Insights and Stories on Livestock

Jan. 13, 2009 at 6:36 pm CST

Members of Quebec’s legislative assembly on Tuesday elected Liberal MNA Yvon Vallieres, a former provincial agriculture, food and fisheries minister, as the assembly’s new president. Vallieres, a teacher and school counselor by profession, is the MNA for Richmond, a south-shore riding north of Sherbrooke, and has represented the riding for […]

Jan. 13, 2009 at 6:00 pm CST

Canada has hit the pause button on its complaint to the World Trade Organization regarding the new U.S. rules on mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) on food. The Reuters news service on Tuesday quoted federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz on a conference call from India, saying Canada’s request for formal consultations […]

Jan. 13, 2009 at 2:38 pm CST

The Newfoundland and Labrador government has named Jeffrey Whalen as its assistant deputy minister for agrifoods development. Whalen, who had served in the post in an acting capacity since June 2006, was confirmed as the permanent ADM Tuesday along with a number of other appointments in the senior civil service. […]

Jan. 13, 2009 at 3:58 am CST

Provisions in the U.S. government’s final rule for mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL), published Monday, are expected to help keep cross-border livestock trade flowing. “These final regulations will help to address the concerns we’ve consistently raised with our American counterparts,” Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said in a government release Monday. Specifically, […]

Jan. 13, 2009 at 3:57 am CST

Residents of Labrador’s north and south coast and straits will see an average increase of 10 per cent in provincial subsidies paid on a revised list of “more nutritious” foods shipped to them by air. The Newfoundland and Labrador government on Monday said it will boost the Air Foodlift Subsidy […]