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New Animal Welfare Laws Give Enforcement Officials New Power

By Daniel Winters November 11, 2010

Manitoba’s new Animal Care Act gives enforcement officers sweeping powers to investigate and prosecute cases of animal abuse whether they are in the city or on the farm, the province’s top animal welfare officer says. “We really have police powers. We can enter and collect evidence. You must cooperate with me when I ask you

Hogs, Livestock, News

Notre Dame Hog Case Headed To Court

By Ron Friesen November 11, 2010

A farm couple from the Rural Municipality of Lorne faces multiple charges of animal cruelty in what authorities call one of the worst cases of livestock abuse they have ever seen. Martin and Dolores Grenier have been accused of 23 counts under the provincial Animal Care Act after more than 2,000 pigs were found starving

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

French Beef Producers Block Abattoirs Over Prices

November 11, 2010

French beef producers were blocking nine out of 10 slaughterhouses of France’s top beef processor Nov. 8 to ask for a rise in prices that would relieve higher costs, producers’ organization the FNB said. Breeders accuse Bigard, which accounts for about 40 per cent of cattle slaughtering in France, of being inflexible in price negotiations.

Crops

Agriculture Called Key To Protecting Biodiversity

By Ron Friesen November 11, 2010

An international accord to protect the world’s endangered species highlights the need for environmental goods and services programs for farmers, a Canadian farm leader says. Farmers can do a lot to protect nature if given the tools to do it, said Ron Bonnett, Canadian Federation of Agriculture president. So producers should not be left out

News

China Quarantine Bureau Rejects U.S. Corn Cargo

By Niu Shuping November 11, 2010

China’s quarantine bureau confirmed Nov. 2 that it had discovered traces of an unapproved genetically modified organism (GMO) in a U.S. corn cargo and had refused its entry into China. “A genetically modified element which is not approved by the Agriculture Ministry has been identified in the cargo and according to the relevant State Council

Crops

USDA Issues Draft Plan

November 11, 2010

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a draft proposal to again allow farmers to grow Monsanto Co.’s genetically modified sugar beets. A U.S. district court in California has ruled that the sugar beets cannot be produced until the USDA issues a full environmental impact study, which the department does not expect to complete until

Cereals, Crops

Monsanto Sees “Right Time” For GMO Wheat Varieties

By Carey Gillam November 11, 2010

Monsanto Co. could start field testing genetically modified wheat within one to two years, but remains cautious about future commercialization, according to one of the company’s top wheat technology executives. Six years after shelving a biotech wheat product in the face of stiff market resistance, Monsanto still sees a need for circumspection, but believes building

Livestock

Supplies, Domestic Demand, Prices All Strong

By MarketsFarm Team November 4, 2010

Wi t h ha r-v est operations now virtually complete across Manitoba, auction marts across the province saw large volumes during the final week of October, as the fall calf run brought in big numbers of cattle. Keith Cleaver, manager of Heartland Livestock in Brandon, said it was a good week to be selling. “The

Livestock

Predator Control A Year-Round Affair

By Daniel Winters November 4, 2010

Manitoba Conservation’s decision to allow year-round coyote and wolf hunting and trapping is aimed at alleviating the pressure on livestock producers, according to Barry Verbiwski, who heads the province’s fur-bearer and problem wildlife unit. “In many instances, wolves and coyotes were coming off of Crown land and coming on to private land to maraud and

Hogs, Livestock

A Vaccine For Boar Taint Coming Soon

November 4, 2010

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. An immunological method of eliminating boar taint through vaccination is moving closer to reality in North America, with the vaccine soon to be licensed in both

Daily Network News

JBS reaches deal with U.S. meatpacking workers who went on strike

Public consultation open on national beef code of practice

Pulse weekly: Indian forecasters predict below-normal monsoon

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