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Farmers’ Gain Seen In Federal Food-Labelling Decision

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While Health Canada took only a cautious first step, its recent decision to allow health claims on foods that contain plant sterols intended to lower blood cholesterol levels could create a new market for farmers. Its refusal until recently to accept health claims worked to the disadvantage of growers and food companies, said Derek Nighbor,
Hogs, Livestock

Northwestern Ont. Packer Honoured

An abattoir in Ontario’s Lake of the Woods region has been named to receive one of that province’s Premier’s Awards for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence. The Rainy River District Regional Abattoir at Emo, Ont., about 150 km east of Sprague, Man., is one of 55 regional award winners named this year, each receiving a $5,000 prize.
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In Brief… – for Jun. 24, 2010

Butt out and keep your hands on the wheel: As of July 15, drivers caught texting or using hand-held cellphones while operating a motor vehicle face a $191 fine, Highways Minister Steve Ashton has announced. That’s when amendments to the Highway Traffic Act approved last year take effect. Use of hands-free devices and 911 calls
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Anaplasmosis Outbreak Quiets Down

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“We’re not doing active testing right now unless we have a suspicion of the disease.” – DR. DOROTHY GEALE, CFIA An anaplasmosis outbreak in southeastern Manitoba livestock herds is starting to tail off with no new cases reported since earlier this spring. The last confirmed case on April 26 involved a herd of bison in
Livestock, News

Quiet Progress Being Made, Says MCPA Director

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“We haven’t abandoned these producers.” – RAY ARMBRUSTER Alocal director for the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association says he shares the frustration of ranchers in TB Alley over the lack of progress toward bringing the disease under control. Ray Armbruster, who runs a 150-head operation just north of Rossburn, has experienced the stress producers face first
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TB Testing Blamed For Herd Health Decline

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The verdant Birdtail River Valley, just south of Riding Mountain National Park, looks every bit like a rancher’s paradise. Hillsides covered with tall, straight poplar and spruce trees shelter farmhouses and outbuildings dotting the lowlands, which are separated by neatly fenced pastures filled with lush green grass. But the ranchers who have made these hills
News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Jun. 10, 2010

Dow gets access to Roundup: Monsanto Co. has agreed to license its Roundup Ready 2 Yield herbicide trait to Dow Chemical’s agricultural unit, an agreement that will let Dow boost its presence in the soybean market. Dow AgroSciences will pay Monsanto a royalty for stacking the technology with its seeds. As part of stacking, seed
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Checkowski Claims Letter From Ritz Exonerates Him

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“The minister recognizes that he’s not an expert in the diagnosis of TB.” – Mari A Koller-Jones Rodney Checkowski was armed with a letter from Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz that he thought supported his case when he stood up to Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials in 2008. The letter, signed by the minister and forwarded
Hogs, Livestock

New Report Alleges Systemic Livestock Transport Abuse

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“Do the math. It’s less than half a per cent.” – CRYSTAL MACKAY, OFAC Anew and controversial report by the World Society for the Protection of Animals claims farm animals routinely arrive at Canadian livestock auction markets and slaughterhouses dead, sick or severely injured. It bases its findings, not on anecdotal evidence, but on the
Livestock

Union Can’t Find New Inspectors

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The new workers “must be ghosts, no one can find them, they’re nowhere.” – BOB KINGSTON The wrangling between the Harper government and the union representing food inspectors at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is on again following the presentation in Parliament of a report that says the agency has added 93 inspectors to its

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