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Same Old For Tories In Throne Speech

By Alex Binkley March 11, 2010

The two months the Harper government spent recal ibrat ing its plans and priorities for Parliament translated into more of the same policies for agriculture and other resource industries. In the throne speech at the start of the new session of Parliament, the government promised “to ensure the freedom of choice for which Western barley

News

Race On To Restore Bee Imports

By Ron Friesen March 4, 2010

Canadian and U. S. officials scheduled a conference call this week to try to restore queen bee imports from Hawaii, Canada’s largest market for queens, despite the presence of varroa mites. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the U. S. Department of Agriculture were expected to discuss ways to revise an import protocol to allow

Livestock, Other livestock

Bovine Rabies Cases Seen Dropping

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 4, 2010

Cases of bovine rabies in Canada continued to drop in 2009, with just eight cases recorded, according to new figures from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. That count includes two cases reported in Manitoba and six in Ontario, the CFIA showed in a new chart on its website, logging clinical cases and laboratory submissions. No

Forages, News

In Brief… – for Mar. 4, 2010

March 4, 2010

No more weed and feed: The Pest Management Regulatory Agency, with the support of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, has decided to uncouple the fertilizer-pesticide combination products intended for lawn and turf uses. The date of last sale for these products will be December 31, 2012. Based on consultation with the provinces, experts and registrants,

Cereals, Crops, News

Western Feed Grain Development Co-Op Strikes Out

By Allan Dawson March 4, 2010

David Rourke was surprised and disappointed two spring wheats proposed for the Canada Western General Purpose (CWGP) class by the Western Feed Grain Development Co-op (WFGDC) weren’t supported for registration here Feb. 25. “I’m not sure what to say at this point,” Rourke, a WFGDC director, from Minto, Man., said after the Prairie Recommending Committee

Livestock, News

Provincial Trade Rules Stymie Ontario Farmer

By Ron Friesen March 4, 2010

“There shouldn’t even be a border as far as any kind of trade.” – RON RHYNER, VERMILION BAY, ONTARIO Why does the chicken cross the road into Manitoba? It doesn’t. Just ask Ron Rhyner. A twilight zone of interprovincial trade restrictions means Rhyner, who farms in Northern Ontario, can’t use a provincially licensed abattoir in

Livestock, News

New Rules For Cattle, Sheep And Goat Imports

By Dave Bedard February 18, 2010

New federal rules will more easily allow healthy breeding cattle to enter Canada from the U. S. if one or some of their herdmates test positive for anaplasmosis. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has revised its import rules to bring the handling of “non-negative” U. S. animals more in line with the regulations that govern

Livestock

Food Safety A Priority

By Alex Binkley February 11, 2010

When Parliament resumes next mo n t h , t h e Harper government should make introduction of long-promised food safety improvements a priority, says a food industry coalition. The Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition, which represents farm, food industry and consumer groups, wants the government to start consulting now. Many factors need to

Livestock, Other livestock

Horse ID To Be Required For Killing Plants

By Daniel Winters February 11, 2010

For horse owners whose list of acceptable options for getting rid of a surplus horse might include a dinner plate as a final destination, then the Canadian Food Inspection Agency would like you to know that the rules have changed. As of Jan. 31, 2010, equine owners intending to sell animals directly or indirectly to

Beef cattle, News

Beef-Grading Agency Ready For Technology Leap

By Cindy Delaloye February 11, 2010

We have the technology, but now the question becomes how to put it to its best use. In the spring of 2008 the board of directors of the Canadian Beef Grading Agency (CBGA) set an admirable goal to have technology and objective measurement in place of today’s human and subjective graders by the year 2013.

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle strengthen Tuesday

Larkin to step down as Grain Growers of Canada Executive Director

Calling for bigger crops ahead of StatCan report

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