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Dairy Expansions Slow, Quota Shortage Feared

By Ron Friesen April 21, 2011

Aslowdown in the consolidation of dairy farms across Canada may create a shortage of quota for producers who want to expand, an industry official warns. The current rate of dairy farm consolidation is about half of what the rate was at the start of the decade. This will put pressure on producers’ ability to expand

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Schedule Breeding Soundness Exams Before Turnout

By NDSU Release April 14, 2011

Not all bulls are able to breed cows successfully, and not all bulls that breed cows have semen that can result in successful fertilization and pregnancy. “If a bull can’t fertilize cows and you turn him out to breed, there are likely to be a lot of non-pregnant cows at the end of the year,”

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National Pooling Report Advances Single Milk Pool Discussion

By Ron Friesen April 7, 2011

Areport to the Canadian Milk Supply Management Committee this month could be the first step toward establishing a long-discussed national all-milk pool for dairy farmers. The report by a two-person industry committee caps months of talks with provincial milk boards to gauge their feelings about national pooling. The response so far has been generally positive

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Ritz Says Farm Groups Wanted Budget Passed

March 31, 2011

Buoyed by endorsements from farm groups for the 2011 budget, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz lashed out at opposition parties March 23 in what sounded more like an election rally than a news conference. “The coalition of opposition parties should explain why they will vote against the budget that has the support of farm groups,” said

Crops, Dairy cattle

U.S. FDA Will Step Up Food Inspections From Japan

March 31, 2011

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said March 17 it was working on new steps to ensure food imports from Japan were safe as that country works to contain radiation from stricken nuclear power facilities. “As FDA assesses whether there is a potential health risk associated with FDA-regulated food products imported from Japan, the agency

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Other livestock

N. Korea Must Step Up Fight On Foot-And-Mouth — FAO

March 31, 2011

North Korea’s capacity to detect and contain outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in livestock needs significant strengthening, the UN food agency FAO and the world animal health body OIE said Mar. 24. The FAO and the OIE, which sent a joint mission in the reclusive communist state in late February-early March, said FMD cases have been

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Next Few Months Critical In Beef Operations

March 31, 2011

The next several months are crucial in securing potential profits in a majority of beef operations. “The No. 1 indicator of potential profits is the birth of a live calf, and to have a live calf next year, the cows need to become pregnant,” says Carl Dahlen, North Dakota State University Extension Service beef cattle

Crops, Dairy cattle

Common Voice For Ag Sector More Critical Than Ever: MRAC Speaker

By Lorraine Stevenson March 24, 2011

Bracing for major change in the agricultural industry, Manitoba’s ag community proposed the formation of the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council 15 years ago. Founding members believed a common voice and vision for agriculture and for making rural Manitoba a better place to live was needed. That need for collaboration and common voice is even more

Dairy cattle, News

Radiation In Japanese Food A Concern

By Risa Maeda March 24, 2011

The World Health Organization said on Monday that radiation in food after an earthquake damaged a Japanese nuclear plant was more serious than previously thought, eclipsing signs of progress in a battle to avert a catastrophic meltdown in its reactors. Engineers managed to rig power cables to all six reactors at the Fukushima complex, 240

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Processors, Dairy Producers Butt Heads Again

By Alex Binkley March 17, 2011

They’ve promised to try to get along better but processors and dairy producers look set to get into another scrap over the amount of milk in a dairy product. Saputo and Kraft Canada went to court when Ottawa imposed new compositional standards for cheese, which required greater use of milk, in 2008. In February, the

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Dairy Expansions Slow, Quota Shortage Feared

Schedule Breeding Soundness Exams Before Turnout

National Pooling Report Advances Single Milk Pool Discussion

Ritz Says Farm Groups Wanted Budget Passed

U.S. FDA Will Step Up Food Inspections From Japan

N. Korea Must Step Up Fight On Foot-And-Mouth — FAO

Next Few Months Critical In Beef Operations

Common Voice For Ag Sector More Critical Than Ever: MRAC Speaker

Radiation In Japanese Food A Concern

Processors, Dairy Producers Butt Heads Again

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