Foot-and-mouth disease bank one step closer
Industry is applauding the federal government’s progress toward a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine bank after it awarded supply contracts to two companies.
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health and Biogenesis Bago SA will supply vaccine products and develop the vaccine bank.
Canadian Cattle Association Saskatchewan director and former Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association president Garner Deobald, who formerly worked for Boehringer, said both companies are well respected and were good choices.
“I think it is important, for sure, to be ready,” he said.
Saskatchewan considers AgriRecovery request in bovine tuberculosis case
The move by Sask. would help producers with the cost of cleaning and disinfection after the disease is found on their farms
Saskatchewan may ask to trigger AgriRecovery for producers affected by bovine tuberculosis.
Provincial agriculture minister Daryl Harrison said last week he had heard from cattle organizations about the need for more help.
Supply management bill goes straight to Senate
The future of the system used in Canadian dairy, egg and poultry production will once again be the focus of political debate
The Bloc Quebecois wasted no time returning a sometimes contentious topic to the parliamentary agenda, introducing a bill to protect supply management just days after the first session of the new government began.
Supply management worth keeping: professor
An agricultural ecologist makes the case for building the supply managed model rather than losing it in trade talks.
A Canadian agricultural ecologist says the supply management model is one worth building on, not destroying.
Claude Caldwell, professor emeritus at Dalhousie University and a former federal researcher, said regional and rural-urban divides have developed that send mixed messages to politicians and negotiators, and he worries about upcoming trade negotiations.
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Canadians believe higher food prices on the way: survey
A spring survey to gauge consumer opinions about food pricing, buying habits and values found affordability the top concern
Whether people throw steaks or hot dogs on the barbecue this summer could reflect how they feel about their food spending.
A new report from the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University found increasing anxiety about food affordability compared to last fall.
Sask. producers say bovine TB compensation inadequate
YORKTON, Sask. —Those affected by quarantines and eradication policies want more financial assistance from the federal government.
Efforts to trace the bovine tuberculosis case discovered last fall have put several farms in quarantine and under financial pressure.
The positive test found on a Saskatchewan cow at slaughter Nov. 29, 2024, brought with it numerous ramifications as a result of Canada’s tracing policies to ensure continued trade under international animal health rules.
Policy reform seen as top post-election priority
New mandate called good time to overhaul business risk management programs and other policies that could help agriculture
Prime minister Mark Carney will name his cabinet May 12, and the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute has some advice for the incoming agriculture minister.
Kody Blois from the Nova Scotia riding of Kings-Hants served briefly after Carney replaced Justin Trudeau and is a strong candidate to continue.
Food inspection could fall victim to U.S. deregulation move
Observers say the American government’s move toward deregulation could have sweeping consequences for Canadians.
A new policy paper warns Canadian agriculture to prepare for changing U.S. domestic policies that seek efficiencies through deregulation.
The paper from Agri-Food Economic Systems said this could include food inspection.
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