The Canadian animal health wing of drug maker Pfizer has picked up registration for a new immunization against porcine circovirus (PCV) in pigs at least three weeks old. The product, named Fostera PCV, is labeled for use as “an aid in preventing viremia and an aid in the control of PCV2-related lymphoid depletion.” The new […] Read more
Hog vaccine approved against circovirus
Animal and human vaccine centre officially opened in Saskatoon
Premier Brad Wall and University of Saskatchewan (U of S) President Peter MacKinnon officially opened the International Vaccine Centre (InterVac) at the Saskatoon campus Sept. 16.InterVac is part of the U of S Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO).A Saskatchcewan government release said InterVac will develop vaccines to protect people and animals from the threat[...]
Is vertical tillage right for your farm?
From the September issue of Grainews Over the last few years, the term vertical tillage has slowly crept into many farmers’ vocabulary. And while many have recently made a leap of faith and purchased one of these machines, others are still trying to understand just exactly what vertical tillage is all about. To give farmers […] Read more
Canada joins international wheat research group
Wheat researchers gathered in Paris Sept. 15 to launch a global research program in what G20 president France says will support efforts to feed a growing world population. France hopes the initiative will select priority research areas by next year, but support for the initiative is uncertain, with only 10 countries signed up so far[...]
Saskatchewan harvest ahead of normal
Saskatchewan farmers have harvested 60 per cent of the overall 2011 crop as of Sept. 12, moving ahead of the five-year average after a week of favorable weather, the provincial government said on Thursday in a weekly report. * Harvest progress most advanced for this time of year in four years. * Five-year average for […] Read more
More advanced Prairie crops seen escaping frost damage
The first significant frost of the calendar year occurred across grain- and oilseed-producing regions of the Prairies overnight Tuesday, but damage to crops was only expected to be minimal. The exact amount of damage to any crop will be determined by the duration of the cold temperatures, whether fields were in low-lying areas, and the maturity […] Read more
Texas drought and wildfire losses continue to mount
Many agricultural producers in East Texas are feeling caught between a rock and a “hot” place, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. The agricultural losses from the extended drought are extreme. But added to those costs now are frequent wildfires which have destroyed fencing, hay supplies and barns, and scorched what sparse grazing there […] Read more
Prairie farmers’ case for single desk clears first test
A farmer group seeking a judicial review of the federal government’s plans for the Canadian Wheat Board has deflected two preliminary legal shots from Ottawa. A prothonotary (judicial officer) representing the Federal Court of Canada last week rejected a federal government motion to dismiss a case brought in June by the Friends of the Canadian […] Read more
Klassen: Feeder cattle market poised to consolidate
Western Canadian feeder cattle prices were steady to $2 lower last week as weaker fed cattle prices and stronger feedgrain values set a negative tone. Wholesale beef prices have come under pressure due to weaker consumer confidence and softer equity values. Labour Day beef demand was somewhat disappointing and retailers were discounting ground beef in[...]
Results of CWB vote delayed till Monday
Prairie farmers waiting to see the results of the Canadian Wheat Board's producer plebiscite, due out Friday, will need to wait until Monday (Sept. 12). Vote counting, tabulation and scrutiny of producers' ballots have been underway since Thursday, according to plebiscite co-ordinator Ian Craven of MNP, the accounting and consultancy firm operating the plebiscite on[...]
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