A chemical and biotech lobby group is challenging regulations that allow farmers to import a lower cost American herbicide, saying the practice endangers Canada’s regulatory system. “Our quarrel is not with the farmer; we totally understand the environment that they find themselves in,” said Lorne Hepworth, president of CropLife Canada. “We just think in the […] Read more
Stories by Lindsay Jean
New tattoo system eases hog tracking
The Canadian Pork Council expects to have a new national swine tattoo system in place by next year to improve the traceability of market hogs. “We’ve developed a system that is not too cumbersome on the producer,” said Francois Bedard, technical affairs specialist with the council. “So it will use existing methods of tattooing and […] Read more
Native youths drawn into 4-H
A project aimed at enlisting aboriginal kids into 4-H is under way, aimed at starting culturally diverse clubs nation-wide. Paul Leudtke created the first aboriginal 4-H club in Saskatchewan last year, the only such club on the Prairies. He started with 10 aboriginal youths and expects that number to grow. “The kids that were in […] Read more
