Poultry Industry News: Canada
Thursday, December 06, 2012
Industry Satisfied with WTO Decision on US Compliance with COOL LabellingCANADA - Following the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) decision that the United States has until May 23, 2013, to bring its Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) measure into compliance with its WTO obligations, International Trade Minister Ed Fast, Agriculture...
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
State Encourages Innovation CANADA - Leading processors and producers from a cross-section of Canada's agricultural sector have met to identify ways to better work together in the development of a more effective and efficient supply chain....
Monday, December 03, 2012
Premises Identification Valued During Health CrisesCANADA - Premises identification offers a range of benefits that will help market access, an Agri-Food Traceability Coordinator told Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives. ...
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Sunmel Poultry Plant to Open in New BrunswickCANADA - A new poultry plant operated by Olymel and Westco in New Brunswick is expected to start operations later this month....
Friday, November 02, 2012
Aviagen Sponsors Alberta Breeder WorkshopCANADA - Aviagen, Inc. was the anchor sponsor for 7th consecutive Alberta Breeder Workshop held on 2 to 4 October 2012 in Airdrie, Alberta. ...
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Maple Leaf Foods Sees Earnings RiseCANADA - Canadian meat and food processing group, Maple Leaf Foods, has recorded Adjusted Operating Earnings for the third quarter of 2012 of C$76.3 million compared to C$73.3 million last year....
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Nova Scotia Poultry Plant Starts upCANADA - In a project estimated to cost C$40 million, Eden Valley has retrofitted the former Larsen’s pork processing plant property....
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
NIRS Workshops Helps Get Most Out of Feed IngredientsCANADA - With the rising cost of feed, anything that can improve feed efficiency is a plus. Next month, Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) workshops are coming to Alberta, featuring international speaker Geoff Smith from DFS, Newell, Iowa. The workshops...
Friday, October 05, 2012
Aviagen Presents CPRC with New Research SponsorshipCANADA - Aviagen, Inc., the inaugural sponsor in the Canadian Poultry Research Council’s (CPRC) new Research Programme, has announced that it presented the CPRC with a C$25,000 sponsorship at a banquet at the Poultry Research Centre at the University...
Thursday, October 04, 2012
Jamesway, Aviagen Host First Joint Hatchery SeminarCANADA - Aviagen, Inc. and Jamesway Incubator Company Inc. have hosted their first joint hatchery seminar. ...
Friday, September 21, 2012
Govt Invests in Alberta Meat ProcessorCANADA - Canada's Economic Action Plan is helping an Alberta meat processing company expand their operations and increase sales. ...
Friday, September 14, 2012
Livestock Species, Diet Influence Manure Composting RecipesCANADA - A soil scientist with the University of Manitoba says diet is one of the factors that will influence nutrient levels contained in composted livestock manure, writes Bruce Cochrane....
Thursday, September 06, 2012
Increase in Value of Poultry MeatCANADA - The value of poultry meat sales in Canada reached C$2.6 billion in 2011, up 14.1 per cent from 2010, according to the latest figures to Statistics Canada. ...
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Ag Marketing Boards, Supply Management are Costly for ProducersCANADA - Canadian buyers are not the only ones paying the price for a supply management system that costs them around C$3.9 billion a year. A new study from the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) signed by Mario Dumais shows that producers themselves are...
Discovery Centre Builds Awareness of the Story of FoodCANADA - The visitor services manager with the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre reports traffic through the facility continues to rise as the public becomes more aware of its existence....
Friday, August 24, 2012
High Feed Costs Likely to Impact Canadian ProducersCANADA - With supply management, poultry farmers recover their cost of production from processing plants. In this way, farmers are sheltered from the impact of record high feed costs. The same cannot be said about poultry processors. Their ability...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Study Links Egg Yolk Consumption to Heart DiseaseCANADA - A new study from Western University has linked egg yolk consumption to atherosclerosis. ...
Meeting the Greatest Global Farming ChallengeANALYSIS - The world is facing the greatest farming challenge of all time with a booming global population and a potential quadrupling of the number of people who will be able to afford to eat high quality diets. ...
Research to Replace Antibiotics in Livestock FeedCANADA - A new investment from the Harper Government will support research into an innovative substitute for antibiotics in livestock feed. Member of Parliament Kelly Block (Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar), on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced...
Monday, August 20, 2012
Species, Diet Influence Manure CompostingCANADA - The Canada Research Chair in Applied Soil Ecology with the University of Manitoba says diet is one of the factors that will influence the nutrient levels contained in composted livestock manure, writes Bruce Cochrane, University of Manitoba. ...
Friday, August 10, 2012
Canada and BC Invest in Sustainable AgricultureCANADA - The British Columbia agricultural industry will benefit from an investment in two projects to develop energy solutions that will also reduce agricultural waste, announced federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and British Columbia Agriculture...
Monday, August 06, 2012
Maple Leaf Net Earnings RiseCANADA - Canadian meat processor Maple Leaf Foods adjusted operating earnings for the second quarter were C$71.9 million compared to C$77.5 million last year. ...
Government Seeks Feedback on Feed RegulationsCANADA - e Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) would like feedback on modernising Canada’s Feeds Regulations....
Website Offers Information on Feed Grain Availability, PriceCANADA - Dr Colleen Christensen, the Executive Director of the Feeds Innovation Institute (FII) at the University of Saskatchewan, says with profitability tightening farmers are increasingly interested in tracking what is available....
Friday, July 27, 2012
Updated CLT Expected to be Ready for Classroom DeliveryCANADA - The Canadian Livestock Transport Certification Program project coordinator expects a fully revised livestock transport training program to be ready for classroom delivery across Canada by the end of this year, Bruce Cochrane writes....
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