Sales barn operator convictions termed a ‘coincidence’
‘We don’t get a lot of incidents where they end up in court,’ ministry official says
‘We don’t get a lot of incidents where they end up in court,’ ministry official says
Provincial cattlemen’s association president says parts of proposal supported at annual general meeting ‘just wouldn’t work’
$100 million in imports annually cut costs for producers but labelling and proper dosages worry veterinarians
Provincial organization wants to see age verification become mandatory
Photo: Ron Wooddisse
Ontario cattlemen are among those wanting to see controversial fees axed for agricultural buildings housing livestock
They knew about the consultations. But a recent posting of the two proposed deadstock regulations on the provincial agricultural ministry’s website comes as a surprise to many in the farm community.
New federal food labelling guidelines will go into effect at the end of this year.
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED May 24, 2008
UPDATED July 18 2008
New federal food labelling guidelines will go into effect at the end of this year.
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED May 24, 2008
UPDATED July 18 2008
The Ontario Cattlemen’s Association is watching the confirmed case of bovine tuberculosis in a five-year-old beef cow from a Manitoba herd but currently it isn’t a huge concern.
The new president of Ontario’s Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) says a federal risk management program is being handled differently from province to province. Gord Hardy says the haphazard approach puts Ontario’s producers at a disadvantage compared to their counterparts elsewhere in the country.