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Alexis Kienlen

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Alexis Kienlen is a reporter with Glacier Farm Media. She grew up in Saskatoon but now lives in Edmonton. She holds an Honours degree in International Studies from the University of Saskatchewan, a Graduate Diploma in Journalism from Concordia University, and a Food Security certificate from Toronto Metropolitan University. In addition to being a journalist, Alexis is also a poet, essayist and fiction writer. She is the author of four books- the most recent being a novel about the BSE crisis called “Mad Cow.”


Stories by Alexis Kienlen

Photo: Geralyn Wichers
Livestock

Swine Innovation Porc funds vaccine, barn cooling research

By Alexis Kienlen 5 days ago
Reading Time: < 1 minute Vaccine development for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea and Porcine Delta Coronavirus are among new research projects Canadian pork groups will fund over the next few years, Swine Innovation Porc announced Tuesday.

Andrea Brocklebank will assume the role of Canadian Cattle Association CEO in March. Photo: Canadian Cattle Association
Livestock

Brocklebank named Canadian Cattle Association CEO

By Alexis Kienlen January 6, 2026
Reading Time: 2 minutes Andrea Brocklebank will become the Canadian Cattle Association’s chief executive officer in March the association said on Tuesday.


Michelle Ross is a research officer with the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Saskatchewan. She and Richard Gray, professor at the University of Saskatchewan and Canadian Grain Policy Research Chair, are working on an agronomy resources survey that measures whether farmers and agrologists are aware of free tools like the Fusarium Headblight Maps, the Prairie Pest Monitoring Network and the Test Monitoring Network. The research will help direct producer funds to future agricultural science clusters.Photo Credit: Supplied
Crops, News

Survey looks to gauge whether producers are aware of free agronomic tools and where producer funds are going

By Alexis Kienlen December 8, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Survey looks to gauge whether producers are aware of free agronomic tools and where producer funds are going

Canada’s Food Price Report expects the average family of four to see their food bill increased by $1,000, or four to six per cent, in 2026. Photo: Getty Images
News

Canada’s Food Price Report shows meat, pantry goods prices expected to rise “a lot” in 2026

By Alexis Kienlen December 4, 2025
Reading Time: 4 minutes Food prices are 27 per cent higher now than they were in 2020, the new Canada’s Food Price Report shows. Meat prices are particularly to blame for the rise.


National Farmers’ Union proposes guaranteed basic income for farmers
News

National Farmers’ Union proposes guaranteed basic income for farmers

By Alexis Kienlen December 2, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutes The National Farmers Union (NFU) plans to lobby the federal government for farmers to be guaranteed an annual basic income of $50,000.

An organic pork company that is opposed to cloning and gene editing in livestock production says the federal government’s cloned-animal, novel food pause underscores the importance of producer and consumer engagement in food policy. Photo: File
Livestock, News

Feds pause update on food from cloned livestock

By Alexis Kienlen November 24, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Health Canada has indefinitely suspended a proposed update to the novel food policy governing foods derived from cloned cattle and swine, as well as their progeny.


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Hogs, Livestock, Special coverage

Workers at Maple Leaf’s Lagimodiere plant in Winnipeg give overwhelming strike mandate

By Alexis Kienlen November 18, 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute Workers at the Maple Leaf Consumer Foods plant on Lagimodiere Boulevard in Winnipeg, voted 98 per cent in favour of a strike mandate on Nov. 15.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is seeking feedback on proposed changes to its Chronic Wasting Disease Control Program. Photo: File
Beef Cattle, Livestock, News

CFIA extends CWD control program consultation deadline

By Alexis Kienlen October 21, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutes Date extended for consultation period of changes to CWD program


The CFIA has mandated a new pre-chill microbiological monitoring program to enhance safety in Canadian poultry. Photo: Stephen Ausmus/ARS/USDA

CFIA raw poultry policy to tighten food safety

By Alexis Kienlen September 9, 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian poultry slaughterhouses will have to test carcasses for pathogens before chilling when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s new pre-chill policy comes into force Dec. 1, 2025.

Alberta Beef Producers announced on August 12 its withdrawal from the Canadian Cattle Association, effective July 1, 2026. Photo: File
Livestock, News

Alberta Beef Producers announces withdrawal from Canadian Cattle Association

ABP to conclude its membership with CCA, effective July 1, 2026

By Alexis Kienlen August 12, 2025
Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta Beef Producers announced its withdrawal from the Canadian Cattle Association, effective July 1, 2026.


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