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Alistair MacGregor is the NDP’s new critic for agriculture. (Video screengrab from AlistairMacgregor.ndp.ca)

B.C. MP named NDP ag critic in shadow cabinet shuffle

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 30, 2018

The federal New Democrats have picked a rookie MP and small farm owner from southern Vancouver Island’s Cowichan Valley as their new lead critic for agriculture. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh on Thursday named Alistair MacGregor as critic for agriculture and agri-food, a role in which he’ll also serve as second vice-chair of the Commons standing […] Read more

Farmer John Sheridan opens a gate on a farm which straddles both borders where the gate marks the exact border between Ireland and Northern Ireland between County Cavan and County Fermanagh near Florencecourt, Northern Ireland on Nov. 30. (Clodagh Kilcoyne photo for Reuters)

Livestock, Reuters

Farmers demand invisible Irish border, post-Brexit

By Clodagh Kilcoyne, padraic-halpin December 1, 2017

Florencecourt, Northern Ireland | Reuters — Northern Irish sheep farmers like John Sheridan collectively transport more than 1,000 lambs a day over the Irish border for slaughter and shipment to shoppers across the European Union. At the moment, the process is seamless. But Sheridan sees a threat to his life’s work, his family’s future and […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals, WHO urges farmers

By Kate Kelland November 7, 2017

London | Reuters – The World Health Organization urged farmers on Tuesday to stop using antibiotics to promote growth and prevent disease in healthy animals because the practice fuels dangerous drug-resistant superbug infections in people. Describing a lack of effective antibiotics for humans as “a security threat” on a par with “a sudden and deadly […] Read more

Crops, Livestock

Feds announce tax support for farmers

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 6, 2017

In a news release distributed today linked to Budget 2017, Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced tax relief to help farmers who received compensation under the Health of Animals Act from livestock destroyed due to the bovine tuberculosis outbreak in 2016 and 2017 in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The federal government also released its 2017 list of designated regions for livestock […] Read more

Livestock, Sheep/Goats

Ontario’s sheep producers rebrand

By John Greig October 27, 2017

The organization that represents sheep farmers in Ontario has a new name and look. The Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency (OSMA) is now known as the Ontario Sheep Farmers, effective at the Ontario Sheep Convention held Thursday and Friday at Alliston. OSMA’s board of directors made the change following a resolution at the 2015 annual meeting. […] Read more

Livestock, News, News Roundup

Technology Access Centre chalks up its first year

Research: News Roundup from the October 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 18, 2017

The Technology Access Centre (TAC) for Livestock Production at Olds College, Olds, Alta., has moved from a funding announcement little more than a year ago to a full-fledged service under the umbrella of the college’s applied research arm, the Centre for Innovation. TAC was established with a National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) grant […] Read more

Livestock, Vet advice

Ticks join new world order in infectious disease

Though only two varieties exist, they are responsible for a wide range of diseases

By Dr. Ron Clarke October 3, 2017

By scientific estimate, ticks have been around for 100 million years. They represent the most famous blood-sucking arachnids, (eight-legged organisms). The world is now in unchartered territory when it comes to infectious diseases. Over the past century, the number of new infectious diseases cropping up each year has nearly quadrupled. The number of outbreaks per […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Malignant catarrhal fever — learn about it; guard against it

Animal Health: Most sheep in North America are assumed to be carriers

By Debbie Furber September 27, 2017

“It took her piece by piece. Without a doubt it is the most devastating (cattle) disease we have ever dealt with,” says a member of a farm family who finally had to euthanize a valuable young purebred cow after two months of intensive therapy and investigation. Laboratory tests confirmed malignant catarrhal fever (MCF). The only […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

China delays deadline for implementing food import rules

By Dominique Patton September 26, 2017

Beijing | Reuters — China plans to delay a deadline for implementing new food import regulations by two years until October 2019, a senior EU official said on Tuesday, following a lobbying effort by Europe and the U.S. amid concerns about disruption to trade. The extension comes just days before the new rules, which are […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Brazil police detain JBS CEO

By Gabriela Mello, Guillermo Parra-Bernal September 13, 2017

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazil’s federal police on Wednesday detained the chief executive of JBS SA, the world’s No. 1 meatpacker, saying he used insider information to avoid hefty losses related to a plea bargain he signed earlier this year. Wesley Batista, who has been at the helm of JBS since 2011, was detained […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall as rain expected to help U.S. crops

Russia’s new-crop grain hits market as top producers report first harvest data

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall as rain expected to help U.S. crops

Russia’s new-crop grain hits market as top producers report first harvest data

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

B.C. MP named NDP ag critic in shadow cabinet shuffle

Farmers demand invisible Irish border, post-Brexit

Stop using antibiotics in healthy animals, WHO urges farmers

Feds announce tax support for farmers

Ontario’s sheep producers rebrand

Technology Access Centre chalks up its first year

Ticks join new world order in infectious disease

Malignant catarrhal fever — learn about it; guard against it

China delays deadline for implementing food import rules

Brazil police detain JBS CEO

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