Livestock

Officials from several federal agencies are reassuring the public about Canada’s animal biosecurity preparedness.

Indonesia has reported an outbreak of African swine fever on a farm near Singapore. The outbreak that killed 35,297 pigs in a herd of 285,034 on a farm located on Bulan island was detected on April 1st and confirmed on April 28th.

A Canadian ag organization is pleased Ottawa has secured full access to a trade market. Canadian Cattle Association executive vice president Dennis Laycraft says having access to global markets is critical to a thriving Canadian beef industry.

Cattle producers in Alberta are either re-locating their herd to a safe place or are preparing to do so, as wildfires continue to burn in parts of that province.

One of the biggest U.S. meatpackers is creating an internal company to clean some of its processing plants, after a private sanitation firm JBS USA employed, was accused of hiring children for dangerous work.

A Farm Credit Canada incentive program is now accepting applications.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed it has discovered the presence of highly pathogenic avian flu, better known as H-5-N-1, at a commercial poultry operation in B-C.

There has been an uptick in producers taking advantage of Saskatchewan Crop Insurance's Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (LPI).

Canada has regained market access to Guatemala for Canada's pork, beef and poultry products.

The organization representing fairs and exhibition organizers across Canada is raising concern about implemented and proposed Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulations.