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Thursday, February 10, 2022
Canada confirms bird flu in Nova Scotia province
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed a case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza at a commercial poultry farm at Nova Scotia province, the Toronto Sun reported.
Saturday, February 5, 2022
Alberta, Canada cattle industry calls for protests to end
The Alberta Beef Producers, Alberta Cattle Feeders' Association and the Canadian Cattlemen's Association has called for a resolution to the six-day protest in the capital city of Ottawa protesting vaccine mandates for truckers at the border ...
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Philippines lifts temporary ban on cattle imports from Germany and Canada
The Philippines' The Department of Agriculture has lifted the temporary ban on cattle imports from Germany and Canada, which was imposed because of the mad cow disease cases, The Philippine Star reported.
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Canada now one of top buyers of US corn
Canada has become of the top buyers of US corn as Canadian cattle ranchers search for grain to feed their livestock, Bloomberg reported.
Monday, January 10, 2022
Canada's food production under threat from Omicron COVID-19 variant
Canada's chronically understaffed agriculture industry is warning that increased absenteeism related to the highly contagious Omicron COVID-19 variant could severely stress the country's food production systems.
Monday, January 10, 2022
Cargill meat plant in Alberta, Canada, hit by fresh COVID-19 cases
A Cargill meat-processing plant located near High River, Alberta, Canada, is facing at least 45 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the union that represents its workers.
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Flood-affected livestock producers in British Columbia, Canada, get support to acquire forage
Commercial livestock producers in British Columbia, Canada, affected by recent floods are receiving support to buy immediate emergency supplies of forage food to keep their animals fed and healthy.
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Environmental groups question sustainability rating given to Cooke salmon farms in Nova Scotia, Canada
Cooke Aquaculture's salmon farms in Nova Scotia, Canada, have received an upgraded sustainability rating in an international assessment, but three environmental groups are wary of the findings.
Monday, December 20, 2021
Canada notifies OIE of BSE case in Alberta
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on December 17 of a case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in an eight and a half-year old beef cow on a farm in Alberta, Ca ...
Monday, December 13, 2021
Funds to support development of Canada's pork industry, help farms deal with ASF
An investment of more than $4.6 million will go to three projects to grow Canada's pork industry and help farms in the country face the threat of African swine fever (ASF).
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Escaped farmed salmon in Canada raise concerns
Farmed Atlantic salmon have been found at a hatchery in Nova Scotia, Canada, among adult fish that were collected from the Gaspereau River.
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Environmental groups oppose site expansion of open-net salmon farming in British Columbia, Canada
Four environmental groups in Canada have issued a news release late last month, objecting to 12 site expansions of open-net salmon farms, including "one entirely new 4,400-metric tonne open-net salmon farm" in British Columbia.
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Canada and Ontario commit up to $7 million to expand capacity of meat processing plants
The governments of Canada and Ontario are committing up to $7 million to rapidly increase processing capacity in meat processing plants across the province.
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Alberta, Canada feeder cattle imports continue to rise
Cattle imports have been increasing annually since 2015 when only 32,172 head were imported to Canada and a mere 399 head were received in Alberta, said Jason Wood, provincial livestock market analyst with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry.
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Canada invests into new initiatives to prevent and prepare against ASF
The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing nearly $3 million in new initiatives to enhance biosecurity and support the provincial pork sector's African swine fever (ASF) prevention and emergency preparedness effort.

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