Livestock
The Ontario government’s compensation program for livestock losses to wild predators will expand to take in more types of prey and predator alike — and to provide more money. The province on Thursday updated the 30-year-old program to raise the maximum compensation rates available to affected producers and expand the current list of wildlife species […] Read more
Ont. ramps up compensation for losses to predators
Sask. vet college resumes horse treatments
Horse patients are again welcome at Saskatoon’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine, which resumed equine services at its Large Animal Clinic on Wednesday morning. The University of Saskatchewan-based veterinary college had voluntarily suspended equine clinical services June 21 following a confirmed diagnosis of equine herpes virus, type 1 (EHV-1) in a Saskatoon-area horse brought to […] Read more
Sask. vet college clinic suspends horse treatments
Saskatoon’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) has temporarily stopped accepting non-emergency equine patients following confirmation of equine herpes in a horse brought to the clinic. WCVM, the University of Saskatchewan’s vet college, said it voluntarily suspended equine services at its Large Animal Clinic last Tuesday (June 21) following the confirmation of equine herpes virus […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle futures test contract highs
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $3 higher last week while U.S. prices jumped $4 to $8. Auction market volumes were extremely light while most cattle buyers started their holiday season. It’s that time of year when quality feeder cattle are hard to find and feedlot owners have other issues to contend with. […] Read more
Draft deal set up for Canadian beef access to Korea
Canada and South Korea now have a framework in place for an agreement to reopen Korean ports to Canadian beef from animals under 30 months of age. Federal officials on Monday announced the two countries have “resolved technical issues” on lifting Korea’s beef ban and “will continue to collaborate until (a) commercially viable agreement is […] Read more
Que. dairy processor to expand plant, shut another
Citing local regulations, dairy processor Liberte plans to shut a Montreal-area plant and invest $12 million in an expansion of its plant at nearby St-Hyacinthe. The company said last week it plans to close its plant at Brossard, putting 85 staff out of work, but will hire 55 more employees at its St-Hyacinthe facility, now […] Read more
Ontario backs goat dairy, sheep’s-milk cheesemaker
A southwestern Ontario sheep’s-milk cheesemaker and an eastern Ontario goats’-milk processor have each picked up seven figures in provincial economic development funding for major expansions. The province on Monday announced $1.3 million for Shepherd Gourmet Dairy through its rural economic development program, after pledging $1 million from the Eastern Ontario Development Fund the previous Friday […] Read more
Endorsement wanted for lower pork cooking temperature
Canada’s hog farmers want to see the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s updated view of the temperatures needed to cook whole cuts of pork also become the pork safety standard in Canada. Mary Ann Binnie, manager of nutrition and food industry relations for the Canadian Pork Council, said last week on the hog industry-sponsored program Farmscape […] Read more
EPDs Help Make The Sire-Selection Decision
Reading Time: 3 minutes When it comes to sire selection, it is important to keep in mind that the capacity of the sire is made up of both what you can and what you cannot see. The phenotypical traits that distinguish the physical attributes of the bull are what you can see – feet and legs, frame size, testicular […] Read more
Beef Chief Takes Safety Lead
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian-born Cargill executive who oversaw construction of the company’s beef-packing plant at High River, Alta., will now be responsible for the company’s global food safety efforts. Bill Buckner, a southern Ontario native and McMaster University graduate who managed the High River plant from its opening in 1989, has been a senior vice-president at Cargill […] Read more
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