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?
Alberta wants input on highway speeds Thursday, November 13, 2025 The Alberta government wants to know if drivers are okay with going faster on some highways. Albertans have until Dec. 12 to weigh in on the idea of increasing speed limits on divided highways by 10 km/h. A divided highway “is where the travel directions are separated, usually by a... Read this article online
Canada Post submits changes to federal government Thursday, November 13, 2025 Canada Post is committed to servicing rural communities. “We will providereliable and affordable deliveryfor all Canadians while protecting access to vital postal services inrural, remote and Indigenous communities,” the Crown corporation said in a Nov. 10 release. The release informs... Read this article online
The Grey Cup as decided by ag Thursday, November 13, 2025 The Canadian Football League’s (CFL) championship game goes down at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg, Man., on Sunday as the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes compete for the 112th Grey Cup. Will Davis Alexander quarterback the Alouettes to the team’s second Grey Cup in... Read this article online
B.C. livestock ID program unreliable Thursday, November 13, 2025 A program designed to protect B.C.’s livestock and poultry sectors isn’t doing so, a new report found. A look into the BC Premises Identification program discovered the Ministry of Agriculture and Food hadn’t implemented the program properly, B.C. Auditor General Sheila Dodds said in a... Read this article online
Titan XC marks 100 million acres treated, driving fertilizer efficiency for farmers Thursday, November 13, 2025 Loveland Products, Inc. has announced that , its leading fertilizer biocatalyst, has now been applied to more than 100 million acres across North America since its introduction in 2013. The achievement underscores ’s long-standing role in helping farmers improve nutrient efficiency... Read this article online