Livestock

Indonesia Reports ASF Outbreak

Indonesia Reports ASF Outbreak

May 10, 20231 min read

Indonesia has reported an outbreak of African swine fever on a farm near Singapore. The outbreak that killed 35,297 pigs in a herd of 285,034 on a farm located on Bulan island was detected on April 1st and confirmed on…

CCA Pleased that Guatemala Market is Fully Open

CCA Pleased that Guatemala Market is Fully Open

May 9, 20231 min read

A Canadian ag organization is pleased Ottawa has secured full access to a trade market. Canadian Cattle Association executive vice president Dennis Laycraft says having access to global markets is critical to a thriving Canadian beef industry. His comments come after Canada…

Cattle producers in Alberta helping each other as wildfires continue to burn

Cattle producers in Alberta helping each other as wildfires continue to burn

May 8, 20232 min read

Cattle producers in Alberta are either re-locating their herd to a safe place or are preparing to do so, as wildfires continue to burn in parts of that province. Chair of the Alberta Beef Producers Brodie Haugan says producers are…

JBS USA to Clean its Own Meat Processing Facilities

JBS USA to Clean its Own Meat Processing Facilities

May 5, 20231 min read

One of the biggest U.S. meatpackers is creating an internal company to clean some of its processing plants, after a private sanitation firm JBS USA employed, was accused of hiring children for dangerous work. The launch shows the complexities involved in…

Application window open for FCC Sustainability Incentive Program

Application window open for FCC Sustainability Incentive Program

May 3, 20232 min read

A Farm Credit Canada incentive program is now accepting applications. FCC’s Director of Sustainability Programs Curtis Grainger says the Sustainability Incentive Program, in partnership with the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) and McCain Foods, is open to eligible producers.…