Canadian Beef Breeds Council celebrates renewed funding to promote Canadian beef breeds internationally. Funding was highlighted at the 2024 Canadian Western Agribition.
Funds to boost image of Canadian beef genetics
Canadian Beef Breeds Council celebrates renewed funding to promote Canadian beef breeds internationally
Agribition 2024: Indigenous Ag Summit focuses on community, partnership
Canadian Western Agribition’s 11th Indigenous Agriculture Summit focused on growing opportunities for Indigenous producers and using their ways of knowing to advance the ag industry.
FEATURE STORY: Stacking the deck against African swine fever
Canada is preparing for a quick and overwhelming response should African swine fever be found domestically
Canada is preparing for a quick and overwhelming response should African swine fever be found domestically, but zoning agreements with some major trade partner countries are still in the works.
Switching to winter mode on mineral supplementation
The vitamins and minerals you should be focusing on to ensure healthy pregnancies and healthy calves over the cold months.
Are your pregnant cows getting enough zinc and vitamin A this winter? A hard look at your supplement regimen might pay off in next year’s calf crop.
Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries tags grassland partnership for carbon offsets
The Crown corporation has slated funds for grassland preservation in western Manitoba
The partnership between Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries and the Manitoba Habitat Conservancy aims to maintain unbroken grassland in western Manitoba.
Pork industry asked for take on pig code of practice
The National Farm Animal Care Council has its pig code up for review; the pork sector is being asked to weigh in
The National Farm Animal Care Council has its pig code up for review. The pork sector is being asked to weigh in.
Organics continue battle with gene editing
The organic sector objects to looser regulation for gene-edited crops, citing contamination worries, lack of traceability
The Canadian organic sector continues to stand against loosened rules and what they say is lack of traceability requirements for gene-edited crops.
Eight things about Agribition to know before you go
Glacier FarmMedia – For more than 50 years Canadian Western Agribition has drawn attendees interested in livestock, rodeo and farm life to Regina. Now in its 53rd year, Agribition attracts attendees of all ages from across Canada and around the globe. This year the festivities begin Monday, November 25 and run through Saturday, November 30.
Farm women face old challenges
There are more female farmers around, but gender bias continues to rear its ugly head, panelists say
Farm women’s contributions are more recongized than past decades, but women still face challenges, exclusion and bias in the agriculture sector, according to Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture Summit panelists.
New uses for pulse starch
Pulse starch byproducts could find a market in new food and biomaterial uses
Starch, not protein, makes up most of pulse seeds. Finding new markets to take that starch byproduct can reduce food waste and give the farmer more value for their pulse crop.
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