A southern Ontario feed processor wants customers to stop feeding its nursery feeds to young hogs, over concerns that feeds made with hog-based ingredients can be a “potential vector” for […] Read more
Feed firm purging hog-based ingredients over PED risk
Wireworm action added to cereal seed treatment
Bayer CropScience has installed a neonicotinoid wireworm defense in the latest version of its Raxil cereal seed treatment. The company last week launched Raxil PRO Shield, which includes the active […] Read more
Coop Federee to close Que. hardware distribution centre
Agricultural co-operative La Coop federee plans to close the distribution centre supplying “hardware and material” to its Unimat chain of ag supply and hardware retail stores by early next year. […] Read more
Alta. declares PEDv a reportable disease
Mindful of its potentially devastating effect on farrowing operations, and its recent arrival in Canada, Alberta has moved to declare the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) a reportable disease. Dr. […] Read more
A+W ‘pleased with progress’ from no-hormone burger push
The year-end financials for Canada’s second-biggest burger chain find its recasting of its beef as produced with “no added hormones or steroids” has so far been “positively received” by diners. […] Read more
New seed flow lubricant to be only one allowed on corn, soy
With bees and other pollinators in mind, corn and soybean growers who’ve used seed flow lubricants when planting seed treated with neonicotinoid pesticides will have only one option this spring. […] Read more
PEDv hits more Ont. farrowing barns
The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, most often fatal to new young piglets, has appeared so far this week at three more farrow-to-finish operations in southwestern Ontario. Ontario Pork on its […] Read more
CN, Teamsters reach new deal to avoid conductors’ strike
Conductors, trainmen and yardmen for Canadian National Railway (CN) will remain on the job following an 11th-hour tentative agreement under threat of back-to-work legislation. “We commend the leadership of the […] Read more
Taiwan grants access to Canadian bone-in beef
Correction from source, Feb. 5 — Taiwan has formally agreed to accept imports of bone-in beef and additional beef products from Canadian cattle under 30 months of age (UTMs). The […] Read more
CN conductors may strike Saturday at earliest
The union for Canadian National Railway’s (CN) conductors, trainmen and yardmen has filed notice that its workers may hit the bricks by Saturday (Feb. 8) at the earliest. CN reported […] Read more
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