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Activists target Ontario hog farm with ransomware

'We are dealing with adversaries whose motivation is not money'

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A ransomware on a small Ontario hog business is something a cybersecurity expert says needs more attention from the agriculture industry. Instead of cash, the attackers demanded the hog business owners publicly admit to what they alleged to be livestock mistreatment. The occurrence was unique and alarming, says Ali Dehghantanha, Canada research chair in cybersecurity
I expect this will result in a patchwork of laws that are likely to make U.S. meat producers very uncomfortable. Ultimately, it could push Congress to set federal standards.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Court ruling could catalyze new wave of U.S. animal welfare laws

The precedent could leave pork trade to navigate an eventual legislative patchwork

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Should California be able to require higher welfare standards for farm animals raised outside its borders if products from those animals are to be sold in California? On May 11, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the answer is yes. The result was determined by a 5-4 vote in the court case, National Pork Producers Council
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Hogs, Livestock

U.S. Supreme Court upholds California’s pig confinement law

Dissent suggests 'substantial burden against interstate commerce'

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Reuters — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday preserved a California law banning the sale of pork in America’s most-populous state from pigs kept in tightly confined spaces, rejecting an industry challenge claiming that the voter-backed animal welfare measure impermissibly regulates out-of-state farmers. The justices voted 5-4 to uphold a lower court’s dismissal of a
Meagan King of the University of Manitoba is delving into the link between human and livestock well-being.
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Do healthy humans make for happy cows?

Study looks to link human well-being with animal welfare outcomes

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Meagan King of the University of Manitoba’s Department of Animal Sciences has noted a lot of progress in how cows are kept, particularly dairy cows. Now she’s rounding up data on the welfare of another social species important to the well-being of domestic cattle: their human minders. “We’re so focused on healthy animals and animal
Amy te Plate-Church, with the U.S. Centre for Food Integrity, was the keynote speaker at the Manitoba Pork Council’s annual meeting April 13.
News

Values lead on public trust

Most Canadians are happy to eat meat if animals are treated humanely, but aren’t sure about farmer practices, survey shows

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The agriculture industry may be answering the wrong questions when addressing concerns about animal welfare. “We’ve been providing answers to ‘can we?’ The public is asking ‘should we?’” said Amy te Plate-Church, a speaker with the U.S.-based Centre for Food Integrity and guest of honour at the Manitoba Pork Council’s annual meeting April 13. While
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New Zealand exports last livestock

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Reuters – New Zealand’s last exports of livestock by sea have been completed and live exports have ceased, its agriculture minister said April 21. The country has now fully implemented a ban on export shipments of animals on the grounds of their welfare. The government announced in 2021 that shipping animals offshore, largely for building
Cows on a Grunthal, Man. dairy farm. (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Geralyn Wichers)
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Continuous tie-stall housing to be phased out in new dairy code of practice

Producer, animal welfare groups praise new code; some drawbacks were noted

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New guidelines for dairy cattle care will improve animal welfare while also potentially increasing farm productivity, Dairy Farmers of Canada says. “I think that we’ve come to a very solid revised code,” David Wiens, DFC’s vice-president, said in an interview. The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) on Thursday released its revised Code of Practice
The Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions is promoting its workshops aimed at educating organizers on better animal care at public events.
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Workshop aims to raise the bar on animal care

Workshops geared towards improved animal care at agricultural fairs

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The Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions (CAFE) hopes its Animal Care Workshop program will set a new standard for animal care at agricultural fairs. CAFE is organizing workshops across the country to spread the message about their new best practices for animal care. “Our goal with this project is to develop a national guideline
HyLife’s segmented weaning ramp is designed for efficient work flow, but more importantly, less back-breaking work.
Hogs, Livestock

Weaning ramps for piglets gain traction

Almost all HyLife hog barns have put their names in for the invention

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[UPDATED; Feb. 10, 2022] It started with a request from the staff at one of the many hog barns associated with HyLife Foods. Weaning piglets was hard on the back: bend down, pick up a 12-pound piglet, vaccinate it, bend to put it down again, this time sorted by sex. Rinse and repeat hundreds of

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