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Government Action Needed To Protect Horse Breeders

By Betty Coulthard June 10, 2010

Professional horse breeders have been the most neglected group of agricultural producers by government. We have no representation and have for years been losing massive amounts for every foal produced. The horse industry in this country is entering crisis status. The policies and practices set in place have started breeders down the path to annihilation.

Cereals, Dairy cattle, Livestock, News, Oilseeds

New CAFTA Head Wants To Get Along

By Alex Binkley February 4, 2010

“I’m positive that with some discussion, we get a better understanding of each other. It works around here.” – STAN EBY Stan Eby hopes to replace the long-standing tensions between export-oriented farm groups and the supply-managed sector with a more positive relationship that respects the goals of both sides. Eby, a longtime Ontario cattle producer,

Livestock, Opinion, Other livestock

Taking Ownership

By Laura Rance-Unger January 28, 2010

Farmers have heard lots about value lately – value-added processing, value chains and supply chain partnerships. But quite frankly, the “how” of where these initiatives will add to their bottom lines has remained elusive. Of course, value-added developments often mean additional or expanded marketing opportunities, but many of these tend to be small and selected,

Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

Beef processors don’t need another subsidy

December 24, 2009

As a cattle producer, I question the motives of those who are prepared to give Canada’s largest cattle processors another subsidy as cited in the story “Tories accused of stalling SRM subsidy, Manitoba Co-operator Dec. 17. Brad Wildeman claims to represent primary producers (cow-calf operators) in his function as head of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association.

Livestock

Extension Requested For Old Cattle Tags

By Ron Friesen October 29, 2009

“Kick me when I’m down.” – ROBERT SHWALUK Some Manitoba cattle producers want a national agency to extend a rapidly approaching deadline for eliminating bar code tags used to trace cattle back to their original herds. Producers at a Manitoba Cattle Producers Association district meeting voted to ask the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency to allow

Country Crossroads, Livestock

Restoration Program Generates Interest

By Bill Stilwell September 24, 2009

Anew program is looking at righting old wrongs while putting some cash into landowners’ pockets. The new Wetland Restoration Incentive Program (WRIP) will help local landowners to restore drained wetlands while also compensating their efforts. “For me it was a fit for pasture land,” said Gord Beddome, a Shilo-area cattle producer. Beddome recently restored the

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Full Livestock Traceability Getting Closer

By Alex Binkley March 26, 2009

Sale barns and livestock transporters remain the main hurdles to a fully functioning beef traceability system, according to Steve Primrose, the chairman of the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency. “We need to sell a national traceability program because it will open up niche markets,” he told the annual meeting of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. “When we

Livestock, News

Correction

March 19, 2009

John Kellar, the former associate director for animal disease control at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, is not a codefendant in the BSE-related class-action lawsuit filed by Niagara Falls cattle producer Bill Sauer (“BSE-affected producers get their day in court,” Co-operator, March 12, page 33). The class action’s particulars allege Kellar committed “misfeasance in public office,”

Beef cattle, Livestock

Market Access Key To Stabilizing Canadian Beef Industry

By Alex Binkley March 19, 2009

Expanding export opportunities and reducing unnecessary regulations are the best ways to restore profitability to the Canadian beef industry, cattle producers have told the Commons agriculture committee. About 65 per cent of the beef produced in Canada is consumed by Canadians, but that is a fairly stable market facing increased competition from imports, John Gillespie,

Beef cattle, Cereals, Livestock, News

NFU Denies Suggested Link With R-CALF

By Ron Friesen February 26, 2009

“That characterization is misleading farmers and distracting farmers away from the real issues confronting cattle producers.” – STEWART WELLS, NFU PRESIDENT The National Farmers Union has reacted furiously to media suggestions it may be in bed with a longtime nemesis of the Canadian cattle industry. Kevin Hursh, a Saskatchewan agricultural commentator, last week accused the

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CFIA adds controls for imports of Spanish feed ingredients after African swine fever outbreak

FCC forecasts rocky financial year, points to waning confidence, vCOOL, interest rates

GIWA trims Western Australian crop forecasts, still predicts record harvest

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