Livestock

Levucell SC, a “rumen-specific” yeast additive for cattle feed, has picked up approval for a new label claim from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The product’s manufacturer, Lallemand Animal Nutrition of Milwaukee, may now sell the product to beef cattle producers for use in their feeding programs. The company has also been allowed the […] Read more

Saskatchewan’s agriculture ministry has released application forms for its short-term loan programs for hog and cattle producers. The provincial short-term cattle loan program forms will be available at rural municipality offices and regional Saskatchewan Agriculture offices, the province said Monday. The deadline for completed applications for the cattle program is March 31. The maximum principal […] Read more

A group of Prince Edward Island farmers is offering residents an opportunity to invest in carbon credits — from Kenya. Farmers Helping Farmers, a P.E.I. group that has run exchanges with Kenyan farmers since 1980, plans to launch its new carbon credit program at its semi-annual meeting Jan. 12 (Saturday). “The program represents the first […] Read more

The federal government’s plan for a new $1 billion fund for so-called “one-industry” towns shows no signal of help for the country’s battered livestock sector, the Canadian Pork Council said Thursday. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, visiting rural New Brunswick Thursday, launched his proposal for a Community Development Trust to “help provinces and territories assist communities […] Read more

Saskatchewan has picked up federal government approval to start a targeted advance program (TAP) for hog farmers under the AgriStability program. TAP payments will provide hog producers with 60 per cent of their estimated 2007 benefit under AgriStability, the program that replaces the Canadian Ag Income Stabilization (CAIS) program’s coverage for margin declines of over […] Read more

Reclamation and remediation work on any Alberta land that hosted oil and gas operations now needs approval from an agrologist or other recognized professional. The province on Wednesday reminded landowners and oil and gas operators that starting Jan. 1, a member of one of six approved professional bodies must be involved in and sign off […] Read more

Canadian consumers appear to be “slowly adapting” to increases in both retail and wholesale prices for chicken, according to a chicken market year-in-review report by the George Morris Centre. The Guelph, Ont.-based farm think tank noted in its market review Wednesday that the 2007 average wholesale price for chicken is likely to hit a historical […] Read more

Saskatoon’s Prairieland Park on Monday launched a $5.6 million plan to build dedicated space for livestock events and related trade shows. The planned 20,000-square foot building expansion will allow the park’s multi-building Trade Centre to be used exclusively as conference and trade show space, ending the costly down-time needed to set up multi-use buildings for […] Read more

A methane explosion that killed a worker at a southern Ontario chicken processing plant in 2006 led to a $150,000 fine for the company Monday. Sure Fresh Foods of Bradford pled guilty Monday in the Ontario Court of Justice in nearby Barrie to charges under the provincial Occupational Health and Safety Act. The April 7, […] Read more