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Livestock

Ontario seeking new rules on scope of vet services

Changes also considered to veterinary sector oversight

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Updated Nov. 23 — Ontario’s government is considering new legislation to more clearly spell out who can provide what kinds of animal care in the province’s veterinary sector. The provincial ag ministry on Monday launched a round of public consultation on the Veterinarians Act, which governs licensing of veterinarians and accreditation of veterinary facilities in […] Read more
In 2020, the Teerling family — Christiane, Jan, and their sons Ian, 20, and Cedric, 13 — transported their whole farm, including their Clydesdale, in shipping containers from Germany to Canada.
Guide Business

Farms from away!

They’re an eclectic bunch, these farmers rushing to Atlantic Canada for its affordable farmland. They’re dreamers, yet they’re realists too, and they’ve all got success in mind

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Reading Time: 15 minutes We always wanted to milk cows, but we never thought it would ever happen,” Kevin Conroy remembers. “The land prices in Ontario just went up and up and up.” Then, one day a decade ago, Kevin and wife Diana, who worked 103 acres in Ontario, were out for a Sunday drive and they saw a […] Read more
(File photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Weather

Initial drought list ready for 2022 livestock tax deferrals

Much of Manitoba, southern Alberta designated for 2022

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Many of the Prairie livestock producers forced by drought to make “difficult herd management decisions” in the 2022 income tax year are now eligible to defer the taxable income from those decisions. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Tuesday released the initial list of designated regions in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan where livestock tax deferral […] Read more
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Livestock, Sheep/Goats

Canadian wool fibre could find future on floors

Canada’s wool is of decent quality but the product needs to find a market focus like Germany has in carpets, industry proponents say

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Canada is sitting on a golden fleece of opportunity to lead North America in wool transformation if it can get the infrastructure in place. Jane Underhill, Canada’s International Wool Trade Organization (IWTO) deputy head of delegation, said wool produced in Canada is on par with that of Germany, one of the world’s top producers of […] Read more
Jared Epp speaks to the crowd at AiM 2022 about stock dogs and herding. (Liam O’Connor photo)
Livestock

Lessons on stock dogs from Ag In Motion

'Our dogs do understand that they're worthy'

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Ranchers, and perhaps even dog owners, gathered around the Cattle Pen at Ag in Motion on Wednesday to learn about stock dogs and what makes them tick. Jared Epp from the Saskatchewan Stock Dog Association led that day’s demonstration and drove home four main points: showing leadership is key, the appearance of the dog doesn’t […] Read more
Sea Temple of Pura Luhur, Uluwatu, south Bali, Indonesia. (CIA.gov)
Livestock, Reuters

Indonesia’s foot-and-mouth outbreak prompts international measures

'Viral fragments' detected in meats brought into Australia

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Australia and New Zealand say they’ve stepped up protections against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at their international airports following an outbreak of the disease in Indonesia. Travellers arriving in Australia from Indonesia will now be asked to walk across sanitation foot mats at airports, the latest measure to ramp up Australia’s biosecurity measures, the […] Read more
The Scotiabank YMF livestock funding program offers up to $50,000 per producer to help expand flocks and help with cash flow.
Guide Business, Sheep/Goats

New OSF funding program could help shepherds expand flocks

Scotiabank YMF livestock funding program provides funds to buy ewes and feeder lambs

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Ontario Sheep Farmers (OSF) wants to support flock expansion and has begun a first-of-its-kind financing program in partnership with Scotiabank. Previously only available for cash croppers, the Scotiabank Yield More Financing (YMF) program is now available for Ontario shepherds. Why it matters: The funding is designed to provide shepherds with the cash flow […] Read more
File photo of a flock of sheep in eastern Idaho. (Samson1976/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock, Reuters, Sheep/Goats

U.S. sheep herders’ suit alleges cartel-like wage suppression

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters –– Sheep herders in the U.S. West have banded together to sue their employers, accusing them of operating an illegal cartel that artificially suppresses their wages, according to court documents filed Wednesday in Nevada. The case could have implications for how antitrust laws are applied to labour markets, according to legal experts, as the […] Read more
National politics came to the aid of Ed and Harriet Pinckney’s farm plans.
Guide Business, Marketing

Home ground

In New Zealand, farmer Ed Pinckney helped his entire country see the cost of being so open to Chinese investment

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Reading Time: 7 minutes While they may be in different hemispheres and on opposite sides of the world, there are a lot of similarities between New Zealand and Canada. The New Zealand economy is driven by their land and natural resources. So is Canada’s. Our agriculture is heavily dependent on exports. So is theirs. The Kiwis export nearly 90 […] Read more
A custom hauler spreads dairy manure on hay ground using a Husky 18000L Slimline liquid manure spreader on a farm at Wallenstein, Ont., north of Kitchener, in the spring of 2018. (Husky Farm Equipment handout photo via Reuters)
Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

No poop for you: Manure supplies run short as fertilizer prices soar

Ontario honeywagon maker all sold out

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Chicago | Reuters — For nearly two decades, Abe Sandquist has used every marketing tool he can think of to sell the back end of a cow. Poop, after all, needs to go somewhere. The Midwestern entrepreneur has worked hard to woo farmers on its benefits for their crops. Now, facing a global shortage of […] Read more

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