
Tag Archives Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz

Feds fund AFAC welfare surveillance
Alberta Farm Animal Care designed to ensure good health, proper standards

Think a big new West Coast terminal is good news? Think again
Expanding storage capacity just helps the big grain companies depress the price paid to farmers

Streamlined variety registration system set to launch in 2016
A streamlined system would allow new varieties to hit the market sooner, but less performance testing sparks concerns

PR fumbles and effective lobbying = grain-movement order
Five to Remember: While the railways were defending their performance, farmers were successfully urging Ottawa to crack the whip

Advocating for forage crops is critical work and needs to continue
The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association works on a tight budget, but is in it for the long haul

Study says healthy cattle can manage taxing transport
Researchers find well-conditioned cattle bear up well during transport

Chicken industry reaches long-delayed allocation agreement
New deal gives Alberta fair share of chicken allocation
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