Pork barn site visits reach milestone Thursday, March 8, 2012 by BETTER FARMING STAFFOntario Pork recently processed its 500th barn site visit for the National Biosecurity Training Program of the Canadian Swine Health Board. The Canadian Swine Health Board has provided funding to Ontario Pork for an additional 1,000 barn site visits.Dr. Mike DeGroot, Ontario Biosecurity Program Coordinator for Ontario Pork, says the program has two parts. Farmers meet in groups with a veterinarian for training on best biosecurity practices. Farmers then fill out a self-assessment and that is followed up with a farm visit by the veterinarian.On the farm visit, DeGroot says, veterinarians make suggestions and tell farmers “where they can improve their biosecurity.”So far, 1,000 producers have taken the class sessions. DeGroot says they expect class sessions and visits to all 1,500 barn sites will be wrapped up by the end of this year. BF Report says pork exports to South Africa under threat How much have productivity gains offset the downsizing impacts?
Cereals Canada and JRSL unite to advance the Gate facility vision Thursday, December 11, 2025 Cereals Canada and James Richardson & Sons, Limited (JRSL) have taken an important step forward in developing the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange, known as the Gate. Both organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding through which Richardson Centre, a JRSL subsidiary, will... Read this article online
Kyle Larkin appointed president and CEO of Canadian Meat Council Thursday, December 11, 2025 The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) has a new president and CEO. On Dec. 9, the organization announced the appointment of Kyle Larkin to fill the position beginning Jan. 19, 2026. “Kyle’s experience leading a national organization and securing meaningful policy results will be invaluable... Read this article online
B.C. dairy testers on strike Thursday, December 11, 2025 A team of dairy testers in B.C. is on strike. Nine dairy production technicians working for dairy testing provider Lactanet have been on strike since Nov. 25, the B.C. General Employees’ Union, the union representing the workers, said in a statement. The workers collect milk samples... Read this article online
Animal Health Canada Shares 2030 Goals for Livestock Thursday, December 11, 2025 Animal Health Canada (AHC) has outlined five strategic goals it plans to accomplish by 2030 to protect and advance the health and welfare of farmed animals across the country. Working under its One Health and One Welfare approach, AHC aims to unite federal and provincial governments... Read this article online
What steps does a Grower need to take to Deliver Clean Grain? Thursday, December 11, 2025 Delivering clean and accurately declared grain is an important responsibility for every grower. It helps protect the trust that international buyers place in Canadian grain and keeps valuable markets open for future sales. To support this goal, growers are encouraged to follow simple steps... Read this article online