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1. New pig code will add production expense predicts one of its developers

   ... now has new Codes of Practice for the care and handling of pigs. But one of those involved in its development warns that grocery ... that combine the Code’s guidelines with their own animal health laws. Geoff Urton, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies ...

   Mary Baxter - Mar 9 2014 - 15:31 - 7 comments

2. Guilty: jury convicts Pigeon King of fraud

   ... Code charge that he defrauded members of the public of more than $1 million. As well, he was convicted of two charges under the ... Galbraith was convicted. Look for Better Farming magazine’s February issue for reaction from the farm community. BF ...

   Mary Baxter - Mar 18 2014 - 17:34 - 0 comments

3. Groups turn to province in RR alfalfa fight

   ... analysis showed no new toxins or allergens were present. Health Canada did a similar analysis and found that food from Roundup Ready ...

   Mary Baxter - Aug 8 2013 - 17:30 - 1 comment

4. Canadian farm leaders endorse Call for Coherence

   ... is that increased food security is dependent on having more trade, not less. In addition, Fuller's comments about the "race to the ... international agreement and make sovereign choices about health, the environment and food security. Even Adam Smith said in the Wealth ...

   Mike Mulhern - Jun 20 2011 - 17:45 - 5 comments

5. Gay Lea expands into goat milk processing

   ... lead to the production growth. There has also been increased health awareness among consumers who are becoming more aware “goat’s milk is much easier to digest for your body ...

   Mary Baxter - Oct 17 2014 - 15:52 - 2 comments

6. PED in Ontario a year later

   ... a well organized system.” Meanwhile, a National Swine Health initiative launched by the Canadian Pork Council in December is still in ... see Canadian researchers working on how to protect young pigs from PED. In a news release, Genome Alberta said three research ...

   Mary Baxter - Feb 10 2015 - 10:24 - 0 comments

7. Feds focus spending of dwindling ag funding envelope on market expansion

   ... projects Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada will spend more than $61 million more on its programs in 2014 to 2015 than it did in the ... those for a number of other government organizations such as Health and Veterans Affairs. For further comparison, the Environment and ...

   Mary Baxter - Mar 25 2014 - 15:48 - 0 comments

8. CFIA plans ‘soft approach’ to mandatory pig traceability program

   ... properly identify, keep records and report the movements of pigs under their care and control from birth or import to slaughter or export, ... measures are useful for targeting specific animals in animal health emergencies. Clark says traceability is about “giving a certain ...

   dstoneman - Jul 4 2014 - 17:11 - 5 comments

9. Ontario agriculture minister’s progress report identifies five key areas

   ... was short on specifics, Leal’s January report provides more detail. Under the agri-food growth heading, he cites establishment of a ... says. Development of a new soils strategy and pollinator health study building on new neonic regulations for the 2016 crop year appear ...

   Mary Baxter - Jan 15 2016 - 17:36 - 3 comments

10. Contaminated herbs found on Canadian grocery shelves, report concludes

    ... Inspection Agency (CFIA) sampling shows. Analysis of more than 1,200 samples of Canadian and imported fresh herbs conducted in ... Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization have ranked herbs and other leafy vegetables as “the ...

    Mary Baxter - May 16 2014 - 11:08 - 0 comments