It will no longer just be a warning for those who haven’t complied with regulations to report animal movements
A new mobile tool created by a Canadian producer co-operative offers producers the ability to capture livestock data in the field with the device that is already in their pocket
A new mobile tool created by a Canadian producer co-operative offers producers the ability to capture livestock data in the field with the device that is already in their pocket
A data-management platform from an Ontario producer co-operative is promising birth-to-sale traceability made easy. BIO, based in Elora, Ont., has designed three systems that work in conjunction with each other to offer mobile traceability from the birth of the calf to the sale of the final product. The future of the beef industry is data
Forget reading one tag at a time, this technology can track every member of a herd going down an alley at once
When CFIA gives green light, processing will jump to around 1,000 a week. The plant has capacity to expand
But domestic production is static and processing capacity is declining
Ontario-based co-operative offers new tracking options for small and medium-size operations
Other countries extend traceability right to the packaging of meat so customers can find out what individual animal and farm it came from
Few producers are currently using PigTrace, but officials are urging them to become familiar with the system
Food companies and farms selling products in other provinces or internationally will need detailed preventive control plans
Traceability will gain a more prominent place on the menu, and food companies will be required to develop preventive control plans under a new regulatory plan proposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The proposals, which follow the passage of the Safe Food for Canadians Act last fall, still have to be put into the
