Insights and Stories on Livestock

Dec. 11, 2007 at 11:46 pm CST

Ottawa must move immediately with measures including interest-free loans to shore up livestock producers hit by losses due to higher feed and operating costs and the rising Canadian dollar, according to an interim report tabled Tuesday by the Senate standing committee on agriculture. The loans would help producers cover their […]

By FBC staff

Dec. 11, 2007 at 1:43 pm CST

Support prices for butter and skim milk powder will rise effective February 1, 2008, the Canadian Dairy Commission announced Friday. The support price for skim milk powder will increase from $5.9212 to $5.9835 per kg, while the support price for butter will increase from $6.8695 to $6.9316 per kg. Support […]

By FBC staff

Dec. 10, 2007 at 12:22 pm CST

A total of $12 million will be invested in the future of the Maritime beef processing industry by the governments of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, and the Government of Canada through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). The funding will allow for the development of higher-value, […]

Dec. 7, 2007 at 2:32 pm CST

Women’s Institute members from across the Maritime provinces have initiated a letter-writing campaign to encourage the increased use of local beef in the region. Representatives of Women’s Institutes in the three provinces met recently to discuss their concerns about the limited availability of Atlantic beef in local retail and other […]

Dec. 4, 2007 at 5:30 pm CST

The Manitoba firm that helped create the detectable veterinary hypodermic needles now widely used by livestock producers has been sold to its U.S. rival, ending patent fights between the two. The assets of Rivard Instruments of Winnipeg have been bought for an undisclosed sum by Neogen Corp. of Lansing, Mich., […]

By FBC staff