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Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau in the House of Commons March 22. (Budget.gc.ca via YouTube)

Agrifood a pillar in federal budget’s ‘innovation’ plan

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 23, 2017

The federal government’s latest budget puts up Canada’s agrifood sector as one of six “key areas” to benefit from a new national “Innovation and Skills Plan.” Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Wednesday unveiled a budget projecting $330.2 billion in expenses in 2017-18 against budgetary revenues of $304.7 billion, for a $28.5 billion deficit. The […] Read more

Comment/Columns, Straight from the hip

A global approach to research

Straight from the Hip with Brenda Schoepp

By Brenda Schoepp January 12, 2017

For many years our industry had yearned in the research world for what was called a systems approach: the transparent collection or series of projects toward an end with a strong tech transfer component. And now at the University of Calgary we have in motion the College of Discovery, Creativity and Innovation (CDCI) which exceeds […] Read more

Crops

7 tips for on-farm research tests

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 26, 2016

Is that shiny new product likely to work on your farm? To separate the heifer dust from the cream of the crop, farmers need to take a hard look at the research behind the marketing claims. John Heard, soil fertility specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, says the best way to learn about good research “is to[...]
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News, News Roundup

$1.7 million for Olds College research centre

Research: News Roundup from the October 3, 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff October 18, 2016

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced funding last month for the development of a new state-of-the-art research facility at the Olds College Technology Access Centre for Livestock Production (TAC). TAC will act as a technology training hub for regional livestock producers, as well as a research resource for students studying[...]
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Cereals, Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Manitoba winter wheat in good shape

Group pushes for national wheat research strategy

By Jade Markus July 19, 2016

Commodity News Service Canada — Despite heavy rains throughout July, Manitoba’s winter wheat is in good condition moving into desiccation, the head of an industry group says. The Manitoba winter cereals group is also preparing for an upcoming government program by working alongside other Canadian wheat commissions. “Everybody is still pretty happy. The winter wheat can[...]
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Beef Cattle, Research

Conjugation, and what it means for antimicrobial resistance in livestock

By Reynold Bergen October 27, 2015

The federal government’s CIPARS program studies E. coli in healthy cattle entering packing plants and in retail ground beef. Its surveillance shows that resistance to antimicrobials of the highest importance in human health continues to be very rare in these samples, and multi-drug-resistant bacteria are even less common. The risk of consumers being exposed to[...]
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Crops, Reuters

Monsanto to shut three R+D centres next year

By P.J. Huffstutter October 27, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Agrichemical company Monsanto plans to shutter three research and development centers in 2016 with a loss of about 90 jobs, it said Monday, as it restructures operations to cut costs in a slumping agricultural commodity market. The centers are in Middleton, Wisconsin, and Mystic, Connecticut, both of which focus on seed[...]
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Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Proving the potential of probiotics in beef cattle

By Debbie Furber October 5, 2015

Caution is the word for now from an Alberta intestinal health research group on products claimed to have prebiotic or probiotic activity to promote health benefits for people and livestock. Use of these products won’t harm cattle or people. The worst that could happen from a production standpoint is that they will increase costs with[...]
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Dr. Roy Golsteyn’s lab is studying buffalo bean for compounds that may help fight certain cancers. (Photo courtesy University of Lethbridge)

Crops

Guenther: Buffalo bean more than floral for cancer researchers

By Lisa Guenther June 6, 2015

Buffalo beans adorn the pastures, field edges and even kitchen tables of many Prairie farms and ranches — but the pretty plant is now also being picked for its potential properties as a cancer fighter. Experiments show compounds extracted from buffalo bean leaves have potential to fight a class of cancers that includes multiple myeloma,[...]
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Livestock, Vet advice

Disease transmission in livestock is not uniform

By Dr. Ron Clarke May 27, 2015

The unprecedented increase of emerging infectious diseases in wild and domestic animals and humans does not follow predictable patterns. Disease outbreaks like influenza H5N2 in birds — especially recent incursions of the virus affecting turkeys in Central Canada and Midwestern U.S.; human Ebola in West Africa; equine herpes virus (EHV1) in North America, and five[...]
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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise as Cattle on Feed report shows lower inventory

Canadian cattle herd sees first year-over-year increase since 2021

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains to two-month peak; corn and wheat choppy

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise as Cattle on Feed report shows lower inventory

Canadian cattle herd sees first year-over-year increase since 2021

U.S. grains: Soybeans extend gains to two-month peak; corn and wheat choppy

Tag Archives research

Agrifood a pillar in federal budget’s ‘innovation’ plan

A global approach to research

7 tips for on-farm research tests

$1.7 million for Olds College research centre

Manitoba winter wheat in good shape

Conjugation, and what it means for antimicrobial resistance in livestock

Monsanto to shut three R+D centres next year

Proving the potential of probiotics in beef cattle

Guenther: Buffalo bean more than floral for cancer researchers

Disease transmission in livestock is not uniform

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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