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| Remembering Frank Mutch |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com |
| Date: 14-Nov-2012 |
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| Long-time Angus breeder dies ---
Frank S. Mutch, Earnscliffe, P.E.I., well known and respected cattleman, died on Monday, November 12, 2012, age 80 years.
An obituary in the Charlottetown Guardian reads: "Frank was an industrious cattleman in his 'hay-day' and with his family at Earnscliffe Angus Farm, they thrived at producing successful Aberdeen Angus cattle.
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| A seesaw: ethanol and meat |
| Source: OntarioFarmer.com |
| Date: 13-Nov-2012 |
| A new report links increased increased ethanol production to reduced meat consumption.
The study by FarmEcon LLC says the American mandate to blend 13.8 billion gallons of ethanol into gasoline will reduce meat consumption by $30.6 billion this year.
"Further scheduled increases in mandated ethanol production will likely lead to higher net ethanol exports, further reducing our ability... (read more on OntarioFarmer.com) |
| Goat and lamb prices steady |
| Source: OntarioFarmer.com |
| Date: 13-Nov-2012 |
| At the recent sale at the Ontario Stockyards, there were 1,950 sheep, lambs and goats on offer - all sold steady.
Pork prices dropped by $0.10, and are expected to drop even lower.
Cows continued to trade on a slightly softer market, but buyer interest continues to be active.
All other classes of cattle sold on a steady market, and veal calves sold steady to strong.
In Chicago, cor... (read more on OntarioFarmer.com) |
| Getting goats pregnant more efficiently |
| Source: OntarioFarmer.com |
| Date: 09-Nov-2012 |
| A series of workshops is being offered this month aiming to teach Ontario farmers how to increase efficiency in goat reproduction.
“The goal is to help producers learn more about reproductive management options available for goats so they can start working with their veterinarians on on‐farm implementation.”
Dates are Nov. 13 in OMAFRA Board Room 1 in Lindsay; Nov. 14 at the Best ... (read more on OntarioFarmer.com) |
| Canada producing more chicken |
| Source: OntarioFarmer.com |
| Date: 08-Nov-2012 |
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So far in 2012, chicken production across Canada is up 1.1% over last year.
September had higher growth than the average, at 2.2%.
Nationally, allocations have been raised by 4.2% for the current quota period, and by 3% for the next quota period beginning Dec. 30.
Prices have been rising sharply, largely due to increases in the cost of feed, which is the largest single cost of prod... (read more on OntarioFarmer.com) |
| Simple = savings when feeding piglets |
| Source: ThePigSite.com |
| Date: 07-Nov-2012 |
| New research in Guelph has shown that under certain conditions, pork producers can reduce feeding costs without impacting performance by feeding less complex diets in the nursery barn.
Surprisingly, animals that performed not quite so well in the nursery phase (because they were on a diet that had fewer of those expensive animals proteins that are included in starter pig diet) in fact performe... (read more on ThePigSite.com) |
| NS: Changes to fur farm rules |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com |
| Date: 06-Nov-2012 |
| Fur farming is a growing part of Nova Scotia's rural economy, worth about $140 million annually.
Recent amendments to the province's Fur Industry Act give the Agriculture Minister increased authority over the industry, and the right to respond to problems as they arise.
"Through a number of public consultations we heard communities when they said there were concerns associate... (read more) |
| Maple Leaf buying Puratone |
| Source: CanadianBusiness.com |
| Date: 05-Nov-2012 |
| Maple Leaf Foods is spending $42 million to buy a Manitoba-based hog production company called Puratone Corporation.
Puratone runs three feed mills, and about 50 barns producing approximately 500,000 hogs annually.
The deal includes livestock, facilities, and interests in some joint ventures, and will give MLF ownership of some 30 per cent of its hog supply coming into its Brandon facility... (read more on CanadianBusiness.com) |
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| USDA had stopped doing meat-packing plant audits |
| Source: OntarioFarmer.com |
| Date: 02-Nov-2012 |
| In 2010 the USDA quietly stopped doing its annual audits of meat-packing plants.
When the U.S. Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) was conducting audits, a team of senior inspectors from the CFIA accompanied them, and the two groups wrote a joint report on what they found.
“At the FSIS web site, no countries are listed as having received an FSIS team visit during 2011.
“Taking this one ... (read more on OntarioFarmer.com) |
| PEI: No funds for hog farmers |
| Source: Island Farmer |
| Date: 31-Oct-2012 |
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Hog producers in PEI have been hit hard by both low prices and rising feed costs, and they have essentially been told by Ottawa they are on their own.
A hog industry task team had been negotiating with the federal government for possible financial help, resulting in a revamping of some existing programs - but the executive director of the PEI Hog Board said they are “not relevant” for Isl... (read more on Island Farmer) |
| Seal cull could open markets |
| Source: dailybusinessbuzz.ca |
| Date: 26-Oct-2012 |
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If a proposal to cull 70,000 grey seals off the East Coast works out, Carino Processing says they are eager to fill the global demand for grey seal products.
Even though the demand for the products is currently there, key markets in Europe and China remain closed.
"Either we develop markets, where (the cull) can sustain itself by being a contributor to local coastal communities, or... (read more on dailybusinessbuzz.ca) |
| Cod tagging project gets more funding |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com |
| Date: 25-Oct-2012 |
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Researchers at the Marine Institute's Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research have received funding to continue a project to do satellite-tagging on Atlantic cod.
A $50,000 investment under the provincial government’s Fisheries Research Grant Program will help keep the project going.
The research, coordinated by Dr. George Rose, will continue this fall in the Bonavista Corridor.
... (read more) |
| Veal processor's license quietly suspended for not meeting "hygiene requirements” |
| Source: OntarioFarmer.com |
| Date: 25-Oct-2012 |
| Écolait, a Quebec veal processing company, had its license suspended by the CFIA for three days earlier this month.
News of the suspension only came from an indirct source - a US-based publication called Meatingplace, which noted that the company lost its permission to export to the U.S. on Oct. 15.
The CFIA judged that “certain hygiene requirements” were not being met.
CFIA spokespers... (read more on OntarioFarmer.com) |
| Fighting the decline of diversity |
| Source: TheDairySite.com |
| Date: 25-Oct-2012 |
| Reports from 80 countries show that governments are beginning to put programmes into place to reverse the alarming decline in the numbers of indigenous livestock breeds.
"The encouraging news is that on average the countries that submitted reports have begun to implement about half the actions agreed under the Global Plan of Action ranging from conservation schemes to surveys of livestock ... (read more on TheDairySite.com) |
| Farting cows here and there |
| Source: MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk |
| Date: 25-Oct-2012 |
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Did you know it takes roughly 20 Indian cows to produce as much milk as one US dairy cow?
Many different methods of raising livestock are used around the world, and that is not likely to change. Various measures are now being used to assess the environmental impacts of raising animals in diverse regions, making it difficult to compare results across regions with differing methods, and nea... (read more on MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk) |
| Grey seal cull gets the nod |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 24-Oct-2012 |
| A proposed cull of 70,000 grey seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence over a four-year period has been approved by the Senate's fisheries committee. The cull is a bid to conserve cod stocks.
Hearings began last year, in response to a call for an experimental — and unprecedented — cull of grey seals.
On Tuesday the committee released its report, which acknowledged "the ecological risks r... (read more on CBC.ca) |
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