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“The infected premises continues to make progress toward being eligible for release from quarantine.” – CFIA
Livestock, Poultry

Avian influenza control zone revoked

Manitoba's sole HPAI control zone was removed in the second week of January

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VETERINARY Manitoba’s sole HPAI control zone was removed in the second week of January

Manitoba’s poultry traffic could again flow normally after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Jan. 8 revoked the province’s only active control zone for highly pathogenic avian influenza. The control zone, which covered 14 square miles in the R.M. of Rhineland south of Plum Coulee, had been in place for two months. On Nov. 8, 2023, the CFIA announced that a premise in the area had broken
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Livestock

Sweden reports bird flu outbreak as disease spreads

The Philippines bans poultry imports from France, Belgium to protect poultry, workers, consumers

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Sweden has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus on a farm in the southern part of the country, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday, as the disease spreads in Europe. The Philippines, meanwhile, has banned imports of French and Belgian poultry as a virus containment measure.
Outside the Portage la Prairie cluster, the province has found eight wild HPAI cases in southern Manitoba this fall.
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Avian flu alarm sounded for small flocks

Wild goose deaths spark calls for biosecurity measures

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Small flock owners around Portage la Prairie are being asked to ramp up biosecurity. The province has warned producers about a rash of wild birds in the area that have died due to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Why it matters: As of Dec. 12, HPAI had claimed over 10.9 million domestic birds in Canada
Growers are starting to feel the pinch of inflation, high interest rates and rising labour costs.
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Inputs strike sour note on farm cash receipt rise

Farm cash has been flowing in fast, but it’s been flowing out fast too

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Manitoba farm groups were unsurprised by a recent Statistics Canada report into last year’s farm income, which flagged increased farm cash receipt and higher input costs. After all, Keystone Agricultural Producers director Chuck Fossey noted, it’s almost the end of 2023. Farmers lived those price trends and have seen how things carried into this year. “We
Alberta has an emergency network, given the number of cows moving to feedlots or slaughter, but even there, nearby producers and vets have a key role in managing the fallout of an accident during transportation.
Beef cattle, Livestock

Be ready to help if livestock involved in accidents

Beef 911: First responders can benefit from local livestock knowledge when disaster strikes

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Glacier FarmMedia – Every day hundreds of thousands of animals are transported across Canadian highways without mishap, but every so often, there is an unfortunate accident with animal deaths and injuries. If the accident happens in Alberta, there is an emergency network to draw on—established because of the huge numbers of cattle transported to feedlots and packing plants. Elsewhere in Canada and even
Animal agriculture sectors face public messaging that paints their sectors in less than flattering environmental or social light.
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Getting schooled on animal agriculture

CAPI report looks to set firmer animal agriculture background for policymakers

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Glacier FarmMedia – A new report commissioned by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute seeks to educate policymakers about the impact of animal agriculture at economic, social and environmental levels. The report, called “Forces Impacting Animal Agriculture In Canada: A Synthesis,” delves into issues surrounding beef, dairy and poultry production in the country and how they
Manitoba ships millions of weanlings into the U.S. each year.
Hogs, News

Manitoba Pork pushes for VCOOL prep 

Manitoba Pork wants retaliatory tariffs locked and loaded if VCOOL goes ahead

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Manitoba Pork will support retaliatory tariffs if the U.S. goes ahead with its voluntary country of origin labeling scheme, producers heard at a recent meeting. “It’s my view that if the U.S. moves ahead with these changes, Canada will have the right to impose those retaliatory tariffs … We are again requesting the government of Canada to fight back,” said Cam Dahl, general manager
Jason Cardinal talks market gardens and tech to attendees of the Indigenous Ag Summit at Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. (Lisa Guenther photo)

At Agribition: Northern community integrates tech, education into market garden

Flying Dust working to improve operation's food distribution

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Riverside Market Garden, operated by Flying Dust First Nation, started in 2009 with two people and an old alfalfa field. Today it employs about 20 people, plus summer students; provides food for the community and some wholesalers; and gives youth a chance to learn about agriculture. Over the years the First Nation, just north of

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