Livestock Management
OTTAWA, June 5 (Reuters) – Chinese plans to boost inspections of Canadian meat imports only affect pork rather than all meat products as the federal agriculture ministry initially stated, a Canadian government official said on Wednesday. A ministry notice seen by Reuters on Tuesday said the Canadian embassy in Beijing had been told Chinese customs […] Read more
Livestock Management
B.C. producers focus on wildlife diversity
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — In a green thinking province like British Columbia, beef producers have decided to take a new approach and promote their industry as an environmental benefit to society. “We kept asking for grass. We are changing our ask. The ecosystem needs grass. The wildlife needs grass,” said Larry Garrett, who is in […] Read more
Ranch wins sustainability award in B.C.
Wilson and June Clifton of Keremeos have received the ranch sustainability award for British Columbia. Located in the Similkameen Valley in the southern Interior, the ranch consists of a 500 cow-calf herd, a bull test station, feedlot and beef store. The ranch is spread over a large area and includes private, federal, crown and nature […] Read more
BSE halts Brazilian beef exports to China
SAO PAULO, June 3 (Reuters) – Brazil has temporarily halted beef exports to China following an atypical case of mad cow disease in leading farm state Mato Grosso, the agriculture ministry said on Monday. China, Brazil’s largest beef importer by sales, spent $1.5 billion on Brazilian beef last year, totaling 322,400 tonnes or almost 20% […] Read more
Firm looks at real-time trailer monitoring
Guelph-based tech company developing remote system aimed at improving animal welfare during transportation
A startup technology company based in Guelph, Ont., is developing a system that will monitor and control environmental conditions in livestock trailers, designed to ensure greater comfort for animals during transport. Transport Genie uses wireless sensors to monitor temperature, humidity and other environmental conditions. The system collects data and provides real-time displays to truck drivers […] Read more
Drought brings additional livestock challenges
It appears substantial areas of the Prairies have potential to experience significant drought once again this summer. Years in which we have significantly less than normal rainfall can have major effects on pasture quality and forage ability. As well, the impacts on animal health can be significant and far ranging. First, we should have major […] Read more
Livestock to help with fire suppression
Initiative would see cattle graze areas with a lot of fine particles and grasses, which pose a high risk for wildfires
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — The British Columbia government is providing $500,000 to the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association to develop an initiative that uses grazing livestock as a part of a larger fire suppression plan. The money comes from the ministry of forests, lands, natural resource operations and rural development but cross section co-operation from ranchers, First […] Read moreHeat and robots tapped as a line of defence against PED
Researchers are hoping that heat and robots will form a deadly line of defence in the fight to control porcine epidemic diarrhea, a potentially deadly swine disease that has cost the North American swine industry billions of dollars. Terry Fonstad, associate dean of research and partnerships at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Engineering, says […] Read more
Restaurant’s growth tied to challenging traditional farming practices
A&W is doing great. That might frustrate and infuriate offended beef farmers and others who don’t like the burger chain’s aggressive embrace and championing of recent food trends that challenge common agricultural practices. But customers seem happy. They’ve been hungry for more. “Same store sales for the first quarter of 2019 increased by 10 percent,” […] Read more
Canadian OTM beef now accepted in Japan market
Japan reopened its market May 17 to Canadian beef from animals of all ages. The change comes 16 years after Japan closed its borders in 2003 to Canadian beef in the wake of a BSE discovery. It partially reopened to trade in beef from animals younger than 21 months in 2005 and then in 2013 […] Read more
