Insights and Stories on Livestock

May. 10, 2009 at 3:54 am CDT

Environmental biologists at the University of Guelph say wastes from farming are the main source of E. coli contaminating a well-known recreational region of Lake Huron. Biology professor Jack Trevors said Thursday that his study, co-authored with colleague Hung Lee and researchers from the Ontario environment ministry, shows “almost two-thirds” […]

May. 9, 2009 at 12:56 am CDT

The results of its survey on the need for training in agriculture have an Alberta ag research and extension group planning training opportunities for new and “transitioning” farmers. The Agricultural Research and Extension Council of Alberta (ARECA) will now explore the ways and means to deliver such training, under the […]

May. 7, 2009 at 7:00 pm CDT

Research led by the University of Alberta has come up with mathematical formulae that will allow ranchers to predict how much methane their cattle emit based on diet. “Methane is a greenhouse gas, and in Canada, cattle account for 72 per cent of the total emissions,” Stephen Moore, a professor […]

May. 7, 2009 at 6:07 pm CDT

“Unjustified” import bans on pork and pork products from Canada, the U.S. or Mexico will be met with preventive steps, the three nations’ top trade officials warned Thursday. Canada’s International Trade Minister Stockwell Day, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Mexico’s Secretary of the Economy Gerardo Ruiz Mateos jointly called […]

May. 7, 2009 at 5:39 pm CDT

Anyone or any group planning to run an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) derby or rally on Manitoba Crown land or into provincial forests must now get a permit to do so. The new policy, which won’t apply to snowmobile events, takes effect immediately and will carry a maximum penalty of $10,000 […]