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Federal food laws face overhaul

By Alex Binkley June 5, 2012

The Harper government is putting the finishing touches to a major revamp of federal food laws to make processors and manufacturers more responsible for food safety while inspectors focus on the risky segments of the business. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz is expected to present the legislation, known unofficially as the Food Act, to Parliament sometime

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

It wasn’t what she ate

May 30, 2012

washington / reuters /Investigators are searching for a dozen herdmates of the elderly California dairy cow that had mad cow disease, the Agriculture Department said May 17, with all signs indicating it was a rare spontaneous case of the fatal brain-wasting illness. Two laboratories associated with the World Organization for Animal Health confirmed the cow

Livestock, News, Other livestock

Concerns raised about CWD entering Manitoba

By Shannon VanRaes May 17, 2012

Changes are coming to the way the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) handles chronic wasting disease (CWD) in farmed elk populations, but what those changes are is up for debate. “While we don’t have all the details yet — the federal government has signalled that they are giving up on the idea of eradicating the

News

CFIA applies new rules to food importers

By Alex Binkley May 17, 2012

Two years after admitting that it didn’t have a registry of food importers, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is finally proposing to introduce a licensing regime for the estimated 25,000 businesses, which bring foreign-made food or beverages into Canada. The government announced a Food and Consumer Safety Action Plan in 2007, which was to include measures

Livestock, News, Other livestock

Scrapie confirmed at same Ontario farm as missing herd

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 14, 2012

One of the sheep remaining at a quarantined southeastern Ontario farm where 31 sheep disappeared last month has been confirmed positive for scrapie. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed in a release April 27 that a sheep that had died on the farm operated by Linda Montana Jones near Hastings, Ont., had the fatal nerve disease. The farm

Livestock, News

Study suggests red meat cheers you up

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 14, 2012

Amidst a bevy of studies surgesting red meat consumption is bad for your body, Australian researchers say not eating enough of it is linked to depression and anxiety. Associate Professor Felice Jacka and colleagues from Deakin University’s Barwon Psychiatric Research Unit have studied the relationship between the consumption of beef and lamb and the presence

Beef cattle, Livestock

Tetanus — a nasty disease, but easy to prevent

By Roy Lewis May 4, 2012

In our practice, the incidence of tetanus has definitely been increasing in the last several years. This article will review some of the pertinent signs of tetanus and look at the prevention of this deadly disease. Tetanus is caused by the bacterium Clostridium Tetani, which is in the same family of organisms that causes blackleg.

News

Union charges Ritz kept in the dark about impact of CFIA cuts

By Alex Binkley May 3, 2012

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz is misinformed and passing on incorrect information to consumers about the impact of cuts to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, according to the head of the union that represents some CFIA employees. Bob Kingston said he believes Ritz is sincere when he says the 10 per cent cut to CFIA’s funding

Hogs, Livestock, News

U.S. livestock antibiotic move under scrutiny in Canada

By Alex Binkley April 30, 2012

Amove by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to clamp down on the use of human antibiotics in veterinary drugs is being closely watched in Canada, but no immediate action is being planned. The final shape of the FDA’s plan has yet to be determined but it’s aimed at eliminating so-called non-therapeutic antibiotic use within

Cereals, Hogs, Livestock

NIRS provides rapid feed-ingredient analysis

By Bernie Peet April 30, 2012

Cost of $40,000 can potentially be paid off within six months on a moderate-size beef or hog operation

The technique of Near Infrared Reflectance Spectrometry (NIRS) analysis is set to change the way livestock producers evaluate feed ingredients and have their rations formulated. Because this technology provides a rapid assessment of a wide range of nutritional parameters, such as energy value, dry matter and protein, the economic value of ingredients such as cereals

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Chicago grain prices fall amid profit-taking and dollar rebound

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall back as inventory hits 75-year low

Farm family income gains driven by off-farm earnings: StatCan

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