Insights and Stories on Livestock

Mar. 27, 2009 at 3:29 am CDT

Manitoba farmers will see more limits on use of both man-made and animal-made fertilizers as the province further tightens rules meant to reduce Lake Winnipeg’s phosphorus load. “The (provincial) Clean Environment Commission (CEC) has sent a clear message that excessive phosphorus is enemy number one when it comes to restoring […]

Mar. 26, 2009 at 4:37 pm CDT

The U.S. vice-president for international sales with meat packing giant JBS warns the U.S. will have to carefully manage its NAFTA trading relationships on beef and pork. Speaking in a weekly audio feature at the U.S. Meat Export Federation’s website, Dan Halstrom, who’s also a former USMEF chair, described the […]

Mar. 26, 2009 at 4:08 pm CDT

A “virtual fence” system for cattle herds, developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS), will be marketed to cattle producers by a Nova Scotia tech firm. Krimar Enterprises, based at Lower Sackville, about 15 km north of Halifax, gets an exclusive license to market ARS’s directional […]

Mar. 26, 2009 at 2:45 am CDT

Students and graduates of the land agents’ diploma program at Alberta’s Olds College now have an option to put their diploma credits toward a bachelor of management degree. Olds College graduates about 50 students from its land agent diploma program per year. About 1,500 land agents are registered in Alberta, […]

Mar. 26, 2009 at 2:29 am CDT

Ontario’s livestock producers, by the end of this week, are to have a longer list of allowable options for disposing of deadstock, but remain on the hook for the disposal costs. Pending approval from Lt.-Gov. David Onley, a Disposal of Dead Farm Animals regulation under the provincial Nutrient Management Act […]