Alberta Pork has reported a second confirmed case of the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus in Alberta. This disease which causes diarrhea and vomiting in pigs was confirmed for the first time in…
On Wednesday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) published amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations on animal transportation. The overall objective is that animals arrive at their…
Beef producers are looking for their new herd sires this time of year. Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) Research and Innovation Coordinator, Stacey Domolewski, says there's no one type of bull…
On Tuesday, Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced an investment of up to $4.56 million to the Canadian Animal Health Coalition. The investment was made on behalf of the…
Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, announced that it has acquired the Clearfield Canola Production System in Canada and the United States from BASF. Clearfield canola is a…
Local farmers gathered at Cattlemen's Corner in Nanton on Tuesday, February 19 for a Cattle Nutrition Talk. Ridley Block Operations Director of Research and Nutrition Services, Mark Robbins, spoke at…
The NDP has their candidate for the Livingstone-Macleod Riding, and it's not the usual candidate they normally run here. M.D. of Ranchland Reeve Cam Gardner has tossed his hat into the ring for the…
Farmers need to reframe the conversation on the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture. That from Dr. Leah Dorman with Phibro Animal Health. "I think it's important because there is a lot of…
Over the weekend, United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney said if elected they'll repeal Bill 6. The farm safety legislation enacted in 2016 under the NDP government would end with the UCP's…
Nutrien Ag Solutions was recognized last week with the fifth annual 4-R Nutrient Stewardship Agri-Retailer Award. The award is given out each year during the Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers…
Farmers are spending 33 per cent of their time in the sprayer idling, 22 per cent in transport and only about 45 per cent of their time actually spraying. That from Tom Wolf from Agrimetrix Research…
Canfax Research Services Manager, Brenna Grant, says Holstein dairy steers are coming up from the United States to be finished in Alberta. Grant says it's because of a change to a U.S. packer's…
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