CFIA says regulations apply to those who plan transport and assemble, catch, load, unload, move and confine livestock
Shared responsibility is a key phrase when it comes to humane livestock transport. New federal regulations came into effect in February with a two-year grace period on enforcement of some portions to allow the industry to adjust. Everybody involved directly or indirectly in shipping livestock shares responsibility for safe and humane movement and handling, says […] Read more
Animal seizures decline in Sask.; investigations up
The agency seized 268 animals last year — 43 percent were classified as founded, 21 percent unfounded and 34 percent inconclusive
The number of cases investigated by Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan increased during the last fiscal year, but the number of seizures was down. According to the organization’s annual report for April 2019 to March 2020, there were 34 more cases, for a total of 731 and the largest number of files since the agency […] Read moreChinese chicken surges
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — China’s chicken producers are pushing ahead with aggressive expansion plans despite a slump in demand due to the coronavirus, reducing reliance on imports amid recent fears about the safety of foreign meat. The world’s second largest poultry producer is expected to produce a record 14.85 million tonnes of chicken meat in […] Read more
Manitoba yarn business starts with the sheep
On the Farm: Anna Hunter and Luke Palka moved to the country so they didn’t have to raise their children in the city
Anna Hunter admits that she and husband Luke Palka were novices in agriculture when they bought their 140-acre property in Ste. Genevieve, Man., five years ago. Located near the edge of Manitoba’s boreal plains, the land is a diverse mix of poplar, spruce and pine trees, open pastureland and wetland containing a creek. A variety […] Read more
Move to farm helped nurture a love of animals
On the Farm: Some of the couple’s more than 70 small animals are for meat and breeding stock and others are pets
ODESSA Sask. — At age 47, Carolyn Wild finally moved to a farm — the kind she’d been dreaming about her whole life. It had lots of room for peacocks, goats, chickens, donkeys, chinchillas, bunnies and guinea pigs. It also came with a wonderful husband. Dave Wild had been single since losing his wife to […] Read moreCOVID-19 pandemic takes a toll on prairie Hutterite colonies
Social isolation has been a key tool in fighting the virus, but the communal aspect of Hutterite life makes that difficult for colony members
Prairie Hutterites are facing the consequences of COVID-19 as cases on colonies continue to rise. The virus has spread rapidly through Hutterite communities in the last couple weeks. Although earlier reports linked the spread to attendance at an Alberta funeral in June, that has not been confirmed. In Saskatchewan, between July 22 and 27, the […] Read more
Farm operation provides home schooling too
On the Farm: The Kyle children are involved in various aspects of Country Road Concepts, an on-farm business
TYVAN, Sask. — It all started with the making of a quilt from old jeans. Upon the sale of that quilt, and a few more craft items, Country Road Concepts was born. Codee Kyle started her on-farm business in 2012 as a way to keep up with her love of crafting while raising her first […] Read more
Broiler operation keeps Sask. couple farming
On the Farm: Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan’s New Entrant Program helped the Colemans fulfill their dream
Elise Coleman’s daughters exhibit the same passion for raising livestock that she possessed at their age. Elise and her husband, Jesse, recently shipped out their third flock of broiler chickens. Each time a new batch of chicks arrives, she sees pure joy in the faces of five-year-old Tori and three-year-old Leah. “They are farm kids,” […] Read moreAnimal welfare taken to the smallest level
I remember how strange it was the first time I saw a disclaimer at the end of a movie that said something to the effect of, “no animals were mistreated during the making of this film.” Animal rights — or even animal welfare, for that matter — didn’t get a lot of attention when I […] Read more
Direct-to-consumer sales heat up for farmers
Many Canadians are buying food from local producers because of COVID-19, but it will take time to increase production
Many Canadians have turned to local farmers to fill their food needs and many producers are scrambling to meet the new demand. “It’s (COVID-19) definitely increased sales,” said Mark Hoimyr, whose Box H Farm in Gladmar, Sask., produces grass-fed beef. “It was easily double or more… what we would have normally delivered.” However, meeting the […] Read more
