BC egg marketing board appoints new General Manager
CANADA - Al Sakalauskas is the new general manager of the B.C. Egg Marketing Board (BCEMB), replacing Arlene Lannon, who left the position earlier this year. Mr. Sakalauskas takes over his new position next Tue. Sept.. 4.

$300 Per Family - A Costly System For Consumers
CANADA - As the commission on the future of Quebec's agriculture and agrifood sector begins its hearings, the Montreal Economic Institute is estimating that supply management of milk, eggs and poultry costs at least $300 extra per year for a family of...

Safety Of Meats Has Been Assured — But At A Cost
CANADA - The federal government has issued nearly 90 food recalls and alerts so far this year - and only four involved meat contaminated with potentially dangerous bacteria.

Safety Of Meats Has Been Assured — But At A Cost
OTTAWA - The federal government has issued nearly 90 food recalls and alerts so far this year - and only four involved meat contaminated with potentially dangerous bacteria.

New Recipe For Sustainability: Stem-Cell Burgers
OTTAWA - "Fifty years hence, we shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium." Winston Churchill.

Ignoring The Meat Of The Global Warming Issue
CANADA - We all emit greenhouse gases simply by breathing - one kilogram of carbon dioxide a day, on average, per person. Scientists don't hold these emissions against us. What public policy options, after all, exist? Breath control?, writes Neil Reynolds....

Canadian Fund For Poultry Biosecurity
CANADA - The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Minister responsible for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced 3 million dollars to help Canadian poultry farms and processing plants protect their flocks against...

Research Unscrambles The Egg-Cholesterol Myth
CANADA - After 40 years, the egg-cholesterol myth still has legs, albeit they're a little shaky. Recent research has shown that there is no limit to the number of eggs a healthy adult can eat in a week.

Blaze At Burnbrae Kills 40,000 Chickens
CANADA - Authorities are investigating the cause of a million-dollar plus fire that razed a barn and killed 40,000 chickens at Burnbrae Farms in Lyn, headquarters for Canada's largest egg company.

Farm Paper from WTO Threatens Dairy, Poultry and Egg Farmers
OTTAWA - Canadian dairy, poultry and egg farm leaders rejected the first draft modalities paper on agriculture issued yesterday by Crawford Falconer, agriculture trade negotiations Chair for the World Trade Organization (WTO), as the text threatens...

Canadian Egg Farmers "Get Cracking" with Hockey and Soccer Sponsorships
CANADA - Canada's top two participation sports for families with children are getting a major boost from Canada's egg farmers. The Canadian Egg Marketing Agency (CEMA) has announced a four-year sponsorship agreement with Hockey Canada and the Canadian...

Animal Nutrition Viewed as a Key Step Toward Environmental Sustainability
CANADA - The development of nutrition strategies for improving the quality of manure to better reflect the needs of crops is one of the ways scientists are helping farmers address environmental concerns related to intensive livestock production.

We're choking on new rules, say Island farmers
CANADA - Columnist Jack Knox and photographer Debra Brash take a look at farms close to home. Small farmers face many hurdles from fuel costs to an aging workforce.

Combination of Strategies Recommended for Reducing Phosphorus in Livestock Manure
CANADA - The University of Manitoba's Department of Animal Science recommends a combination of strategies to reduce the amount of phosphorus that ends up in manure.

No Scraps For Canadian Pig And Poultry
CANADA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is proposing amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations to remove the provision to issue permits for edible residual material (ERM), effectively banning the feeding of ERM to swine and poultry....

Ontario Government's Strong Trade Stand Applauded By Farmers
WHISTLER - The Government of Ontario's strong stand on agriculture is applauded by Ontario's dairy and poultry farmers.

Quebec's Quibble Over G4 Dairy And Poultry Plans
QUEBEC - While a major meeting is being held between trade ministers of the G4 countries - the United States, European Union, India and Brazil - and in light of the latest proposals by the World Trade Organization (WTO), which are very harmful to them,...

Farm prices continue climbing
OTTAWA – Prices farmers received for their commodities rose 9.4 per cent in March from the same month a year earlier, as most crop, livestock and animal product prices increased.

NSAC Clucking About New Poultry Centre
BIBLE HILL – A new poultry research centre is a lot of things but it’s not a barn, says Philip Hicks.

Nutreco Aquires Canada's Leading Animal Nutrition Business
CANADA - Nutreco Holding N.V. announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Canada's leading animal nutrition business from Maple Leaf Foods Inc. The purchase price for this acquisition is CAD 500 million (EUR 330 million). The transaction...

Ag Census Shows More Poultry, Less Beef in Area
CANADA - Census of Agriculture data continues to pour it -- with lots of information nationally, provincially, and from right here at home.

2006 Census Of Agriculture Shows Canada's Long Term Decline Continues
CANADA - Today, Statistics Canada provided the latest snapshot of the nation's agriculture industry, using new data from the 2006 Census of Agriculture.

WTO Fails To Recognize Canadian Egg, Poultry And Dairy Trade Position
CANADA - The challenges paper issued Monday in Geneva by the Chair of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agriculture Negotiations is a disappointing document that fails to reflect the Canadian position on trade.

Canada's New Government Invests $560,000 to Explore Market Demand for Pork, Chicken, Veal and Lamb
ONTARIO - Wajid Khan, Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Streetsville, on behalf of the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, today announced $560,000 in funding for a coalition of...

Poultry Workers Brace For Plant Shutdown
CANADA - The clock is ticking for hundreds of poultry workers in the Annapolis Valley who have only two days of work left.