Broccoli slaw distributed by Sobeys stores across most of Canada is subject to recall for potentially carrying listeria bacteria. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the warning Nov. 28, affecting all provinces except Quebec. Sobeys is voluntarily recalling the Compliments brand of broccoli slaw in the 340-gram package bearing a best before date of Nov. […] Read more
Farm Living
Rodeo horse death casts pall over Agribition
A somber news conference was held Friday morning at Canadian Western Agribition to update reporters on the death of a rodeo horse the night before. Chief executive officer Chris Lane said the horse tweaked its neck or spine at the end of a bareback ride and was euthanized after being removed from the arena. The […] Read more
Producers strive to raise happy, healthy birds
STANDARD, Alta. — Alberta’s Sundgaard family wants people to know the real story of agriculture. Don and Val and their son, Trent, his wife, Sharon, and their two children, Sydni, 12, and Ryker, 9, are chicken producers who are active on the farm and in the community and industry. The family came to Standard when […] Read more
More cattle positive for TB
Ranchers with cattle herds in quarantine travelled to Ottawa Nov. 21 to give a briefing scheduled the following day to the federal agriculture committee. Brad Osadszuk, owner of the cow initially confirmed with bovine tuberculosis, and others were invited by the committee to brief members on the situation in southeastern Alberta that now has 36 […] Read more
Keep it simple for gifts, meals
The bigger-is-better view of holiday shopping and entertaining has now moved toward more simple and realistic ways of giving and showing appreciation. The most special gifts are often not big or expensive material items. The gift of time or a photograph that has captured a special moment or homemade offerings are gifts that relay kindness. […] Read more
Ottawa research farm under threat
OTTAWA — Ottawa author Richard Hinchcliff has been a friend of his city’s Central Experimental Farm for most of his adult life. “The crop research done there is important right across the country,” he says. “The research is still of great practical benefit, including cereal and oilseeds.” Besides the historic farm buildings, public spaces include […] Read more
Organic farm educates by serving up fare
SCHOMBERG, Ont. — The YMCA Cedar Glen Outdoor Education Centre’s addition of an organic farm and greenhouse is helping its urban visitors learn more about food production. “They come here to be in nature, and food is a part of it,” said Melisanne Loiselle-Gascon, the farm team leader. “Most visitors, youth, are from the (Toronto […] Read more
VIDEO: Threshing bee breaks record
Harvesting Hope threshing bee sets new world record as 139 antique machines operate for 15 minutes straight
The 8,000 people who attended Harvesting Hope July 31 can now know they indeed saw the world antique threshing record set. They can also know that they saw an event that raised $134,000 for alleviating world hunger and preserving Canadian farm history. Guinness World Records has certified that the 139 antique threshing machines that finished […] Read moreWinter fair shines light on careers in ag
A glut of jobs in food and agriculture in Canada was the impetus behind a symposium focused on getting that message out to high school students at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair this month. Laurie Sawyer, a quality assurance manager and hazard analysis and critical control point co-ordinator for Golden Valley Farms in Arthur, Ont., […] Read more
Farm moms give kids a leg up
Protection against respiratory ailments in farm children may begin in the womb, according to early findings of the Wisconsin Infant Study Cohort. The ongoing study, which is comparing 100 farm and 100 non-farm families in that state, started as a pilot project in 2012 to discover what factors in a farm environment are contributing to […] Read more
