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Ottawa begins to roll out new food safety measures and rules

By Alex Binkley May 31, 2013

New rules call for more timely and detailed reporting of problems and labels to let consumers know when meat has been mechanically tenderized

Almost a year after announcing its intention to overhaul national food safety rules, the federal government has unveiled the first of many measures it plans to implement through 2014. Among the new measures going into effect on July 2 is mandatory labelling of steaks and roasts that have been mechanically tenderized — a process that

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock, News

Ottawa again turns to the WTO in battle over U.S. labelling law

By Alex Binkley May 29, 2013

Canada will go back to the World Trade Organization — rather than impose sanctions — to try and get Washington to change or scrap its country-of-origin labelling law rules that discriminate against Canadian beef and pork. “There is a WTO process we intend to follow that takes time,” said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “We will

Beef cattle, Crops, Livestock

Veteran civil servant made his mark during the BSE crisis

Brian Evans retires from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency

By Alex Binkley May 24, 2013

After ages as the federal government’s public face of food safety, Brian Evans has taken a well-earned retirement, but not the quiet kind. In addition to being the country’s chief veterinary officer and chief food safety officer, Evans was the government’s main spokesman during the 2003 BSE crisis. But the biggest food safety event was

Hogs, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Canada considers next move in COOL controversy

By Alex Binkley March 28, 2013

Canada is still considering what U.S. exports it might target for retaliatory tariffs if Washington fails to comply with a World Trade Organization ruling against its country-of-origin labelling law, says Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “We’re looking at all our options, but we don’t want to penalize our allies in the U.S. livestock and meat-processing sectors

Hogs, Livestock

Russia may block U.S. and Canadian meat over ractopamine

February 6, 2013

Russian watchdog says U.S., Canada  violated import rules but little impact  is expected on Canada

Reuters / Russia may impose a temporary ban on the import of some U.S. and Canadian beef and pork products as of Feb. 4, amid concerns that they may contain a drug used to make animal muscle more lean. Russia’s Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service said Jan. 23 that both countries were continuing to send

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Marginal effect on trade as U.S. finds another mad cow case

By Rod Nickel May 3, 2012

Reuters / Canada, the third-biggest beef exporter in the world, is unlikely to face any trade backlash from a U.S. mad cow case, even though its beef market is highly integrated with the United States, industry and agriculture officials said April 25. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said April 24 it had detected mad cow

Hogs, Livestock, News, Oilseeds

Farm groups applaud start of trade talks with Japan

By Alex Binkley March 29, 2012

Farm and food industry groups were quick to praise the launch of negotiations for a Canada-Japan free trade deal by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihiko Noda. Japan is the third-largest economy in the world and is Canada’s second-largest agriculture market. The market is worth almost $4 billion for Canadian farmers and

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Manitoba’s Unrau new CCA president

March 23, 2012

The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) board of directors acclaimed Martin Unrau as president and Dave Solverson as vice-president at the CCA’s recent annual general meeting in Ottawa. Unrau, from Manitoba, takes over from outgoing CCA president Travis Toews. Having completed a two-year term, Toews remains an officer of the CCA, and will serve as

Livestock, News

CFIA accountability process strengthened

By Alex Binkley March 14, 2012

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is taking steps to become more accountable to farmers and food processors. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has released new CFIA policies on rights and services that outline its service standards and what the agri-food sector can expect when dealing with the agency. “We know there is always room to improve,”

Livestock, News, Opinion

Letters — for Mar. 8, 2012

March 14, 2012

Cattlemen’s checkoff story in error Regarding the story “CCA town hall: Showcases beef industry group’s ongoing efforts,” in the Feb. 16, 2012 edition of the Manitoba Co-operator, this article attributes incorrect information to Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) vice-president Martin Unrau regarding the allocations of the $1 national checkoff. Unrau was in fact talking about the

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures mixed ahead of Thanksgiving holiday

Pulse Weekly: Looking for trade deal to benefit Canadian growers

U.S. grains: CBOT soybeans firm as traders hope for more Chinese buying

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