Insights and Stories on Livestock

Jan. 20, 2009 at 6:05 pm CST

The Manitoba government will top up funding to the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan to cover the cost of two more first-year spots at the school. The province’s pledge, announced Tuesday at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon, is part of the province’s initial response to […]

Jan. 20, 2009 at 2:26 am CST

The Canadian Pork Council will pare back its board from 18 to 11 members under a new structure to take effect this month. The council on Monday also announced a new corporate logo and its move to a new office on Laurier Avenue West, about five blocks south of Parliament […]

Jan. 17, 2009 at 2:21 pm CST

The Canadian government has reached an agreement in principle to begin restoring Canadian beef producers’ market access to Hong Kong. The agreement, which federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced Friday from Hong Kong, “immediately expands key export opportunities for Canadian beef and sets out a clear time table to open […]

Jan. 17, 2009 at 2:28 am CST

Farmers and other landowners on Prince Edward Island can’t be held liable for other people’s mishaps on their property with snowmobiles or other off-road vehicles. The province has amended its Off-Highway Vehicle Act to absolve landowners of liability in accidents involving snowmobilers and ATV drivers, regardless of whether the landowner […]

Jan. 15, 2009 at 7:28 pm CST

The British Columbia government will endow a new cattle industry chair at Thompson Rivers University, with an eye on new ideas for environmentally and economically sustainable cattle production. John Church, previously a special projects manager in Edmonton with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, was appointed Wednesday as the B.C. Regional […]