The Canadian Pork Council expects planned amendments to the federal Health of Animals Regulations to accommodate swine tracebility to become effective by late 2010 or early 2011.
Many canola fields are still a week away from 50% to 60% seed colour change — the ideal swathing stage — but damage from sclerotinia, hail or frost has some growers eager to get he crop cut.
The Government of Canada is investing in cutting-edge research to grow market opportunities and maintain a bright future for the Canadian organic industry.
The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board reports, following an across the board decline in hog numbers since this time last year, western Canada’s swine population has started to stabilize.
A researcher with the Prairie Swine Centre is recommending increasing the alley width in modern swine barns to reduce stress and make the loading of near market pigs faster and easier.
The introduction of a new Manitoba Farm Building Code is expected to enhance safety on the farm and help reduce losses due to fire.
The Canadian Wheat Board’s new program to acquire feed barley from western Canadian farmers is unnecessarily reducing prairie feedgrain prices, says the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association.
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association is calling on the Canadian government to create a more favourable investment climate for wheat breeding research in Canada.
Manitoba will strengthen the building code for agriculture buildings and introduce a new Farm Building Code to make buildings safer and offer increased fire protection to livestock and property, Labour and Immigration Minister Jennifer Howard announced today.
The Manitoba Conservative Party is calling on the provincial government to work more closely with other jurisdictions to address water quality problems in Lake Winnipeg.
Keystone Agricultural Producers says Manitoba farmers are in a much better position than ever before to manage the use of crop inputs and reduce nutrient loss to the environment.
Canadian breeding cattle are back in Colombia after almost 10 years of trade restrictions, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced.
The leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party says the province needs to adopt a science based approach to addressing water quality problems in Lake Winnipeg.
Offshore feed barley prices have strengthened significantly in recent weeks, in large part due to growing conditions in eastern Europe combined with the Russian drought.
Manitoba Water Stewardship says, despite continuing deterioration of water quality in Lake Winnipeg, government efforts to reduce nutrient loading are beginning to have an effect.
Public consultations will be held on proposed new regulations aimed at reducing emissions from incinerators and encouraging the use of natural biomass materials as fuels, Conservation Minister Bill Blaikie announced.
The Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium says each of the 6.6 million inhabitants of the lake Winnipeg water shed have a role to play in improving water quality in the lake.
After consulting with the Manitoba Cattle Producer’s Association and the Manitoba Forage Seed Association, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Stan Struthers announced the province will continue to monitor the ongoing livestock feed situation and engage federal counterparts in order to develop appropriate programming for producers affected by excess moisture.
A University of Manitoba soil scientist suggests adopting sound nutrient management principles would be more effective than the province’s moratorium on hog industry expansion for addressing water quality concerns in Lake Winnipeg.
Wheat futures markets rallied in August to their highest levels since 2008, after posting their largest monthly percentage gains since 1959 in July.
