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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

Livestock, News

Superbug controversy spurs USDA to seek voluntary antibiotic limits in livestock

By Anna Yukhananov April 20, 2012

Reuters / U.S. regulators are urging food producers to voluntarily stop using antibiotics in livestock for non-medical uses as part of a broad effort to prevent the rise of drug-resistant “superbugs.” Antibiotics should only be used under the supervision of a veterinarian to prevent or treat illnesses in animals, said the USDA, which is asking

Livestock, Other livestock

Adverse consequences of phenylbutazone

By Carol Shwetz April 19, 2012

Phenylbutazone, referred to as “bute” amongst horsemen, is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for the short-term relief of pain, inflammation, and fever in horses. It is one of the most common medications administered to horses but indiscriminate use is wrought with adverse consequences. Therefore horse owners must be aware of its appropriate and prudent use.

Country Crossroads, News

Questions for Reena

By Reena Nerbas April 15, 2012

Dear Reena, I have taken on a new hobby — growing popcorn in my garden! What is the best way to store popcorn so that it stays fresh? — Biannce Hi Biannce, Popcorn is a great treat year round. One of the advantages of growing it in your garden is that you can sample some

Did you know?, News

Chocolate may be good for your waistline

By Reuters April 7, 2012

People who ate chocolate a few times a week or more weighed less than those who rarely indulged, according to a U.S. study involving 1,000 people. Researchers said the findings, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, don’t prove that adding a candy bar to your daily diet will help you shed pounds. Nor did

Country Crossroads, News

Do you need a supplement?

By Julie Garden-Robinson April 7, 2012

Vitamins and minerals have numerous functions in our body. Some people are at nutritional risk and need a dietary supplement more than other people. Pregnant women, breast-feeding women and those capable of becoming pregnant have special nutritional needs. Young children and older adults may also be at nutritional risk. Strict vegetarians, people who smoke and

Crops, News, Oilseeds

CDC Triffid contamination on the decline

By Allan Dawson March 29, 2012

Officials from Canada’s flax industry are in Europe this week to brief government and industry officials on the progress Canada is making removing traces of CDC Triffid, a genetically modified (GM) flax, from Canadian flax. “It’s getting less and less frequent and less and less intense,” Flax Council of Canada president Will Hill said in

Hogs, Livestock, News

Judge orders FDA to remove antibiotics from feed

By Jessica Dye March 29, 2012

Reuters / A federal judge ordered U.S. regulators March 22 to start proceedings to withdraw approval for the use of common antibiotics in animal feed, citing concerns that overuse is endangering human health by creating antibiotic-resistant “superbugs.” U.S. Magistrate Judge Theodore Katz ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin proceedings unless makers of

Crops, News, Oilseeds

Unpaid taxes a “management decision,” says Shape Foods part owner

By Daniel Winters March 23, 2012

On the City of Brandon’s tax arrears list, last updated Feb. 21, there were more than 100 properties listed as being behind on their property taxes — including $266,000 owed by Shape Foods. Jim Downey, a former Manitoba cabinet minister, who along with three other investors bought the flax-crushing and -bottling plant for $5.1 million

Crops, News

Healthier diet, less health-care spending

By Alex Binkley March 23, 2012

With a dose of government co-operation, Canada’s fruit and vegetable growers believe they can help cure the country’s health-care spending epidemic. Horticulture for Health, or Hort4Health as it likes to bill itself, is a working group of farmers, retailers, food processors and input suppliers that sprouted out of Agriculture Canada’s horticulture value chain roundtable. The

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on expectations of tight supplies

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans fall, but achieve first annual gain in three years

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola unlikely to have a good start to 2026

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