Insights and Stories on Livestock

Apr. 1, 2009 at 1:10 am CDT

One of Manitoba’s best-known venues for farm shows and events has picked up a joint provincial/civic bailout to help move some substantial debt off its books. During one of the Keystone Centre’s major events, the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, provincial Agriculture Minister Rosann Wowchuk and Brandon Mayor Dave Burgess on […]

Mar. 31, 2009 at 3:20 pm CDT

The federal government has laid out the funding for the second phase of its four-year disease risk management initiative for the hog sector. When it announced the $76 million, four-year plan in August 2007, phase one included funding for a circovirus inoculation program to help farmers offset some of the […]

Mar. 31, 2009 at 2:03 pm CDT

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has tapped southwestern Saskatchewan dairy producer Phil Klassen as the newest member of the National Farm Products Council. The NFPC supervises the operations of the four national marketing agencies that manage Canada’s domestically-produced supply of chicken, turkey, eggs, and broiler-hatching eggs and allocate production quotas. […]

Mar. 31, 2009 at 12:13 pm CDT

Manitoba farmers eligible for support to transport feed or livestock under the province’s Forage Assistance program now have until May 31 to do so. The province announced Monday it would extend the deadline, which was previously Tuesday, March 31. The program applies across Manitoba, providing assistance for hay and straw […]

Mar. 31, 2009 at 5:19 am CDT

A batch of poultry feed products made by an unnamed Alberta rendering plant is being pulled from sale for disposal on concerns that it may contain prohibited cattle parts. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in a statement Saturday that it has launched an investigation into what it calls “potentially […]