Canada’s Supply Management Defended by Parliamentarians
M-Ps are defending Canada’s supply management system and say it could be a good option for lower-income countries to be less reliant on imports. A House of Commons committee is meeting today to talk about a Bloc Québécois bill that…
Incoming storm may pose challenges for calving this time of year
Old Man Winter isn’t quite done with Saskatchewan just yet. Earlier today, Environment Canada issued a special weather statement that has since been changed to a winter storm watch, covering the south and southeast portions of the province. The federal…
US Testing Avian Flu Vaccines
The United States is testing four bird flu vaccines for poultry, after more than 58 million chickens, turkeys and other birds have died in the nation’s worst outbreak ever. The trials, conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service, are…
Olymel Announces Closure of Plant in Quebec
Quebec pork producer Olymel says it will close a major slaughterhouse south of Quebec City and lay off 994 workers. The company says the Vallée-Jonction plant in the Beauce region will be the latest factory to shutter, after previously announcing…
Explosion at Texas Dairy Farm Kills 18 000 Cattle
An explosion at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle that critically injured one person and killed an estimated 18,000 head of cattle is the deadliest barn fire recorded since the Animal Welfare Institute began tracking the fires. Castro County…