Chicken Farmers announce executive
Teeswater farmer will sit as member-at-large on Chicken Farmers of Canada’s board executive
Teeswater farmer will sit as member-at-large on Chicken Farmers of Canada’s board executive
The new chair of the marketing organization that represents Ontario’s chicken producers says a new provincial processor allocation system takes effect in the fall
Improved production and a relocation of its retail store are among the goals of a facility renovation at this Dashwood area turkey processor
'The fundamental objective was to make sure that chicken grown in Ontario is processed in Ontario and chicken grown in Quebec is processed in Quebec,' says industry representative
Mandatory, federal requirements for tracking livestock movements are in the works in Canada; in the meantime the federal government has announced funding to help locations that coordinate livestock make tracking system upgrades
There’s still a few bugs to work out in the program, which was initially scheduled to be unveiled to Ontario chicken producers this month
Staying home from work ‘not an option’ for sick barn workers, veterinarian warns
Photo: Cate Dewey
Pigs are no more likely to contract circovirus from pigeons than they are from farmers' boots or truck tires, says Ontario agriculture ministry swine disease prevention specialist Tim Blackwell.
UPDATED Thursday June 26, 2008, 11:56 a.m. (Links added)
July marks the month insurance will be made available to Ontario’s poultry producers to cover costs of an avian influenza outbreak but those in the industry say whether they buy it will depend on price.