Egg Farmers of Canada has named University of Guelph professor Tina Widowski the new Egg Farmers of Canada Chair in Poultry Welfare. Widowski is based in the Ontario Agricultural College’s Department of Animal and Poultry Science. She leads North America’s largest group of animal welfare scientists as director of the Campbell Centre for the Study […] Read more
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Young couple begins new venture in vegetables
ROSTHERN, Sask. – Experience, determination and a willingness to put in a honest day’s work go a long way toward ensuring success in agriculture. Phillip and Kristen Harder admit they may be short on the first, but they think they have more than enough of the second and third to build a successful farming operation. […] Read more
Cattle shipped out, pastures submerged
EDDYSTONE, Man. – Bill Finney usually feeds his cattle in a more conventional manner, but this spring he has been spreading hay on a road half a mile south of his farmyard. Finney, who runs 400 cows near the Lake Manitoba Narrows with his brothers, Lyle and Norman, was forced to feed cattle on the […] Read more
Helping urbanites grow food raises interest, helps farmers
Urban farming complements rural farming. So says Ron Berezan, also known as the Urban Farmer. Berezan, originally from Edmonton, recently moved to British Columbia to make a business out of helping individuals and communities develop and improve gardens using sustainable methods. He said the more urban residents understand food production, the better it is for […] Read more
Wildlife eating into producers’ bottom line: official
The increasing popularity of winter grazing, swath grazing and other low cost practices has opened up the buffet to a range of ravenous wildlife. “As we became low cost operators, we took over looking after the wildlife,” said Phil Rowland, president of the Western Stock Growers Association. Moose and bear do not respect fences, while […] Read more
Farmers angry yet resigned over flood
Farmers southeast of Portage la Prairie, Man., are relieved, frustrated and angry following the provincial government’s decision May 14 to intentionally flood cropland, says Chuck Fossay, who farms near Starbuck, Man. The province cut into the Assiniboine River dike at Hoop and Holler Bend, 15 kilometres from Portage, releasing 400 cubic feet per second of […] Read more
Replace distorting farm programs with solid policy: Alta. expert
RED DEER – Canada needs a farm policy that encourages producers to earn more money from the marketplace with less reliance on programs, an Alberta government official said recently. “We are trying to put more policy to the fore with less distortion and more opportunities for farmers to derive profit from the marketplace and answer […] Read more
Ways to avoid vaccine reactions
Vaccine reactions are not uncommon, considering the increased number that are given subcutaneously, especially those using oil-based adjuvants. The adjuvants are designed to protect the vaccine and give a much higher immune response, but reactions in the form of lumps are an expected albeit undesirable result. As many of the pharmaceutical reps say, at least […] Read more
Farmers eager to get seeding in northern B.C., Alberta
The snowbanks haven’t quite disappeared from the north side of the trees and there are still a few too many wet spots in the fields. However, farmers in the Peace River area of northern Alberta and British Columbia began seeding this week. Doreen Berge of Rolla, B.C., said they were still leery of going around […] Read more
Ranchers miffed at heavier logging rights
Logging in British Columbia regions hit by pine beetles is ruining watersheds and drying up creeks that ranchers have relied on for more a century, said a B.C. rancher. Randy Saugran, one of 18 ranchers in the small community of Big Creek, B.C., said logging companies are taking advantage of a “loophole” in legislation that […] Read more
