Reading Time: 2 minutes Health Canada has indefinitely suspended a proposed update to the novel food policy governing foods derived from cloned cattle and swine, as well as their progeny.
Ottawa pauses update on food from cloned livestock
Health Canada says decision based on feedback from industry stakeholders as well as resistance from the public
Cervid harvest preserves to be developed in the province under Bill 10
Cervid hunt farms will bring diversification opportunities for producers
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Government of Alberta has given approval for creation of cervid harvest preserves.
California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat
U.S. crop breeders have created a wheat variety capable of creating its own nitrogen fertilizer.
India-Canada trade deal could guarantee some Canadian pulse sales, envoy says
India’s government is considering guaranteeing Canada ongoing pulse crop sales so its farmers keep growing the vital protein source, Indian High Commissioner to Canada Dinesh Patnaik said during a visit to Saskatchewan.
Feed Grains Weekly: Good export demand pushing up domestic prices
Prices for feed barley and wheat have been trending higher lately, said analyst Jerry Klassen of Resilient Capital in Winnipeg.
Domestic abuse survivors may need extra support when livestock is involved, experts say
Animal health and intimate partner violence are linked, say speakers at the Humane Canada One Health Conference
Bird flu virus could risk pandemic worse than COVID if it mutates, France’s Institut Pasteur says
The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France’s Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said.
Canadian beekeepers warn of advancing tropilaelaps mite
The Canadian Beekeeping Federation called a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday to highlight the rise of the tropilaelaps mite (colloquially referred to as the “t-mite”).
Moo translator and methane measures: There’s an app for that
Canadian farmers can access two new app-based dairy farm tools from Dalhousie University: One analyzes cattle sounds, another promises farm-specific methane measurements
Reading Time: 4 minutes Dalhousie University researchers use artificial intelligence to create new dairy farm apps that analyze cattle sounds and measure methane.
RDAR continues to become more relevant and useful to producers five years after its inception
Over two million acres in Alberta are in RDAR’s On-Farm Climate Action Fund projects
Reading Time: 5 minutes RDAR has already amassed a strong resume five years after its inception.