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Hog Traceability Gets Second-Phase Funding

By Ron Friesen February 17, 2011

Canada’s national hog traceability system moved into a new phase last week, courtesy of $3.7 million in federal funding. The money will go toward developing a national centralized database to record the movement of pigs across Canada. It comes on top of a previous $3.3 million from Ottawa last May to create the first phase

Livestock

National Traceability System Moving Slowly Ahead

By Alex Binkley January 27, 2011

The federal government is inching towards completion of the national livestock traceability system promised for this year, but there’s still no sign of enabling legislation. In mid-January, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced applications for funding for projects under the Livestock Auction Traceability Initiative will be accepted until April 1. Jean-Pierre Blackburn, minister of state for

Livestock

Premise ID Mess Drags Down Livestock Traceability

By Ron Friesen December 2, 2010

Agovernment -imposed 2011 deadline for livestock traceability in Canada looks increasingly unattainable because of “dysfunctional” premise identification. Provinces are all over the map on premise ID, which pinpoints the locations of livestock farms and is one of the three key elements in livestock traceability. Some provinces are making headway while others have hardly begun. “If

Hogs, Livestock, News

Producers Must Now Register Livestock

By Ron Friesen October 7, 2010

Attention Manitoba livestock producers. Tell the government where your animals are. A new program launched this month requires producers to register the land on which their livestock are kept with the province. Called premises identification, it’s part of a national initiative to develop a livestock traceability program which identifies farm animals, spots their location and

Dairy cattle, Livestock

On-Farm Vet Visits Supported

September 30, 2010

Farmers can still tap into a federal-provincial program that pays the cost of an on-site consultation with a veterinarian to assess and improve their on-farm food safety, traceability and biosecurity strategies, a Manitoba government release says. More than 150 Manitoba beef producers have already participated in the project, Beef Herd Biosecurity Assessment program, in which

Hogs, Opinion

Industry Fails To Deliver Traceability Promise – for Sep. 23, 2010

By Les Mcewan September 23, 2010

Years ago, I was invited to a conference designed to look at long-term strategies for Canada’s ag sector. Representatives were there from most major farm groups, as well as stakeholders in the agribusiness and processing sectors. One break-out session in particular that stuck in my mind was on the meat sector. I listened rather intently

Livestock, News

Meeting 2011 Traceability Deadline Unlikely – for Aug. 19, 2010

By Daniel Winters August 19, 2010

The odds of meeting the 2011 deadline for implementing a nationwide gate-to-plate traceability scheme don’t look good. Industry sources say problems with hardware and software are hindering progress in developing an effective system to scan RFID tags on cattle moving through auction marts, and generally, government has been slow to provide the money to back

Livestock, Opinion

Letters – for Jun. 17, 2010

June 17, 2010

Horses, not breeders, need protection With all due respect, I will continue to convince the government that action is needed to protect horses, not horse breeders as proposed by Betty Coulthard in the June 10 opinion article “Government action needed to protect horse breeders.” She wants compensation from the government for the losses she will

Livestock, News

Study Suggests Livestock Traceability Deadline Unrealistic

By Ron Friesen June 3, 2010

“This could be the demise of livestock marketing as we know it today.” – BOB PERLICH, LETHBRIDGE Ever since the federal government announced 2011 as the deadline for a national livestock traceability system, Canada’s cattle industry has insisted the technology at auction markets isn’t up to the task. A new study agrees that radio frequency

Hogs, Livestock

Swine Traceability Gets Financial Boost

By Ron Friesen May 20, 2010

The Canadian pork industry is on track to meet a 2011 deadline for a national livestock traceability system, thanks in part to a $3.3-million federal cash injection. The money is part of a $15-million industry package announced by Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz at a news conference last week. The program will also spend $9.5 million

Daily Network News

Canadian Agricultural Safety Association promotes new vision for farm safety

BASF announces $27M Saskatoon canola breeding facility expansion

Klassen: Weaker fed markets add fear to feeder prices

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