Livestock

A southern Ontario cheesemaker billed as Canada’s biggest ricotta producer has picked up public funding to renovate its packaging and production space. Silani Sweet Cheese, based in Simcoe County at Schomberg, about 40 km north of Toronto, will get $843,900 from the province’s Rural Economic Development program for the renovation work. Upgrading its production and

Nova Scotia’s beef, pork and sheep producer associations are setting up a new organization to co-ordinate producer programs and look for “joint ventures” in the meat business. Pork Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Cattle Producers and the Sheep Producers Association of Nova Scotia are now developing what’s to be called the Agri-Commodity Management Association. The new

Pending changes to Quebec’s ASRA farm income stabilization program will soon come with their own support program. The provincial agriculture, food and fisheries ministry (MAPAQ) on Thursday telegraphed that it will “soon” announce transitional funding on the order of $100 million. The funding is to be earmarked for farm operations most impacted by what’s expected

Cargill’s Canadian arm has launched a new outreach program in which 4-H clubs can develop projects to make a positive impact in their home communities. The new program, a promotion for the company’s Victory brand hybrid canola, was announced Wednesday and dubbed the Reaping Returns Community Outreach Program. Participating 4-H project teams are eligible to

A vaccine combining a turkey herpes virus (HVT) vaccine for Marek’s disease and part of the virus for infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) has picked up registration for use in day-old chickens at the hatchery. Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health said Monday its new Innovax-ILT product now has Canadian registration for vaccination of healthy one-day-old chickens by subcutaneous route