The Canadian Round Table for Sustainable Beef seeks final public comment on its indicators used to measure sustainability practices for the processing sector. The public comment period is from Oct. 5 to Nov. 4 according to a news release from the round table. Sustainable beef is defined as a socially responsible, environmentally sound and economically […] Read more
Barbara Duckworth
Stories by Barbara Duckworth
So what happens next?
For many farmers in the United Kingdom, the aftermath of succession from the European Union could be nicknamed Nexit. The decision to leave the 40-year-old relationship in 2019 has left many people in agriculture swimming in a sea of uncertainty as everything from farmer payments, labour availability, regulations, tariffs and border controls is up for […] Read more
Alta. gov’t shifts veterinary funding to Calgary
The University of Calgary veterinary program is expanding by adding an extra 20 students per year starting in 2020. Each class will have up to 50 students per year. The government of Alberta is shifting enrolment funding of $4.7 million to the Calgary program from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of […] Read more
U of C to expand vet med program; cut funding to U of S program
The University of Calgary veterinary program is expanding by adding an extra 20 students per year starting in 2020. Each class will have up to 50 students per year. The government of Alberta is shifting enrollment funding of $4.7 million to the Calgary program from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of […] Read more
Project Clean Cow
A project to reduce methane emissions from cattle is starting this fall in southern Alberta. Feedlot cattle will receive a feed additive developed by the Dutch life sciences company Royal DSM to assess whether the product with the enzyme inhibitor 3 Nitrooxypropanol can reduce emissions. The company has been testing the product for nearly 10 […] Read more
Producers expect challenges ahead
Family fears agriculture will be ignored in European Union trade talks and see diversification as a way to protect their livelihood
Barbara Duckworth returned from assignment in England, Scotland and Ireland. She filed this report from her visit to Creslow Manor in Aylesbury, England. Beef from Creslow Manor once graced the royal tables of King Henry VIII at Hampton Court, but today farm owners Brian and Linda Lear sell their beef to retail giant Marks and […] Read more
Round table releases sustainability indicators for public comment
The Canadian Round Table for Sustainable Beef seeks final public comment on its indicators used to measure sustainability practices for the processing sector. The public comment period is from Oct. 5 to Nov. 4, according to a news release from the roundtable. Sustainable beef is defined as a socially responsible, environmentally sound and economically viable […] Read more
Ireland aims to satisfy thirst for dairy
Barbara Duckworth is on assignment in England, Scotland and Ireland and will be filing reports on agriculture, Brexit and other topics in coming issues. NAAS, Ireland — Ireland has an ambitious plan to grow into a major player in the international dairy market. The small island nation produces 6.5 billion litres of milk a year […] Read more
No luck of the Irish on Nuttall farm
Barbara Duckworth is on assignment in England, Scotland and Ireland and will be filing reports on agriculture, Brexit and other topics in coming issues. NEWTOWNMOUNTKENNEDY, Ireland — Pat Nuttall’s family has been farming the same piece of land in Ireland for 250 years, but he fears he may be the last generation. He loves the […] Read more
Home for locomotive repair under repair
The Hanna roundhouse, built in 1909, employed 60 people who put locomotives needing work back on track
HANNA, Alta. — A small group came forward with a big voice when the Hanna roundhouse was in danger of being sold for salvage. “I thought that was a shame and somebody should do something about it,” said Sandra Beaudoin, a former lender with Alberta Financial Services Corporation with a passion for history. She helped […] Read more
