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Hog, Equine Codes Of Practice Under Review

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 23, 2010

Canada’s hog and equine sectors will have new codes of practice for the care and handling of both species in place by 2013 following reviews of the existing codes announced in mid- December. Codes of practice set out national guidelines for the care and handling of farm animals. They promote sound management and welfare through

Livestock

Feedlot Placements Surprise Analysts

By Bob Burgdorfer December 2, 2010

Dry pastures, profitable cattle prices and herd liquidation likely caused producers to put more cattle in feedlots in October than a year earlier, analysts said Nov. 19. The U.S. Agriculture Department’s monthly feedlot cattle report showed the addition of 2.504 million new cattle to feedlots last month, up 1.3 per cent year on year. Analysts

Beef cattle, Crops, Livestock

Throne Speech Hints At Livestock Insurance

By Ron Friesen November 25, 2010

Avague promise about livestock insurance in last week’s throne speech has Manitoba cattle producers hoping it’s the kind of insurance they have on their wish list. Producers want to insure for price, not production, said Major Jay Fox, Manitoba Beef Producers president. MBP favours a voluntary program with a guaranteed level of protection against sudden

Livestock, Opinion

Animal Industry Comes Of Age

By Laura Rance-Unger November 18, 2010

An animal-abuse court case based on the discovery of hundreds of dead, starving, dehydrated and injured hogs in a Notre Dame de Lourdes-area barn earlier this year could be precedent setting on two fronts. The horrific conditions animal-welfare officers found when they were called to the scene and the number of charges laid against the

Livestock, News

Proposed Rules For U.S. Meat Industry

November 18, 2010

The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, which polices the U.S. meat and livestock industry, has proposed new rules designed to help producers compete in the marketplace and to assist the agency in prosecuting violators. Public comment on these rules concludes on Nov. 22. Many of the largest U.S. livestock trade organizations are opposed to

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Tougher Times Loom For EU Livestock Farmers

By Gus Trompiz November 18, 2010

Cattle and pig farmers in the European Union, squeezed by rising feed costs and low prices, face real prospects of herd cuts and more restructuring. Soaring grain prices, fuelled by a drought in Russia that has led to a grain export ban, have triggered hikes in animal-feed prices that mean many producers are operating at

Livestock, News

Agency In The Forefront Of High-Tech Changes

By Madeleine Baerg November 11, 2010

Livestock inspection in Alberta is going high tech. The move from handwritten brand log books to a system relying on leading-edge databases and high-tech livestock-movement tools is being pushed by Livestock Identification Services Ltd. (LIS), the non-profit organization in charge of livestock inspection in Alberta. The goal is to optimize costs, improve the “tool kit”

Beef cattle, Livestock

Cattle Industry Gets New Industry Code Of Practice

By Ron Friesen November 11, 2010

Canada’s cattle producers will get a new beef industry code of practice to guide their on-farm operations. The revised code, expected in 2013, will replace the existing one which dates back to 1991. The process will bring together producers, humane societies, scientists, veterinarians, transporters, government representatives and food industry officials to develop voluntary guidelines for

Beef cattle, Livestock

Scene For BSE Disaster Set In The 1970S

By Ron Friesen November 4, 2010

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

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Truckers And Marts Urged Not To Accept High-Risk Cattle

By Ric Swihart October 21, 2010

The days are ending for making a few bucks by shipping high-risk old, thin or arthritic beef and dairy cattle. Darren Malchow, a health-of- animals insector for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in Lethbridge, said the cattle industry is sending the message to all levels that the quality of animals being sent to market is

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Federal food affordability measures, food security strategy announced

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