| Burke Takes A Step Towards Revoking BSE Decision - Tuesday, March 09, 2010With recent unrest in the Austrlian beef industry over imports of beef from BSE infected countries, Agriculture Minister Tony Burke has requested that an Import Risk Analysis for fresh beef be carried out. read more ...
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| Canadian Government Invests In Organic Sector - Monday, March 08, 2010he Canadian Government is helping Canadian organic farmers and food processors deliver the highest quality organic food to consumers at home and abroad. read more ...
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| Beef packers score more support in federal budget - Friday, March 05, 2010Current players in Canada's beef slaughter and processing sector are among those winning more public funding in Thursday's federal budget. read more ...
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| Australia's BSE ban officially lifted - Thursday, March 04, 2010In a move of greater symbolic than commercial importance for Canadian beef exporters, Australia has officially lifted its ban on imports of beef from countries rated "controlled risk" for BSE. read more ...
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| Genomics Discussions Heat Up - Wednesday, March 03, 2010The efficacy of using DNA profiles to describe the profit generating traits in beef cattle is a hot topic in the seedstock industry. read more ...
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| The implications of higher meat prices - Wednesday, March 03, 2010Canadian farmers may not benefit from rising U.S. hog and cattle prices later this year as a strong Canadian dollar limits the industry's profitability, analysts said on Tuesday. read more ...
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| Court upholds beef-labeling law - Tuesday, March 02, 2010The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington rejected arguments in a lawsuit seeking to hide the origin of foreign cattle imported from Mexico and Canada that is processed into beef in the United States. read more ...
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| Lewis Farms' 25th Annual Bull Sale results - Monday, March 01, 2010
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| Canada Donates to OIE for Animal Health Activities - Friday, February 26, 2010The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has receives a C$2 million contribution from Canada for animal health activities. read more ...
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| Alta. feedlot rapped over composting sites - Friday, February 26, 2010A well-known southern Alberta cattle feeding operation has been handed a reprimand over its composting work. read more ...
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| Deere merchandise dedicated to 4-H - Thursday, February 25, 2010John Deere's Canadian arm plans to bear its heart on its sleeve -- not to mention its health, hands and head -- for a new fundraising campaign. read more ...
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| The two words left unspoken - Thursday, February 25, 2010The financial crisis in the cattle and hog sectors has some producers uttering two words out loud that they would never previously have whispered in the dark: supply management. read more ...
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| U.S. cattle prices to improve - Wednesday, February 24, 2010Slaughter and feeder cattle values in the U.S. should see some improvement over the next two years, although strong feed grain prices and competition from other protein sources may limit the profitability. read more ...
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| Young farmers' forum gets funding commitment - Wednesday, February 24, 2010Meetings, workshops and information-sharing projects for young farmers are on the Canadian Young Farmers' Forum to-do list with a multi-year federal funding commitment. read more ...
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| Compromise on US COOL Laws - Wednesday, February 24, 2010An audible sigh of relief emanated from Canada's business community when Minister of International Trade Peter Van Loan announced this month that Canada and the United States had reached an agreement that would allow Canadian companies to participate in U.S. infrastructure projects financed under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the "Buy American" plan. read more ...
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