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Sep. 18, 2008 at 3:12 pm CDT

Feedlots in Alberta will soon be required to record and report cattle move-in information to the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency. In a newsletter released Thursday, the provincial ag department said the new requirement will kick in on Jan. 1, 2009, requiring this information to be recorded as cattle arrive and […]

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Sep. 17, 2008 at 11:35 pm CDT

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz’s comments on the listeriosis outbreak have the federal Liberals again calling for his resignation, this time over “inappropriate and insensitive” wisecracks on a conference call. Liberal agriculture critic Wayne Easter cited a Canadian Press report Wednesday that quoted Ritz on an Aug. 30 call with staff […]

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Sep. 17, 2008 at 4:34 pm CDT

Following six “intensive sanitizations” to wipe out any trace of listeria, Maple Leaf Foods is restarting production at its Bartor Road meat processing plant in Toronto. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Wednesday it has allowed Maple Leaf to start “limited production” so it can assess and verify the […]

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Sep. 17, 2008 at 3:56 pm CDT

Grain growers near the northern Saskatchewan town of Cudworth lost a local shipping point Tuesday as the community’s elevator burned to the ground, Saskatoon’s StarPhoenix newspaper reports. The newspaper, on its web site Tuesday, said a fire broke out near the top of the 75-year-old former Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevator […]

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Sep. 17, 2008 at 2:04 pm CDT

The Canadian wing of chemical company DuPont has named Priscila Vansetti as its new business director for DuPont Crop Protection Canada. Vansetti’s appointment is effective Aug. 1, putting her in charge of DuPont Canada’s crop protection business and making her a member of DuPont Canada’s “Leadership Team,” which is responsible […]

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