Livestock

Almost half of Manitoba’s agricultural land is now covered by farmers’ Environmental Farm Plans (EFPs), the federal and provincial governments reported Friday. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and provincial Ag Minister Rosann Wowchuk announced that over 5,000 farmers had completed EFPs, representing eight million acres or almost 50 per cent of all Manitoba agricultural land. […] Read more

The federal and Manitoba provincial governments have announced more than $1.7 million in funding for a Manitoba value-chain initiative. Value chains enable farmers to develop and expand market opportunities and create stronger links between farmers, processors and retailers, said Gerry Ritz, federal agriculture minister, in a prepared release. The federal portion of the funding is […] Read more

The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) is crying foul over a European Union decision to introduce export refunds on pork and pork products. The export subsidy rate can reach as much as C75 cents per kilogram and are applicable for pork shipped to all export destinations, the CPC says. “The EU has chosen a method of […] Read more

Nova Scotia’s provincial government has up to $10,000 for one farmer who proposes a new way to handle business challenges on his or her farm. The province’s new Agri-Food Innovation Award, funded through the “renewal” pillar of the federal-provincial Agricultural Policy Framework (APF), is to go toward the planning and development process of the winning […] Read more

The Quebec government has slightly loosened its rules banning the spreading of all materials containing dead ruminants as fertilizer. Environment Minister Line Beauchamp announced on Wednesday that the province has amended its farm regulations to take into account the new federal government controls on specified risk materials (or SRMs, the tissues known to harbour the […] Read more

The regime for U.S. government inpsections on imports of Canadian meat will be back to normal Wednesday after audits found no safety risk to the U.S. meat-eating public, U.S. officials announced Tuesday. In a letter to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) meat programs division, dated Tuesday, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) official Dr. William […] Read more

The Newfoundland Pony Society is looking to compile an inventory of historical records for the province’s only heritage animal. The group, which held its annual meeting Sunday, got $6,000 in provincial funding this year to get the Newfoundland Pony inventory project off the ground, the Newfoundland and Labrador government noted in a release. Provincial Culture […] Read more

The U.S. government’s new protocols for testing Canadian meat imports no longer include holding the shipment while test results are confirmed, the Manitoba Co-operator reported Thursday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced earlier this month that its Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) would increase its testing of Canadian meat at the border for E. […] Read more