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An outbreak of vesicular stomatitis (VS) in livestock in New Mexico has prompted Canada to block the entry of horses from that state.
May 11, 2012 5:38AM
A study of waterways flowing into Lake Erie has Ontario's environment ministry warning it "cannot support further greenhouse development" in the province's southwest unless wastewater treatment rules are tightened.
May 10, 2012 5:22AM
The Prince Edward Island Grain Elevator Corp. plans to boost its grain storage capacity in the three communities where it operates.
May 9, 2012 6:00PM
Provincial legislation formalizing the merger of Nova Scotia Agricultural College into Dalhousie University pushes the official merger date back to Sept. 1.
May 9, 2012 2:36PM
The dairy farmer co-operatives now making Yoplait for the Canadian market will do so for at least six more years but will also launch their own new yogurt and dairy goods line this summer.
May 8, 2012 7:19PM
The Safeway grocery store chain, one of North America's biggest by sales, says it will start "formulating plans" to cut out the use of gestation stalls for breeding sows in its pork supply chains.
May 8, 2012 7:19AM
The stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada on Monday was generally within expected pre-report parameters, but confirmed usage of canola and wheat were stronger than anticipated, industry analysts said.
May 8, 2012 5:59AM
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May 5, 2012 12:01AM
Canada's iconic Tim Hortons chain has given its pork suppliers until the end of this year to have "clear plans" in place to phase out sow gestation stalls.
May 4, 2012 6:45PM
An updated grain and oilseed stocks-in-all-positions report, due Monday from Statistics Canada, will be watched to confirm usage of the various crops -- and to see if there have been any adjustments to last year's production.
May 4, 2012 5:29PM
A quarantined southeastern Ontario farm where 31 sheep vanished last month, just before they were to be destroyed and tested for scrapie, is now down by nine more sheep, all scrapie-negative.
May 4, 2012 5:06PM
What once appeared to be an early spring has gradually shifted to a more normal planting season across most of southern Ontario. At the bi-weekly meeting of certified crop advisors (CCAs) and provincial ag ministry personnel in Exeter, there...
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