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Gerbert Oosterlaken standing in a production facility.
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Dutch farmer finds animal health and welfare go hand in hand

Gerbert Oosterlaken wants animal welfare advocates on his side instead of the opposition

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Some have described the Netherlands as a living laboratory for sustainable intensive livestock production. With 16.7 million people living with 11 million hogs, 80 million chickens and 400,000 cows in an area that is one-fifteenth the size of Manitoba, it is impossible for the animal industry to operate below the public’s radar. Growing public distaste
Hogs, Livestock

Better Times Ahead For Hog Producers?

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So far this year, Canadian producers have had their best period of profitability in the last five years, a relief for those who survived a four-year period of unprecedented hardship, with low hog prices and high feed costs. With market hogs fetching up to $200 a head and sometimes more during the summer, the only
Cereals, News

Making The Case For More Research Investment

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The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) has donated $500,000 to a research endowment fund at the University of Saskatchewan aimed at making Canada s grain industry more competitive. The money will be spent over 15 years, with the first phase of research examining new policies to boost agricultural research investment in Canada. For our grain to
News, Oilseeds

Seed Companies Pull Out Of Variety Trials

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APrairie-wide program of canola variety trials has been cancelled this year after most of the participating seed companies unexpectedly pulled out. Canola seed developers did not enter enough canola varieties in the 2010 Prairie Canola Variety Trials for it to go ahead, the Canola Council of Canada, which administers the trials, said last week. Dissatisfaction
Livestock

Use Brains, Not Fossil Fuel

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Abetter understanding of grazing animal behaviour could make ranching profitable again, according to Fred Provenza, a professor from Utah State University. “I’m not a person who hates fossil fuels, I like them. But we’ve used them as a crutch,” said Provenza. “It’s been great, but it’s costly to do that. So, we have to think
Hogs, Livestock, Opinion

Looking Beyond The Bars

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One of the perks of writing a column about agriculture in a major city daily is the feedback one gets from urban folks about farming issues. The level and intensity of interest is surprising at times. For instance, a column last summer outlining the gist and possible implications of the proposed federal support package for

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