The Canadian Dairy Network (CDN) board of directors is expected to decide soon whether or not to officially eliminate the publication of Direct Genomic Values (DGV) for bulls, cows and […] Read more
Dairy Direct Genomic Value publication could be eliminated
Parent averages tied with genomic evaluations have proved to be a more accurate measure
Who will inspect livestock welfare complaints?
Restructuring at OSPCA casts doubt on future of livestock inspections. Here are some potential outcomes
OSPCA gets $5.75 million annually through the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, specifically for investigation services. This funding supports a call centre for complaints/concerns, officer training, and the […] Read more
Quality chicks, reducing antibiotics drive new hatchery
Trillium Hatchery has a capacity of 20 million chicks per year, with room to expand
Having dropped from their eggshells directly onto a clean floor with immediate access to feed and water, the first chicks from the brand new Trillium Hatchery made their way onto […] Read more
Niche chicken program grows
The artisanal chicken program supplies local markets and allows farmers to diversify
Chicken Farmers of Ontario’s artisanal chicken program continues to grow, with 2018 participants close to double the first year of the program, launched in 2016. The program was created after […] Read more
A potential life-saving farm tool
These Ontario farms are joining a growing number of businesses with defibrillators for use in the event of a heart attack
Two midwestern Ontario farm businesses followed up on their most recent round of Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) training by installing on-site automated external defibrillators (AEDs). And both farmers […] Read more
How managing antibiotics will change December 1
The sector has had two years to get ready, but greater restrictions will come at a cost, and with some surprises for farmers
Livestock producers across most of Canada will have to get accustomed to securing veterinarians’ prescriptions for a range of commonly-used antibiotics, once new policy changes brought in by the federal […] Read more
The value in a timothy-soybean double-crop rotation
Pure timothy has some demand around the world, but a way to make it profitable had to be found
Proponents of double-cropping soybeans and pure timothy in Ontario have attracted additional interest this fall after they grew some successful plots this year. The Ontario Hay and Forage Co-operative reports […] Read more
Managing rapidly evolving swine diseases
A porcine respiratory disease is of particular concern because it can rapidly evolve
There are signs that a number of potentially damaging disorders of pigs are either developing immunity to common drug treatments or becoming much more common as a result of well-established […] Read more
Dairy processors concerned about USMCA trade deal
Processors want compensation to be distributed differently than under CETA
The organization representing dairy processors says it is resolutely against the new United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade deal. The CEO of the lobby organization representing processors told Farmtario […] Read more
Attention to details helps foreign worker application process
Producers must be aware of the myriad regulations they must comply with to be eligible to seek foreign labour
Three small-group meetings are planned in November for pork producers in southwestern Ontario to learn about applying to hire staff under the federally regulated Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). Why […] Read more
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