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Bovine TB probe turns up more TB-positive cattle

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News November 18, 2016

Federal inspectors have confirmed a southeastern Alberta cow found with bovine tuberculosis in September was not just a one-off. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Friday reported five more cattle from the initial cow’s index herd in southeastern Alberta are confirmed to have been infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria — presumed to be to be […] Read more

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OYF to meet in Niagara Falls

East and West regional Outstanding Young Farmers  will take home the big prize

By Lee Hart November 18, 2016

Beef, dairy, poultry, vegetable, U-pick fruit, and diversified field crops are among the farming enterprises that will be featured in presentations later this month as nominees for Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers (OYF) award take centre stage in Niagara Falls, Ont. Seven farm families from across Canada, all selected as regional OYF winners, will be presenting […] Read more

Tuberculosis bacteria under an electron microscope. (Janice Haney Carr photo courtesy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.))

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Bovine TB strain of Mexican origin in Alberta probe

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News November 16, 2016

While new to Canada, the strain of tuberculosis bacteria which infected the Alberta cow at the centre of a bovine TB probe has been seen before in Mexico. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Wednesday reported the strain of Mycobacterium bovis found in a southeastern Alberta cow is “closely related” to a strain originating from […] Read more

This raw coloured fleece will be processed to produce a skein of finished yarn.

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock, Sheep/Goats

Getting a handle on fleece marketing

Opportunities appear to be there for all grades of wool

By Debbie Chikousky November 15, 2016

In December 2015 we announced we were on our way to realizing our dream of producing dual-purpose sheep. Our first black ram (Clun Forest X), our purebred Rambouillet ram, and our Fredrick James (Suffolk cross/Rambouillet) were going to work. The goal was to produce acceptable meat lambs with wool that was pleasing to wear. Personal […] Read more

Temple ruins at Palmyra in central Syria. (CIA.gov)

Cereals, Crops, Reuters

Food production in Syria reported at all-time low

By GFM Network News November 15, 2016

Geneva | Reuters — Food production has dropped to an all-time low in Syria where millions of hungry civilians are struggling through their sixth winter in a war zone, United Nations agencies said Tuesday. Many farmers have had to abandon their land, unable to afford the soaring cost of seeds, fertilizers and tractor fuel, the […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Bovine TB quarantines push into Saskatchewan

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News November 14, 2016

Two farms in southwestern Saskatchewan have been added to the list of those under federal quarantine as inspectors widen their search for cattle exposed to a new-to-Canada strain of bovine tuberculosis (TB). As of Thursday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it had “approximately 33” farms in Alberta and two in Saskatchewan under quarantine. The […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Bovine TB case probed in southeastern Alberta

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News November 1, 2016

About 30 farms in southeastern Alberta are under federal quarantine as federal and provincial officials try to track down cattle exposed to bovine tuberculosis (TB). The investigation follows a notice in late September from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that a cow from Alberta had tested positive for bovine TB at a U.S. slaughter plant. […] Read more

Livestock

N.S. communities to get clear powers on runaway livestock

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 21, 2016

Any community defined as a “municipality” in Nova Scotia will soon be able to act to deal with stray livestock and local fencing problems. The provincial government on Wednesday introduced legislative changes to its Fences and Detention of Stray Livestock Act, to make it easier for municipalities to respond when livestock go wandering. The law […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Australian bidders gatecrash deal for country’s biggest landholding

By GFM Network News October 20, 2016

Sydney | Reuters — Four of Australia’s wealthiest outback cattle families plan to make the first entirely domestic offer to buy S.Kidman and Co, the country’s largest private landholding, paying more than a rival bid of A$365 million (C$370.1 million), two of the quartet said. Kidman has already accepted a joint offer by Australia’s richest […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Canada’s Onex to buy U.S. grocery chain Save-A-Lot

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 17, 2016

Reuters — Food retailer and wholesaler Supervalu Inc. said it will sell its Save-A-Lot business to Canadian private equity firm Onex Corp. for US$1.37 billion rather than spinning off the discount grocery chain as previously planned, the companies said on Monday. Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Supervalu had been looking to separate the more profitable division, which […] Read more

GFM Network News

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Sheep-lambs

Bovine TB probe turns up more TB-positive cattle

OYF to meet in Niagara Falls

Bovine TB strain of Mexican origin in Alberta probe

Getting a handle on fleece marketing

Food production in Syria reported at all-time low

Bovine TB quarantines push into Saskatchewan

Bovine TB case probed in southeastern Alberta

N.S. communities to get clear powers on runaway livestock

Australian bidders gatecrash deal for country’s biggest landholding

Canada’s Onex to buy U.S. grocery chain Save-A-Lot

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