Insights and Stories on Livestock

Dec. 9, 2008 at 3:51 pm CST

Manitoba expects to restore over 2,500 acres of lost wetlands on up to 150 farms by 2012 through a new $2 million incentive program for farmers and other landowners. The wetland restoration initiative program, announced Tuesday by provincial Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick, will provide one-time payments for landowners if […]

Dec. 8, 2008 at 2:08 am CST

A revised draft text aimed at jump-starting the World Trade Organization’s repeatedly-stalled Doha round of agricultural trade talks still contains points of “very serious concerns” for Canada and its supply-managed industries. The draft modalities text, released Saturday by the WTO ag talks’ chairman, New Zealand ambassador Crawford Falconer, marks the […]

Dec. 6, 2008 at 9:53 am CST

It’s no secret that this summer’s deadly listeriosis outbreak was costly for several Canadian food companies, but a consumer survey now shows how deeply it dug into consumer confidence and buying choices. Researchers at the University of Guelph turned to the Guelph Food Panel, a group of 2,000 people in […]

Dec. 5, 2008 at 5:08 pm CST

Nova Scotia’s government has set up a fund to support development of “local food” systems. The province will provide $2.3 million over three years to fund “strategic infrastructure” and development initiatives that “enhance industry competitiveness, market access and direct marketing methods.” “This funding will develop the roots between rural and […]

Dec. 5, 2008 at 2:44 am CST

A planned beef processing plant in the St. Boniface area of Winnipeg has picked a new name and reorganized its ownership structure before its expected opening next year. The facility, formerly a Maple Leaf Foods pork processing plant, is expected to begin processing for the Manitoba market in early 2009 […]