Reading Time: 4 minutes Keep calm and carry on testing. That’s the message going out to producers following the latest case of BSE in an Alberta cow. “At times like this, it’s as important, if not more so, to continue with surveillance and be vigilant,” Canadian Food Inspection Agency official Craig Price told attendees at the recent Alberta Beef […] Read more
Officials stress need for testing
The latest BSE case only increases the need for Canada to test 30,000 animals yearly
S. Korea blocks Canadian beef again over BSE case
Seoul | Reuters –– South Korea has halted imports of Canadian beef after Canada on Friday confirmed its first case of mad cow disease since 2011, the South Korean agriculture ministry said. South Korea was seeking more information about the outbreak and discussing public safety with relevant authorities, the ministry said in a statement. The […] Read more
How the plunge in oil prices and the loonie affects you
From inputs and labour to the complex ramifications for the beef industry, the drop in oil prices and the dollar is changing the farm landscape
Reading Time: 2 minutes A plunging loonie and free-falling oil prices will create winners and losers — and farmers will clearly be in the winners’ circle, according to one of Alberta’s top economists. “Agriculture, forestry and tourism will all do well,” said Todd Hirsch, senior economist with ATB Financial. “It’s really a big benefit to agriculture that we are […] Read more
Where will trade grow?
Straight from the hip: There is a host of buyers for Canadian beef and many opportunities to grow the sector
Reading Time: 3 minutes The average age of the farmer in Japan is now 62, and very few farms are being started. This has left land abandoned or underutilized, with Japanese farmers now supplying just 39 per cent of the nation’s caloric intake (down from 73 per cent in 1965), which is a measure of self-sufficiency. Japan is in […] Read more
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