pet food Archives - Page 2 of 4 - Manitoba Co-operator

Australian kangaroo exporters look to hop into meat-hungry China

By Colin Packham November 27, 2013

Once considered pet food, kangaroo meat could soon be sold to China as a luxury product, to encourage Chinese consumers to do something few Australians will — eat it. With a booming middle class, China’s appetite for meat is expected to rise nearly 17 per cent over the next eight years, the World Trade Organization

Country Crossroads, Other livestock

Harvest Moon expands food initiative

Local buying clubs take the burden of direct marketing off the shoulders of small farm operators

By Shannon VanRaes May 22, 2013

The six-year-old initiative connects consumers and farmers through buying clubs and pickup sites. Customers place and pay for the orders online and later pickup their order at a site set up by the buying club in that area. Last year, there were four sites in Winnipeg and one in Starbuck. But organizers are now adding

Crops, Livestock, Other livestock

U.S. corn quality concerns linger despite better test results

By Julie Ingwersen, Tom Polansek April 9, 2013

Reuters / The quality of last year’s drought-hit U.S. corn harvest remains under scrutiny because of worries about toxins that flourish in dry weather, despite improved test results for export shipments. The U.S. Grains Council, which works to promote exports, said in a report on Wednesday that 77.8 per cent of corn samples tested at

Beef cattle, Livestock, Other livestock

EU may lift animal byproduct ban for pig and poultry feed

By Ivana Sekularac April 9, 2013

But safety measures may make its use in animal feed too expensive and retailers fear a consumer backlash

The European Union hopes to ease the cost of protein used to make pig and poultry feed by lifting a ban on byproducts imposed during the mad cow disease outbreak over a decade ago. The change would come at a time of heightened consumer concern about food safety in Europe after it was discovered that

Livestock, News, Other livestock

Iowa ends mandatory testing of milk for toxic byproduct aflatoxin

By Reuters March 16, 2013

Iowa has dropped a requirement that all milk received in the state be tested for aflatoxin, the toxic byproduct of a mould that attacks corn during a drought, the state’s Agriculture Department said March 1. Aflatoxin was more prevalent than usual in the 2012 U.S. corn harvest, which was hit by the biggest drought in

News, Other livestock

Province urges caution to avoid exposure to hantavirus

November 9, 2012

The virus has recently claimed another victim Manitoba Public Health is urging Manitobans to use caution when working around or cleaning out areas where it appears that mice are living. Hantavirus infection, also known as hanta virus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), is a very rare viral disease which can be fatal. The virus is found in

Crops, Livestock, Other livestock

Aflatoxin corn allowed in U.S. livestock feed

October 10, 2012

Aflatoxin contamination prompted a series of U.S.  pet food and livestock feed recalls last December

Reuters / The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will allow grain handlers in Iowa and Illinois to blend corn containing aflatoxin, a naturally occurring toxic substance, with other grain to make animal feed. Aflatoxin is the byproduct of a corn mold that tends to spread in drought years. Following the worst drought in the Corn

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News, Other livestock

Iowa testing milk for aflatoxin

September 17, 2012

chicago / reuters / Iowa, the No. 1 corn producer in the United States, began requiring the state’s dairy processors to test all milk received in the state for aflatoxin Aug. 31, the toxic byproduct of a mould that tends to spread in drought-stressed corn. The Iowa Department of Agriculture said the required aflatoxin screening

Beef cattle, News, Other livestock

“Pink slime” ire prompts key producer to close plants

By P.J. Huffstutter April 15, 2012

Reuters / Beef Products Inc., the top producer of ammonia-treated beef product dubbed “pink slime” by critics, said it has halted production at three of its four plants in three states for 60 days beginning March 26. The plant closures were hailed as a victory by activists who had argued that the product was unappetizing,

Beef cattle, News, Opinion, Other livestock

Giving meat a bad name

By John Morriss March 23, 2012

Laws are like sausages — it is best not to see them being made.” This quote has been widely but wrongly attributed to Otto Von Bismarck, the “Iron Chancellor” of Germany in the 19th century, which proves that misinformation was spreading long before the Internet. However, the Internet is certainly a much more efficient way

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

Tag Archives pet food