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Livestock, Weather

Initial drought list ready for 2022 livestock tax deferrals

Much of Manitoba, southern Alberta designated for 2022

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Many of the Prairie livestock producers forced by drought to make “difficult herd management decisions” in the 2022 income tax year are now eligible to defer the taxable income from those decisions. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Tuesday released the initial list of designated regions in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan where livestock tax deferral
Jared Epp speaks to the crowd at AiM 2022 about stock dogs and herding. (Liam O’Connor photo)
Livestock

Lessons on stock dogs from Ag In Motion

'Our dogs do understand that they're worthy'

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Ranchers, and perhaps even dog owners, gathered around the Cattle Pen at Ag in Motion on Wednesday to learn about stock dogs and what makes them tick. Jared Epp from the Saskatchewan Stock Dog Association led that day’s demonstration and drove home four main points: showing leadership is key, the appearance of the dog doesn’t
Sea Temple of Pura Luhur, Uluwatu, south Bali, Indonesia. (CIA.gov)
Livestock

Indonesia’s foot-and-mouth outbreak prompts international measures

'Viral fragments' detected in meats brought into Australia

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Reuters — Australia and New Zealand say they’ve stepped up protections against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at their international airports following an outbreak of the disease in Indonesia. Travellers arriving in Australia from Indonesia will now be asked to walk across sanitation foot mats at airports, the latest measure to ramp up Australia’s biosecurity measures, the
Markets

New Zealand dairy, meat farmers disappointed in EU trade deal

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New Zealand dairy, sheep and beef farmers say they are disappointed by the recently signed New Zealand-European Union free trade agreement, claiming it provides little new access to the profitable market for meat and dairy. The agreement, which has been in negotiation since mid-2018, will remove tariffs on a wide range of products and be
Markets, News

Foot and mouth disease casts shadow over Indonesian festival

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Reuters – An outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Indonesia disrupted a ritual of slaughtering animals to mark the festival of Eid al-Adha this year, with livestock traders in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation bemoaning low sales. Eid Al-Adha, known as the Festival of Sacrifice, is one of the main holidays in the Islamic
Ultimately for a farm business it will be a balancing act between costs and achieving emission reduction goals.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Will New Zealand farmers long for the ‘fart tax?’

A New Zealand proposal to reduce agriculture emissions involves a lot of trust – and a lot of uncertainty

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After decades of avoiding inclusion in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), New Zealand’s primary production sector has begrudgingly acknowledged that reducing on-farm emissions of greenhouse gases is an imperative. Charged by the government with developing a pricing mechanism and strategy as an acceptable alternative to joining the ETS in 2025 under the Climate Change Response
The new program is a centralized system for Canadian sheep traceability.
Livestock, News, Other livestock

New traceability program soon to be available for Canadian sheep farmers

Program aims to help improve flock management and information availability

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The Canadian Sheep Federation (CSF) AgroLedger, a digital traceability program, is launching a pilot program for early adopters before its sector-wide release. The CFS-funded program will be made available at no cost to Canadian sheep producers to bring them in line with government regulatory amendments that close the loop on full traceability. “We understand that all the
Farm animals like chickens are among the best-cared-for creatures, says animal welfare consultant.
News

Animal welfare on social media: speak up or shut up?

Transparency not optional for livestock, meat industry – but wisdom required

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Farmers are a small group, so standing up for each other is necessary when it comes to online attacks — even those as fraught as animal welfare concerns. However, responding requires wisdom, says one animal welfare expert. “Don’t argue for the sake of arguing but try to find a proper channel and respond to those
Sheep producers usually don’t ask if a flock is free of maedi visna when buying.
Livestock, News, Other

Maedi visna: The hidden sheep disease

What you can’t see can still be hurting your flock

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A fatal disease cost Manitoba sheep farmer Carleen Doerksen about half her flock, but she says few farmers even know the condition exists. Doerksen, who farms near Boissevain, Man., had noticed that some of her ewes couldn’t keep up when moving from pasture to pasture. They couldn’t get enough air, winding up exhausted by the

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