Insights and Stories on Livestock

Saanich mayor to head B.C. farm tax panel

Feb. 1, 2008 at 6:36 pm CST

A Vancouver Island mayor whose municipality is at the centre of a debate over what constitutes a “farm” for municipal tax purposes will lead the province’s review of the bigger issue. Provincial Revenue Minister Rick Thorpe on Thursday named Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard as one of two co-chairs for the […]

PFRA gets new chief for reorganization

Jan. 31, 2008 at 10:20 pm CST

By FBC staff

Alta. Verified Beef funding deadline looming

Jan. 31, 2008 at 6:48 pm CST

By FBC staff

Ont. dairyman to head farm products council

Jan. 31, 2008 at 4:02 pm CST

By FBC staff

Agropur buys Wisconsin cheesemaker

Jan. 31, 2008 at 1:07 pm CST

By FBC staff

P.E.I.’s Triple-Milk no more: CBC

Jan. 29, 2008 at 6:14 pm CST

Some, but not enough, Prince Edward Island residents are mourning the loss of Triple-Milk after its maker wound down its production, CBC reported Monday. Amalgamated Dairies’ (ADL) Triple-Milk, a product unique to P.E.I., was pasteurized, homogenized, concentrated milk with 66 per cent of its water removed. Unlike evaporated or condensed […]

By FBC staff

Saputo to buy Wisconsin cheesemaker

Jan. 29, 2008 at 2:18 pm CST

Saputo, Canada’s biggest dairy processor, plans to expand its U.S. cheese division by buying Wisconsin’s Alto Dairy Co-operative. Alto, based in Waupun, northeast of Madison, makes both Italian- and American-style cheeses including mozzarella, provolone, cheddar, gouda and Monterey Jack, for food service and industrial markets, as well as the premium […]

By FBC staff

No TB found yet in B.C. bull’s wake

Jan. 28, 2008 at 6:25 pm CST

Tests on animals with connections to a British Columbia bull that had bovine tuberculosis have so far turned up no new confirmed cases, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency reported Monday. CFIA said it’s identified over 1,000 animals that might have been exposed to bovine TB in relation to the lone […]

By FBC staff

Aid offer extended for small Ont. meat plants

Jan. 28, 2008 at 5:42 pm CST

Small, freestanding meat plants in Ontario have more time to apply for funds to help upgrade their facilities to new food safety standards. The funding comes from the provincial meat plant assistance program, which was first announced in January 2006 with original deadlines of Feb. 15, 2008 and 2009 for […]

By FBC staff

Education campaign aimed at backyard flocks

Jan. 28, 2008 at 4:43 pm CST

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is spearheading an effort to educate hobbyists and other owners of backyard bird flocks on how to prevent and detect disease outbreaks. The national campaign — dubbed Bird Health Basics — promotes steps flock owners and those with pet birds can take to protect […]

By FBC staff