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Maritime beef producers get price protection

Two-year pilot gives Maritime producers an equivalent program to the rest of the country

Producers in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, and soon Nova Scotia, will have access to a program that will allow them to purchase insurance on price protection for their beef cattle in case of an unforeseen market disruption.






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Dairy testing for bird flu expanded in Canada

Non-clinical dairy cattle eligible for funded testing

On June 17, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency updated their guidance for private veterinarians on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The update noted the expanded eligibility for testing, and that the CFIA would cover lab test fees at any Canadian Animal Health Surveillance Network (CAHSN) lab that is approved to test samples in domestic animals. The agency will not, however, pay veterinarian fees for sample collection or shipment to the lab.


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Comment: Finding opportunity

— There is opportunity within complexity. It was a remark that caught my attention during the Canadian Cattle Association’s screening of Reduce, Reuse, Ruminate in late April and was uttered by Robin White, who holds a PhD in animal sciences and is an associate professor at Virginia Tech. The film focused on the feedlot sector’s […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: CME hogs rally after contract lows; cattle futures jump

Chicago | Reuters – Lean hog futures rallied at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday after falling earlier to contract lows under pressure from increased U.S. production. Cattle futures also climbed. A rise in wholesale prices for U.S. pork helped trigger the turnaround in hogs, analysts said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture priced the pork carcass cutout […] Read more