Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — Canada’s detection of avian influenza on two British Columbia farms has resulted in trade restrictions from several Asian markets, a government spokesman said Wednesday. South Korea has banned imports of Canadian chicks; Hong Kong and Taiwan have imposed trade restrictions on British Columbia poultry and poultry products; and Japan has imposed trade restrictions […] Read more
Asian markets block Canadian poultry over bird flu
Break an egg
Alberta’s new EPIC plant finds extraordinary value in what used to be a very ordinary farm commodity
Reading Time: 5 minutes If you’re looking to break some eggs, set your GPS to the city of Lethbridge. Egg breaking is becoming southwest Alberta’s newest way to make money. There, in a refurbished dairy plant, you will find a new business called EPIC, which stands for Egg Processing Innovations Cooperative. It’s owned by the United Egg Farmers of […] Read more
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