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Canadian wheat rejected in Egypt re-exported to Europe

By maha-el-dahan March 3, 2016

Abu Dhabi | Reuters — A shipment of Canadian wheat rejected in Egypt over concerns it contained traces of ergot has been re-exported to Europe after Egypt’s agricultural quarantine rejected a petition from the supplier, trade sources said Thursday. Egypt’s quarantine authority has rejected a series of wheat shipments over traces of the common grain […] Read more

Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Egypt rejects Canadian wheat shipment over ergot

By maha-el-dahan February 16, 2016

Abu Dhabi | Reuters –– Egypt’s agricultural quarantine authority has rejected a shipment of Canadian wheat, saying it contained traces of the fungus ergot, a trade source said and official documents obtained by Reuters showed. The move by the quarantine authority is the latest in a series of rejections, which have caused serious concerns over […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Egypt moves to clarify ergot rules on wheat imports

By Eric Knecht, maha-el-dahan January 15, 2016

Reuters — Egypt’s supply ministry moved to clarify rules on wheat imports on Thursday, saying it would allow shipments with traces of the grain fungus ergot to enter the country. Wheat traders have been concerned that uncertainty over payment and inspection terms in Egypt, the world’s biggest wheat importer, would dampen export demand. The problem […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs

Avian flu controls lifted in 10 U.S. states

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 7, 2015

U.S. animal health officials have closed the books for now on avian influenza infections in 10 states, with five others remaining. In its latest report to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) last week, the U.S. federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said all control areas for avian flu have been released […] Read more

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock, Markets, Poultry/Eggs

Movement restrictions lifted on B.C. birds

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 11, 2015

British Columbia’s poultry producers no longer need federal permits to move their wares in the province. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed Wednesday it has removed its avian influenza primary control zone (PCZ) — a zone which had covered the entire southern half of B.C., including Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlotte Islands. CFIA in […] Read more

In this photo of a wilt-affected plant’s stem at harvest, black microsclerotia can be seen just below the surface layer. (Gov.mb.ca/agriculture)

Canola, Crops

Seed, equipment quarantined at wilt-stricken Man. farm

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 9, 2015

Seed and equipment are now under federal quarantine at a Manitoba farm where a crop pathogen never before seen in Canada made its first-ever appearance in North American canola. Without giving the farm’s specific or general location, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday it’s placed a quarantine order on seed from the farm at […] Read more

Rubber boots, a bottle of bleach, and a cleaning brush.

Livestock, Vet advice

On-farm biosecurity: Keep it practical

A veteran vet’s advice for cow-calf producers

March 18, 2014

Verified Beef Production (VBP) – It’s not hard for on-farm biosecurity to get complicated. But when you’ve been around the industry like Dr. Tom Pittman of the University of Calgary, you get a clear idea of what works. Having complicated biosecurity protocols without practising basics just does not make sense, he says. The target should be […] Read more

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Canadian wheat rejected in Egypt re-exported to Europe

Egypt rejects Canadian wheat shipment over ergot

Egypt moves to clarify ergot rules on wheat imports

Avian flu controls lifted in 10 U.S. states

Movement restrictions lifted on B.C. birds

Seed, equipment quarantined at wilt-stricken Man. farm

On-farm biosecurity: Keep it practical

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