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MCPA Becomes Manitoba Beef Producers

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The Manitoba Cattle Producers Association is undergoing a makeover to improve its image. At the annual general meeting last week, it unveiled a new logo, a rebranding campaign, and a name change. Henceforth, the organization will be known as the Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP). The old logo, which was a lariat spelling out the letters
Crops

Feds Fund Poultry Sector Brain Trust

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The federal government and Canada’s poultry industry stakeholders will collectively put more than $2.5 million into research on the sector’s priorities. Abbotsford, B.C. MP Ed Fast announced the federal contribution of $1.8 million Nov. 12 toward a joint research cluster to “address sector priorities and challenges concerning poultry health, food safety and quality and production
Beef cattle, Livestock

Scene For BSE Disaster Set In The 1970S

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Industry veteran Charlie Gracey saw it coming. Gracey traces the current beef industry slump back to the 1970s which, in his view, set the stage for the post-BSE downturn. “During the four-year period from 1974 to early 1978, the industry tanked due to exuberant oversupply and huge amounts of equity were lost, particularly in the
Cereals, Opinion

“Everything” Is Not On The Table

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Hunger that emerged as a side-effect of war left a lasting mark on European culture – one that we would do well to remember in the context of the much-heralded negotiations towards a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union. Canadian and European negotiators have been working towards a bilateral
Crops

McKenzie Seeds Shows Off Its New Location

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The recession has actually helped Canada’s largest packet seed company and the local-food trend and food scares are also boosting business. “We have noticed that there has been an increased interest in gardening in the last couple of seasons, which may be attributed to the uncertain economy and contributing factors such as food safety,” said
Livestock, Other livestock

New Document Required For Slaughter Horses

As of July 31,2010 the Canadi an Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) initiated new rules and regulations before a horse can be sent for slaughter. These new measures were in response to the European Commission’s directive for identification and traceability of horses intended for human consumption. All horses presented for slaughter at a federally inspected processing
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Food Safety Review Slowly Getting Underway

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The committee has been struck, but any revamp of food safety regulations is still a ways off. “We’re in early days,” said Anna Romano, executive director of the Food Safety Review Committee at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The group of government, agriculture and food industry officials has met once and agreed on six themes they
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Safety Of Imported Food Red Flagged By Audit

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An internal audit that paints a damning picture of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s oversight of imported foods is yesterday’s news, according to the federal government. The audit, which covers the period from 2005 to early 2008, found that recalls of imported food are rising dramatically. The audit notes that Canada imports foods from more
Dairy cattle, Livestock

On-Farm Vet Visits Supported

Farmers can still tap into a federal-provincial program that pays the cost of an on-site consultation with a veterinarian to assess and improve their on-farm food safety, traceability and biosecurity strategies, a Manitoba government release says. More than 150 Manitoba beef producers have already participated in the project, Beef Herd Biosecurity Assessment program, in which
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Election Talk May Derail Correction To Food Labels – for Sep. 16, 2010

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The growing talk of a federal election this fall may derail efforts to get Product of Canada labelling shifted to a more realistic basis, industry observers say. Last spring, Jean-Pierre Blackburn, the minister of state for agriculture, launched an initiative to try to save the Product of Canada label from falling into complete disuse. In

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