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| Cattle Congress in Calgary - Friday, July 03, 2009The seventh International Livestock Congress(ILC), which takes place in Calgary on 10, aims to equip producers, processors, exporters and the public sector with the strategic insight and tools required for managing and succeeding in the complex environment facing the industry. read more ...
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| Alberta, Saskatchewan face widespread drought after driest weather in 50 years - Thursday, July 02, 2009Albertans are crossing their fingers that predicted cloudy patches turn into bouts of rain later this week to wash away what has become a dry spring of sunburnt misery. read more ...
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| President's Choice steaks, other meats, recalled due to possible E. coli - Thursday, July 02, 2009Canada's food inspection agency has issued a warning not to eat a wide selection of President's Choice fresh beef products because they might contain E. coli. read more ...
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| B.C. government wants to beef up cattle industry with new task force - Thursday, July 02, 2009The provincial government wants to beef up British Columbia's ailing cattle industry with a new task force that will consider changing regulations to help market the meat to more consumers. read more ...
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| New Osteopetrosis Test for Pfizer Animal Genetics - Thursday, July 02, 2009Pfizer Animal Genetics is now offering a diagnostic test for the genetic defect Osteopetrosis (OS). read more ...
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| Canadian Wheat Board directors to consider Supreme Court appeal on gag order - Tuesday, June 30, 2009The board of directors of the Canadian Wheat Board will discuss whether to take the issue of a government gag order to the Supreme Court, likely at a meeting next month, its chairman said Saturday. read more ...
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| M-COOL Negotiations Yield Little Progress - Tuesday, June 30, 2009The minister of international trade reports there is little progress in discussions with the United States aimed at resolving Canada's concerns over Mandatory US Country of Origin Labelling (M-COOL), writes Bruce Cochrane. read more ...
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| Swine Flue indentified in second pig herd - Tuesday, June 30, 2009Swine flu has been identified in a number of pigs on farm near the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. read more ...
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| New Raw Beef E.Coli Test Receives US Approval - Thursday, June 25, 2009The AOAC Research Institute, the approval body for all U.S. food safety tests, has certified Vacci-Test's FoodChek-E.Coli as a Performance Tested(SM) method for detecting E.coli O157 in raw ground beef. read more ...
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| Seed maker Monsanto says 3Q profit falls 14 per cent, it plans to cut 900 jobs - Thursday, June 25, 2009 Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed maker, said Wednesday its third-quarter profit fell 14 per cent and it plans to cut 900 jobs, or about 4 per cent of its work force. read more ...
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| Cattle Giant Steps Up to Problem in the Amazon - Wednesday, June 24, 2009The world's fourth largest beef trader, Marfrig, announced a moratorium last night on buying cattle from farms that deforest the Amazon from now on. read more ...
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| Hog farmers calling on Ottawa to help industry crippled by economy, swine flu - Wednesday, June 24, 2009Producers say Canada's pork industry is on the brink of collapse and desperately needs at least $800 million from the federal government if hog farmers are going to survive. read more ...
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| Canada Issues Recommendations on Food Safety - Tuesday, June 23, 2009Following the 2008 listeria outbreak, the Canadian Parliament has issued recommendations to enhance food safety. read more ...
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| Rain showers throughout Alberta on weekend may not be enough to ward off drought - Monday, June 22, 2009Occasional showers over the weekend were a welcome sight in Alberta but many farmers say it isn't enough to stave off what could be the worst drought in a decade. read more ...
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| CA$1.6 Million BSE Research Project Underway - Monday, June 22, 2009In an effort to address the health-related risks posed by mad cow and other prion diseases, $1.6 million in funding is being provided by PrioNet Canada in partnership with the Alberta Prion Research Institute, to enable further research into the disorders. read more ...
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| Saskatchewan opens up wildland to cattle grazing because of drought - Saturday, June 20, 2009Saskatchewan is trying to help drought-stricken livestock producers by opening up more Crown land for grazing. read more ...
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| Central Alberta farmers want answers on how deer and moose died - Saturday, June 20, 2009 A farmer in central Alberta wants answers to the unexplained deaths of nearly 20 deer and moose. Glenn Norman says the dead wildlife was found on land near Bowden, Alta., this spring, and fish and game officers were immediately called to investigate. read more ...
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| Same Organic Standards in US, Canada in Future - Saturday, June 20, 2009The US and Canada have reached agreement for organic trade equivalence between the US National Organic Program and the Canada Organic Product Regulation. read more ...
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