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Virus, Genetic Link Eyed In Canadian Salmon Deaths

Sockeye salmon in one of Canada’s key but troubled fisheries on the Pacific Coast may have a genetic flaw that makes them more susceptible to disease, according to a study released Jan. 13. Researchers have found a genetic profile in some sockeye in British Columbia’s Fraser River that indicates some are more likely to die
Beef cattle, News

Beef Producers Eye European Trade

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An agreement recently announced between the Canadian government and the European Union (EU) that will allow duty-free access of up to 20,000 tonnes of Canadian beef into the European market is encouraging news to Canadian beef exporters, but they said actual volumes will fall well short of that quota. Christoph Weder of Prairie Heritage Beef
Livestock

Renewable Fuels Association Wants 10 Per Cent Biofuel

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Canada’s renewable fuels industry is pressing the federal government to double the percentage of renewable fuels it will require in gasoline and diesel, the head of the industry association said Nov. 29. The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association wants Ottawa to raise the ethanol-in-gasoline mandate from five per cent to 10 per cent and the still-to-be-implemented
Beef cattle, Livestock

Sales Expected To Turn Down Towards Christmas

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Ca t t l e cont inued to be sold at a steady pace at Manitoba auction marts during the week ending November 26, despite a snowstorm that dropped in the neighbourhood of 15 centimetres in many parts of the province. Robin Hill, manager of Heartland Livestock Services in Virden, said volume was close to
Crops, Forages, Livestock

Saskatchewan Offers Livestock Assistance

The Canadian province of Saskatchewan will compensate livestock farmers for costs they incurred because of too much rain this year, the provincial government said Nov. 9. Saskatchewan received record rainfall in spring, followed by wet periods in summer, damaging hay crops and pastures. The province will help cover farmers’ costs of transporting feed to their
Livestock, News

In Brief… – for Nov. 11, 2010

Protecting biodiversity: Delegates from nearly 200 nations agreed Oct. 29 to a sweeping plan to put the brakes on loss of species by setting new 2020 targets to ensure greater protection of nature and enshrine the benefits it gives mankind. Environment ministers from around the globe also agreed on rules for sharing the benefits from
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Canadian Provinces Push Ottawa To Block Potash Bid

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PotashCorp’s home province was ratcheting up pressure on the Canadian government to block BHP Billiton’s hostile approach as the Nov. 3 deadline for a decision drew near. Saskatchewan, where fertilizer producer PotashCorp is based, wanted Ottawa to reject the Anglo-American mining giant’s $39-billion offer, the largest takeover bid of 2010. It says a deal would
Crops, Hogs

Canada Hog Herd Falls To Smallest In 13 Years

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Canadian farmers cut back their hog herds to the smallest size in 13 years as of Oct. 1, as high feed costs and an unfavourably strong Canadian dollar puts many of them out of business. The hog inventory on Canadian farms slipped 0.8 per cent to 11.9 million head in the third quarter from a
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BHP’s Bid For PotashCorp Tough Call For Government

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Canada’s Conservative government will put its pro-business reputation on the line when it decides whether to let a foreign firm buy up resource giant PotashCorp, and Ottawa will win enemies whichever way it turns. If it says yes it will alienate supporters in the western province of Saskatchewan, whose right-leaning government both backs the federal

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