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| Police looking for information after cow found dead |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 20-Dec-2012 |
| Newfoundland RCMP have launched an investigation into how a cow was shot and killed on Crown land on the island's west coast.
The animal was found dead in the Codroy Valley community of Cape Anguille on Wednesday.
Police have asked anyone who may have information to step forward, or contact the anonymous Crime Stoppers tip service.
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Cow shooting triggers pol... (read more on CBC.ca) |
| PEI: "Hometown Pork" launched |
| Source: atlanticfarmfocus.ca |
| Date: 20-Dec-2012 |
| Eighth-generation hog farmer Scott Dingwell says that Islanders have an appetite to support local, but the market needed a clear way to identify for consumers what was (and was not) a local pork product.
“We needed to approach the challenge of not knowing if the pork you’re about to purchase is local as a business opportunity,” said Dingwell. “So we set out to develop a new brand that could be ... (read more on atlanticfarmfocus.ca) |
| Brazilian beef banned after "atypical BSE" case confirmed |
| Source: LA Times |
| Date: 19-Dec-2012 |
| Bans on beef coming out of Parana State in Brazil are spreading.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, South Korea, China, South Africa, and Japan are not buying beef from the region, after Brazil revealed the discovery of a cow with proteins that cause BSE.
The cow died two years ago, but did not die of the disease, and did not make it into the food chain. Animals classified as having "atypical BSE,&q... (read more on LA Times) |
| Down our throats: Fed-up with salmon feedlots |
| Source: Rabble.ca, by C. Majka |
| Date: 17-Dec-2012 |
| "The problem is that salmon farms break natural laws. That instead of allowing salmon to move, (they) hold them stationary. In the wild, salmon move into the rivers and the sea lice die in the fresh water. The juveniles come out in the spring and there are no adult fish to speak of in the area, they go to sea and grow, and by the time they meet other adult fish they are robust and clad in arm... (read more on Rabble.ca) |
| Russia may stop importing beef and pork form the US |
| Source: Reuters.com |
| Date: 17-Dec-2012 |
| Pork and beef exports from the US to Russia could come to a halt, now that Moscow is requiring that the meat be tested and certified free of the feed additive ractopamine.
The US currently exports more than $500 million a year worth of beef and pork to Russia.
The US has asked Russia, the sixth-largest market for their beef and pork, to suspend the requirement - while gave domestic meat comp... (read more on Reuters.com) |
| Wild-caught shrimp making waves |
| Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca |
| Date: 13-Dec-2012 |
| The fledgling winter shrimp fishery in the Strait of Canso uses modified lobster traps to wild-catch the tasty shrimp that are making waves (and getting raves) on menus all over.
The sustainably-sourced wild shrimp, which are coveted by connoisseurs of Japan’s high-end sushi market, are now in demand at restaurants and retail shops from Halifax to Toronto.
“Most shrimp are farmed and come ... (read more on TheChronicleHerald.ca) |
| NS Cattle Producers meeting dates for 2013 |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com |
| Date: 12-Dec-2012 |
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Mark Your Calendars!!
The NS Cattle Producers will hold their Annual General Meeting on Sat. Feb. 23, 2013, at the Best Western Glengarry in Truro starting at 10:00 am.
Annual Zone Meetings have also been booked, dates and locations as described. (See list with this article.)
This year is an election year in Zone 2 (Charlie MacKenzie) and Zone 5 (Randy Neily), a Member-at-Large (Jim Fr... (read more) |
| NS Sheep Producers AGM - Jan. 19 |
| Source: NS Sheep |
| Date: 12-Dec-2012 |
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The Sheep Producers Association of Nova Scotia will hold its Annual General Meeting on Saturday January 19, 2013 at the Onslow Belmont Fire Hall in Lower Onslow.
The meeting will start at 10:00 am, lunch will provided at a cost of $10 per person.
To register in advance, please contact Shelly at 902-893-7455 or 902-893-2293.
Additional details will be available on their website in ... (read more on NS Sheep) |
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| Four facing charges over rare-breed sheep abduction |
| Source: OntarioFarmer.com |
| Date: 12-Dec-2012 |
| The CFIA says four people are being charged in relation to the abduction of 31 rare-breed Shropshire sheep that were under quarantine for suspected scrapie.
Michael Schmidt, Montana Jones, Suzanne Atkinson, and Robert Pinnell face criminal charges following an investigation into the removal of the sheep from an eastern Ontario farm back in April.
The charges include: obstructing a CFIA ins... (read more on OntarioFarmer.com) |
| XL cleared for export |
| Source: PEIcanada.com |
| Date: 11-Dec-2012 |
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The XL Foods plant in Brooks, AB, which was at the center of the largest beef recall in Canadian history, has the green light to resume exports to the US.
The plant was shut down from Sept. 27 until Oct. 23 .
The facility produces nearly half of the beef processed in Canada, and more than 2,000 items were recalled throughout all the provinces and most states.
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| Land-based aquaculture being promoted after new anemia site identified |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 10-Dec-2012 |
| A second bout of salmon anemia is suspected in a salmon farm on the south coast of Newfoundland, and the Salmon Preservation Association is renewing its call for land-based aquaculture.
The SPA's president, John McCarthy, says land-based aquaculture would lead to healthier fish, and benefit rural areas of the province.
Earlier this year, almost 500,000 fish were destroyed, following an... (read more on CBC.ca) |
| Ministers and livestock groups pleased with COOL deadline |
| Source: TheDairySite.com |
| Date: 07-Dec-2012 |
| International Trade Minister Ed Fast and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz stated: “Our Government has stood firm with our cattle and hog producers against the unfair country-of-origin labelling of the US The WTO Appellate Body has recognised the integrated nature of the North American supply chain and marked a clear win for our livestock industry.”
“We expect that the US will bring itself into c... (read more on TheDairySite.com) |
| When pigs fly |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 07-Dec-2012 |
| Close to 1,000 pigs from P.E.I. are being flown to China, in order to help two commercial pig operations get started there.
The Island is well-known for having pigs with good genetics and clean health. PEI has been shipping pigs to China for breeding purposes for about 10 years, but at 950 animals this is one of the larger shipments.
"They have looked around the world where can they ge... (read more on CBC.ca) |
| Meat prices to increase |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 06-Dec-2012 |
| Researchers at the University of Guelph say Canadians should expect the price of meat to increase by as much as 10% in 2013.
In their annual forecast, they predict that retail prices for beef and pork will increase by much more than any other foods.
Their track record with such predictions is good - last year, they aniticpated that the overall price of food in Canada would go up by less th... (read more on CBC.ca) |
| NL salmon farm may have anemia |
| Source: dailybusinessbuzz.ca |
| Date: 06-Dec-2012 |
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A precautionary quarantine was put in place at the unnamed commercial facility in southern Newfoundland, after the possible discovery of infectious salmon anemia.
The CFIA is investigating, and says further disease control measures will be put in place and the World Organisation for Animal Health will be notified, if anemia is indeed confirmed.
In July, a salmon farming operation in St. Al... (read more on dailybusinessbuzz.ca) |
| COOL deadline set for May 23, 2013 |
| Source: OntarioFarmer.com |
| Date: 06-Dec-2012 |
| The US has until May 23 to change its Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) legislation to comply with World Trade Organization rules of trade.
It is hoped that the changes will boost prices for Canadian cattle and hogs shipped to packing plants across the border.
If the US does not comply, it will face penalties that will reflect Canada’s choosing, such as Canadian tariffs on selected US produ... (read more on OntarioFarmer.com) |
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