A federal private member’s bill that aims to ban the air export of live horses for slaughter has some base ingredients for political success. The bill, C-355, was introduced by a Liberal MP, currently the governing party, and is backed by celebrity endorsements. At its centre is an animal that pulls at many Canadian heartstrings. […] Read more
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Canada’s Code of Practice for the care and handling of beef cattle to be updated
Beef stakeholders invited to fill out a survey
Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian Cattle Association has initiated an update to the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle. The National Farm Animal Care Council is involved, and the update will be in line with the National Farm Animal Care Council’s Code Development practice. The Code Development process will begin […] Read more
Indo-Pacific a big market opportunity for Manitoba soybeans: industry
Soy Canada representatives spent early February promoting Canadian soybeans by hosting seminars in Thailand and Japan
Glacier FarmMedia – A Manitoba soybean grower sees huge opportunity for Canadian food-grade soybeans after taking part in a trade mission to the Indo-Pacific. “We’re the ones that can have the quality they’re looking for,” said Melvin Rattai. He is chair of the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers and a farmer near Beausejour, and took […] Read more
Digester would manage feedlot manure volume
Alberta has been slow to implement biogas digester technology, says feedlot manager who is building a large system
A biogas digester to be built in Alberta is getting a rougher ride from opponents than expected, especially given the digester would reduce odours from the High River feedlot and produce renewable energy from methane gas now released into the environment. Rimrock Feeders is about six kilometres from High River, south of Calgary, where about […] Read more
The cutest time of year – photo essay
Lambing is underway at the Whistling Wind Ranch East of Kamloops, B.C. in an area called Barnhartvale. | Kari Powell and Greg Sokoliuk photos
Consumer debt hampers growth: EDC
SASKATOON — Canada’s economic growth will remain constrained in 2024, according to Export Development Canada. Gross Domestic Product is expected to expand by a paltry 0.9 percent. Sizeable debt-servicing requirements have forced the Canadian consumer to focus on saving over spending. Related stories: “We see an extremely weak consumer, a heavily indebted consumer here in […] Read more
Food researcher adds more to her resume
Research into “underutilized” prairie fruits and berries to help identify healthy components and to increase farm production
Some researchers hide in their laboratories and behind the printed words of academic papers. Chamali Kodikara isn’t suited for that sort of introverted life. “I really like to do the other stuff as well,” said Kodikara in an interview after she learned she had been elected vice-president of competitions for the Institution of the Chicago-based […] Read more
Polish farmers intensify protests against the EU
Rallies opposing European Union policies include placards saying ‘Green Deal equals death of Polish agriculture’
WARSAW (Reuters) — Polish farmers blocked roads with tractors and flares March 20 in escalating protests against European Union environmental regulations and cheap food imports from neighbouring Ukraine, which the bloc provisionally agreed to prolong. Placards depicted a farmer swinging from a gallows next to wind farms and an EU-emblazoned executioner with the words: “Green […] Read more
Farmers’ health is now on the agenda at more ag shows
Farm organizations want the vocation’s physical and mental strains to be included in daily planning discussions
Farming conferences around the province have been adding a new topic in recent years — health. Booths and presentations have been raising awareness about mental and physical health problems that could be a concern for farmers and their families. Megz Reynolds, executive director of the Do More Agriculture Foundation, has been raising awareness about the […] Read more
Bird flu pushes U.S. dairy farmers to ban visitors, chop trees
CHICAGO (Reuters) — American dairy farmers are raising their defences in efforts to contain the spread of bird flu by banning visitors, cutting down trees to discourage wild birds from landing, and disinfecting vehicles. On April 10 North Carolina became the seventh state to report an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a […] Read more
