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CFIA seeks ‘fundamental change’ in chicken processing

Canada’s chicken processors have a year to make plant-level changes to cut the risk of salmonella infection from frozen raw breaded chicken goods. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said March 12 it will require processors to identify salmonella as a hazard likely to occur in these products — and to “implement changes in order to […] Read more

Cow-Calf, Features

Improving livestock traceability key to higher profits

More feedback needed to build better herds

By Lois Harris February 27, 2018

Dave Milliner thinks the upcoming changes to federal regulations on livestock traceability are good but don’t go far enough. He contends that much more could be done in the beef industry to improve the quality of the meat, the productivity of the animals, returns for farmers and choices for consumers. “There’s no feedback loop — […] Read more

Livestock, Nutrition

What happened to the vitamin supply?

Nutrition with John McKinnon

By John McKinnon February 21, 2018

Many of you are likely aware that the feed industry is facing a critical shortage of vitamins A and E. This shortage is the result of a fire in October at a processing plant in Germany owned by BASF, one of the global leaders in the provision of vitamins for humans and livestock. The damaged […] Read more

Livestock, News, News Roundup

The bovine TB mystery may never be solved

Health: News Roundup from the January 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 15, 2018

While there is no doubt several ranching operations in Alberta and Saskatchewan took it on the chin, Canada has come through the discovery of a single TB case in 2016 still with a “TB Free” country status and no significant market disruption, says an official with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) While there was […] Read more

Livestock, News, News Roundup

CETA at the starting gate

Trade: News Roundup from the November 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 30, 2017

As of October, about 72,000 head of cattle and calves were enrolled in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency program for certifying freedom from growth-enhancing products for export to the European Union at varying stages of production. If they should all arrive at the same time, they would take up a week and a half of […] Read more

Beef Cattle, News, News Roundup

We’re sure that’s Ontario beef

Identification: News Roundup from the November 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 27, 2017

It sounds like something straight out of a CSI episode and in some ways it is. Oritain, a New Zealand company specializing in scientific traceability to fight food fraud, is seeking a distinct fingerprint for Ontario beef. Both Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) and the Ontario Independent Meat Processors (OIMP) have invested in the project. […] Read more

Livestock

Livestock premises ID participation strengthens Canadian agriculture

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 26, 2017

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is considering changes to the Health of Animals Regulations for livestock traceability, the agency announced during PremisesIDWeek July 26, a federal release says. The changes would require all Canadian operators of premises where livestock may be loaded or unloaded from a vehicle to have a valid premises identification number for […] Read more

Livestock, News, News Roundup

It’s that anthrax time of year

Animal Health: News Roundup from the June 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 20, 2017

Anthrax spores can lurk in soil for decades and there’s no telling where the disease will pop up from year to year. All it takes is something that brings spores to the surface and the stage is set for an outbreak in cattle that happen to ingest them. Predicting when anthrax will occur in Canada […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Flour recall widened to products from 11 loads of wheat

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 27, 2017

The maker of Robin Hood and other brands of flour is further widening a major product recall to cover products made from 11 loads of Canadian wheat. Ardent Mills and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Saturday announced an expanded nationwide recall to include more varieties and sizes of Robin Hood, Golden Temple, Purity, […] Read more

Camelina oil, seed and feed pellets. Photo: Alberta Agriculture

Crops, Livestock

CFIA approves camelina oil for use in Atlantic salmon feed

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 24, 2017

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has approved mechanically-extracted camelina oil as a feed ingredient for farmed salmon and trout, Genome Atlantic says in a release. That paves the way for the oilseed to serve as a new rotation option for Maritime potato farmers. Camelina sativa, or false flax, is a hardy oilseed plant that […] Read more

China boosts soybean buys from Argentina, Uruguay amid U.S. trade war, sources say

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices mostly lower

U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured by lack of Chinese demand; corn rises on export sales

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China boosts soybean buys from Argentina, Uruguay amid U.S. trade war, sources say

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Prices mostly lower

U.S. grains: Soybeans pressured by lack of Chinese demand; corn rises on export sales

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CFIA seeks ‘fundamental change’ in chicken processing

Improving livestock traceability key to higher profits

What happened to the vitamin supply?

The bovine TB mystery may never be solved

CETA at the starting gate

We’re sure that’s Ontario beef

Livestock premises ID participation strengthens Canadian agriculture

It’s that anthrax time of year

Flour recall widened to products from 11 loads of wheat

CFIA approves camelina oil for use in Atlantic salmon feed

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