Livestock
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada and South Korea are “very, very close” to diplomatically resolving an eight-year-old dispute over Canada’s beef exports, the Canadian agriculture minister said Mar. 23. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said talks have made progress as a decision from a World Trade Organization panel approaches. “We’re hoping we can do something diplomatically,” he said on an […] Read more
South Korea And China Seen Opening Soon For Beef
Don’t Have A Bird — Get A Flock Of Them
Reading Time: 3 minutes af staff |nisku Farming is for the birds – at least, it could be if you’re looking for a way to boost the income of a fruit or vegetable operation, says business specialist Bert Dening. The Alberta Agriculture official laid out the merits of adding some fowl to farming operations, and things you need to […] Read more
World’s Biggest Meat Packer Finally Listening To His Mom
Reading Time: 3 minutes Wesley Batista is likely to take a little less heat from his mother from now on. The 40-year-old chief executive of the world’s biggest meat producer, Brazil’s JBS, says his mother is always complaining that the family business was buying too many companies in its zeal to expand. “My mom for years has been saying, […] Read more
Enhanced Surveillance For Scrapie In Sheep And Goats
Reading Time: < 1 minute Agri-News The Alberta Scrapie Prevalence Study will test approximately 2,000 samples delivered by four selected abattoirs to the TSE laboratory in Edmonton over the course of approximately 2.5 years. The study will determine the prevalence of scrapie in the sheep population (goats will be included in the near future) at slaughter in Alberta, in support […] Read more
New Diets For Cows, Sheep Could Cut Emissions
Reading Time: < 1 minute london/reuters New diets for cows and sheep could reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, research funded by the British government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) shows. Feeding the animals maize silage, naked oats and higher-sugar grasses could reduce the amount of methane they produce, the study by Reading University and the Institute of […] Read more
Mobile Abattoir For Sale
Reading Time: < 1 minute The red meat mobile abattoir was developed in 2008 at Olds College for a pilot project to research the feasibility and cost effectiveness of the mobile abattoir. Now that the pilot project has been completed, the mobile abattoir is for sale. For more information on the red meat mobile abattoir, contact Bert Dening, business development […] Read more
Russian Gang Smuggles Meat
Reading Time: < 1 minute Russia’s police have uncovered a ring that smuggled into the country 10 billion rubles ($350 million) worth of meat from Brazil, Argentina and other markets between 2005-10, the Interior Ministry said. The ministry said that the group had used false documents to import the meat, which was put into refrigerators in Moscow and around the […] Read more
Removing Solids From Manure Pays Off And Helps Environment
Reading Time: 3 minutes af contributor |lethbridge One machine has totally changed Brian Stoutjesdyk’s manure handling. The Coaldale dairy farmer says a $100,000 system that separates solids from liquids in manure slurry – creating high-quality bedding and a liquid manure that is less costly to apply – has been a great investment. As in most dairy farms, a continuous […] Read more
Dealing With Contracted Or Lax Tendons In Newborn Calves
Reading Time: 3 minutes Every spring, producers end up with calves with contracted tendons (knuckling over) or the complete opposite – lax tendons where the back of the fetlock is touching the ground. Preventing these abnormalities is difficult because they are sporadic, but they can be managed successfully. Generally the knuckling over occurs in bigger raw-boned calves or weaker […] Read more
Tubing Piglets Gives A Quick Energy Boost
Reading Time: 3 minutes Larger litters have created a new challenge in recent years when it comes to maximizing piglet survival rates. It is not unusual to see barns averaging over 14 piglets born alive, which means colostrum management and fostering have to be carried out very diligently to get good results. There is no doubt that split suckling […] Read more
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