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New Zealand exports last livestock

By Lucy Craymer April 28, 2023

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

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News April 1, 2023

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.

News

Workshop aims to raise the bar on animal care

Workshops geared towards improved animal care at agricultural fairs

By Don Norman February 21, 2023

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

By Alexis Stockford February 6, 2023

[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

The pork industry is highly integrated throughout North America, so having a requirement in one state will have a ripple effect throughout the value chain.

Editorial, Op/Ed

Guest editorial: California could set the rules on raising pigs

By Kristy Nudds November 24, 2022

The biggest pork market in the U.S. could no longer be accessible to Canadian producers if a ballot initiative known as Proposition 12 becomes law. Proposition 12 was part of the state of California’s general election ballot in 2018. Also known as the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, it aims to establish new minimum

Farmers and animal welfare advocates understand that if California wins, states with the most progressive animal welfare policies will be able to effectively set national standards...

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: U.S. Supreme Court weighs animal welfare issue

California law could have far-reaching implications for hog producers

By David Favre October 25, 2022

Should Californians be able to require higher welfare standards for farm animals that are raised in other states if products from those animals are to be sold in California? The U.S. Supreme Court is confronting this challenge in a suit now before it. Pork producers are challenging a law that California voters adopted in 2018

Daniel Wuergler, co-owner of the Gallipool Frasses farm, walks among 18,000 Lohmann Classic laying hens at Les Montets, about 45 km northeast of Lausanne, on Sept. 16, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Denis Balibouse)

Livestock

Swiss reject initiative to ban factory farming

Voters back narrowly back rise in women's retirement age to 65

By GFM Network News September 26, 2022

Geneva | Reuters — Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to ban factory farming in a referendum on whether the wealthy country’s strict animal welfare laws need to be tightened yet further. The government’s VoteInfo App showed a provisional result of 62.86 per cent of votes against the proposal, put to a referendum under

‘The hog sector is transitioning to Canadian Pork Excellence, a set of programs that allow registered pork producers to demonstrate compliance with food safety and animal care requirements.’ – Cam Dahl

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Farmers and the ‘prove it’ generation

Be real about modern agriculture because there’s much to be proud of

By Cam Dahl September 12, 2022

What is a farmer’s relationship with environmental and animal welfare certification programs? Would it be right to say that it’s complicated? On one hand, farmers feel targeted by those in the activist community who reject the realities of modern agriculture. No genetically modified anything. No fertilizer. No pesticides. Small holdings with a few chickens, a

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

By Geralyn Wichers June 10, 2022

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

Hogs, Livestock

Icahn drops proxy fights with Kroger’s, McDonald’s

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 6, 2022

Reuters — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is dropping a proxy fight focused on the treatment of pregnant pigs at Kroger Co. after losing a similar fight with McDonald’s Corp last month, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. “I congratulate the McDonald’s team on their victory in this proxy engagement and, after much contemplation, given the

Daily Network News

Strong 2025 could mean complications for Canadian grain sector in 2026 says analyst

Egyptian wheat imports to be firm as domestic output increases

Federal government to ease some restrictions on temporary foreign workers

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