should have their herd bulls examined for breeding soundness before turning them out with cows this summer. “Veterinarians across the state are reporting higher-than-average rates of bulls failing breeding soundness exams,” says Charlie Stoltenow, North Dakota State University Extension Service veterinarian. This year’s harsh winter weather may be to blame for at least […] Read more
Test Before Putting Bulls Out To Pasture
Supply management feared negotiable in EU FTA
Revised, May 22 — Despite being told they’re “seeing black helicopters,” the federal opposition Liberals say Canada’s supply management systems for dairy, eggs and poultry still appear negotiable in coming free trade talks with the European Union. “The evidence is clear. For the first time in the negotiation of bilateral trade agreements, this government has […] Read more
Colombia re-opening border to Canadian beef
The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) is celebrating news that Colombia will open its borders to Canadian beef — the first South American market to restore access to Canadian beef since the border closed due to BSE in 2003. During a trade mission to Peru and Colombia federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced the two countries […] Read more
Hypor buys Duroc breeder’s nucleus hog herd
Swine genetics firm Hypor has signed a memo of understanding to buy the purebred nucleus hog herd of an Ontario breeding company. Shade Oak Swine, based at Tillsonburg, Ont., about 60 km southeast of London, will sell its nucleus Duroc herd including all AI boars and intellectual property rights, and will also give Hypor a […] Read more
Horse lameness treatment nears Canadian launch
Adequan Equine, a drug to treat joint problems and lameness in horses, will see its first launch outside the U.S. next month, in Canada. The launch follows a distribution agreement announced Wednesday, in which the drug will be marketed in Canada and other major non-U.S. markets by Novartis Animal Health. Novartis has held a similar […] Read more
Sask. farms’ power bills to rise June 1
Provincial Crown utility SaskPower’s request for a rate increase has been granted, with farm customers to see an average increase of about $18 per month, starting June 1. The announcement Wednesday follows the provincial government’s decision to accept and endorse the report and recommendations of the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel on the matter. “The SRRP […] Read more
CWD doesn’t deter Alta. deer hunters: Study
A new study of Alberta deer hunters finds them less likely than expected to view chronic wasting disease (CWD) as a food safety risk. The study, by University of Alberta rural economics student Natalie Zimmer for her master’s degree, is the first to examine CWD’s effects on sport hunting and rural communities from hunters’ perspectives. […] Read more
New $12M lab pledged for dairy research
Ottawa’s program to modernize Canada’s federal laboratories will put up $12 million for a new dairy complex for its Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre at Sherbrooke, Que. The funding, announced Wednesday, will go to replace an out-of-date facility with a 6,000-square metre research complex for work on dairy food safety and nutrition at […] Read more
Prairie feed wheat bids stagnant
(Resource News International) — Feed wheat cash bids in Western Canada have been holding at some pretty stagnant levels over the past couple of weeks, with most market participants anticipating that values will continue to slowly erode. “Cash prices for feed wheat in Alberta have been holding around the $160 per tonne level over the […] Read more
New chairman named for Man. cattle council
A beef checkoff-funded Manitoba agency to build cattle slaughter and beef processing capacity in the province has named a new chairman. Neil Van Ryssel, a dairyman and grain grower from Oakbank, about 30 km south of Selkirk, has been named by provincial Agriculture Minister Rosann Wowchuk to replace outgoing chairman Bill Uruski on the Manitoba […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
