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Alex Turner (left) and Norman Alexander.

Passings and condolences of note

Purely Purebred, news from the October 2024 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Mike Millar October 23, 2024

Condolences to Alexander Turner’s loved ones Alexander (Alex) William Turner passed away peacefully September 6, 2024. Turner was born in Victoria on April 10, 1937, to Alexander Turner and Amy Lizzie (Cooper) Turner. He joined older sisters Eileen and Edith and the family made their home on a small farm in Sidney, B.C. The family […] Read more

(File photo) Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem takes part in a news conference, after cutting key interest rate, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada July 24, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable

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Bank of Canada cuts rates, hails ‘good news’ on low inflation

By David Ljunggren, Promit Mukherjee, Reuters October 23, 2024

The Bank of Canada on Wednesday reduced its key benchmark rate by 50 basis points to 3.75 per cent, its first bigger-than-usual move in more than four years, and hailed signs the country has returned to an era of low inflation.

Margaret Johnson. (Stephen MacGillivray Photography/Margaretjohnson.newbrunswickpc.ca)

General, News

New Brunswick ag minister headed for opposition bench

Liberals topple Higgs' Tory government in election

By Dave Bedard October 22, 2024

New Brunswick's incumbent agriculture minister and opposition ag critic are bound for a legislature under new management following Monday night's election.

Livestock, News

Three new cases of bird flu in B.C. poultry

By Geralyn Wichers October 22, 2024

British Columbia has three new cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) among commercial poultry flocks in the Abbotsford and Chilliwack areas.

Abbotsford-Mission MLA Pam Alexis speaks on B.C. Agriculture Day in the provincial legislature on Oct. 25, 2022. (Legislative Assembly Of B.C. video screengrab via Facebook)

General, News

B.C.’s ag minister downed in fraught election

Governing party to be confirmed next week as votes recounted

By Dave Bedard October 22, 2024

Pam Alexis, the minister of agriculture and food for David Eby's New Democrats since late 2022, was defeated in her constituency of Abbotsford-Mission in Saturday night's election by Conservative challenger Reann Gasper, by a spread of almost 2,700 votes.

Liberia-flagged bulker K Sukret, carrying grain under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, waits for inspection in the southern anchorage of Istanbul on May 17, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Mehmet Emin Caliskan)

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Ukraine foreign minister calls for support to stop Russian strikes on its Black Sea ports

By Reuters October 22, 2024

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Monday he and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan had discussed safe navigation for shipping in the Black Sea.

A black bear at Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba. Producers participating in the predation trials recommended an electric wire around deadstock composting pens to keep bears out.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, News, Wildlife

Manitoba trials address livestock predation in farmyards

Sheep and beef cattle producers tried everything from solar fox lights to predator-resistant penning to reduce predation in the farmyard

By Bruce Derksen October 22, 2024

Manitoba’s Livestock Predation Prevention pilot continued its 2020-23 assessment of various predation risk mitigation practices focused on cattle and sheep populations in and around farmyards. More than 100 total trials were completed on 48 farms during the three-year project with approximately 75 per cent of the costs covered by the project. Predator-resistant penning Seven high-tensile […] Read more

Livestock, News

No active bird flu outbreaks among Canadian poultry, CFIA says

By Geralyn Wichers October 21, 2024

There are no active outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza among Canadian poultry farms, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said today.

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, News, Reuters

Bird flu cases presumed in four Washington farm workers, state says

By Reuters, Tom Polansek October 21, 2024

Bird flu is presumed to have infected four poultry workers in Washington state, making it the sixth U.S. state to identify human cases this year, according to the Washington State Department of Health.

File photo of a barley seedling. (SusanHSmith/iStock/Getty Images)

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NFU calls for efficacy testing of non-fertilizer supplements

By Robert Arnason October 21, 2024

The federal government should re-instate efficacy testing for non-fertilizer supplements, says the National Farmers Union.

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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Passings and condolences of note

Bank of Canada cuts rates, hails ‘good news’ on low inflation

New Brunswick ag minister headed for opposition bench

Three new cases of bird flu in B.C. poultry

B.C.’s ag minister downed in fraught election

Ukraine foreign minister calls for support to stop Russian strikes on its Black Sea ports

Manitoba trials address livestock predation in farmyards

No active bird flu outbreaks among Canadian poultry, CFIA says

Bird flu cases presumed in four Washington farm workers, state says

NFU calls for efficacy testing of non-fertilizer supplements

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