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Duration limit lifted from foreign worker program

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Canadian farm groups are among the sectors hailing Ottawa’s decision to axe the cumulative duration rule, or “four-in, four-out” policy, which stood to sideline temporary foreign workers from the Canadian market. The federal government announced last Tuesday (Dec. 13) it would lift the restriction, effective immediately. The cumulative duration rule had been in place in
CFIA expects the livestock industry won’t find any surprises in proposed amendments to humane livestock transportation regulations.
Livestock, News

CFIA proposes new humane livestock transport regulations

The proposed regulations cover everything from assessment of livestock’s fitness for transport to dealing with unfit and compromised animals and hot and cold weather

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has released proposed amendments to its humane livestock transportation regulations, the first significant update of rules that date back to 1997. The regulations are available for comments from farm and other organizations until Feb. 15. Livestock groups say they’re studying the lengthy documentation and would offer any suggestions by the
Livestock

Beef 911: We need to do better when it comes to castration

Doing it early and properly brings benefits to the producers, addresses animal welfare concerns, and prevents problems later on

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We now have many tools at our disposal when it comes to castration of calves in the beef and dairy sectors of our industry. When used together in skilled hands, newer techniques at castration along with NSAIDs (non steroidal anti-inflammatories) will insure welfare issues are addressed. Much has changed in the feedlot industry. Cattle are
A worker at Chilliwack Cattle Sales is shown kicking a dairy cow in the head in covert video from 2014. (Mercy For Animals via Youtube)
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Major dairy farm gets six-figure fines in cruelty case

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British Columbia’s largest dairy farm has been slapped with a reported $300,000 in fines after entering guilty pleas to charges of animal cruelty, stemming from covert video shot in 2014. Chilliwack Cattle Sales (CCS) and co-owner Wesley Kooyman were convicted Friday in Provincial Court over violations of the province’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
DFM chairman David Wiens in a file photo.
Dairy cattle, News

Dairy producers OK closed-door sessions

Producers seek more one-on-one time with DFM board to talk about sensitive issues

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Dairy Farmers of Manitoba will add producer-only sessions to its spring and fall district meetings. The decision was made at the organization’s annual general meeting in Winnipeg last week, following a resolution put forward by Brent Oswald and Thomas Reutter. “We have a multimillion dollar industry where we are relying on nine people to run
Just paying Canadians more to work in the farm sector or further automating farms "may not be possible," the Conference Board of Canada writes.
Crops

Canadian farms need foreign workers

The Conference Board of Canada says the industry is facing a growing labour crunch

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Canadian agriculture faces a serious roadblock to future expansion through a growing shortage of workers with the right skills, says a report from the Conference Board of Canada. The report, entitled Sowing the Seeds of Growth, says the agriculture sector is “on a seemingly unsustainable path, with an ever-growing labour gap that is likely to
Wanting to preserve the nature of their farming business and safeguard their family heritage, Suzanne Dufresne and Daniel Gosselin display one of their cheese varieties produced in their cheese-making facility built on their farm to add value to their milk.
Country Crossroads, Dairy cattle

Specialty cheese maker exemplifies robust organic sector in Quebec

The farm is also one of the few to maintain the Quebec tradition of producing cheese from raw milk

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During the summer, Daniel Gosselin’s and Suzanne Dufresne’s cows graze on pastures seeded to more than a dozen carefully chosen flowering plants. In winter, they move back indoors to a warm, spacious barn and switch over to a diet of dried fodder. The cows’ seasonal diet is the secret ingredient imparting the distinctive flavours of
Can mouldy feed still be used? And what are the repercussions?
Livestock

Managing the risks of mouldy feed

According to Manitoba Agriculture, determining if mouldy feed is still acceptable 
is a complex situation that requires a case-by-case analysis and usually feed tests

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After a wet summer Manitoba cattle producers are faced with the reality of keeping animals healthy on less-than-ideal feed sources. It’s possible, but Juanita Kopp, a provincial livestock specialist, says producers do need to be aware of the risks and take steps to manage them. “This is one of the topics I get a lot

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