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Ontario Pork has taken the lead in working with farmers, retailers and processors to determine the level of marbling consumers want, evaluate different swine genetics and feeding regimens and assess the quality and consistency of carcasses.  
In an effort to become a greater part of the debate around animal welfare, Canada’s farm animal councils have launched a new blog to set the record straight and encourage dialogue.
Livestock – like cattle, sheep and pigs – travel our highways as they move from farm to farm or when they are sent to market. And because our food and farming sector is dealing with the same consolidation issues as many other industries across North America, these animals are spending more and more time on the road to get to where they are going. Continue reading Taking care of animals on the road
Econiche, a livestock vaccine that greatly reduces the shedding of e.coli O157:H7 by beef and dairy cattle, is now available to Canadian farmers. Do we care if our meat is made in Canada? It soon won’t matter, says a report by a Guelph-based agricultural think tank, because there may not be any.
My fellow Canadian travelers, Kelly Daynard and Kim Waalderbos, and I decided not to miss the opportunity to spend a few days in Paris while making our way to Austria for the start of the International Federation of Agriculture Journalists (IFAJ) 2008 congress. The following article was first published in Ontario Beef Farmer magazine, July 2008: It sickens thousands of people every year, killing some and leaving others with permanent health damage. But it doesn’t affect the animals that harbour and shed the bacteria, making the disease invisible to farmers. Now, a new, made-in-Canada cattle vaccine to reduce human risk of exposure to E.coli O157:H7 is coming onto the market in North America. But who should pay for this innovative new treatment? Continue reading A cattle vaccine with human health benefit – who should pay? |   | ||||
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Consumers are looking for the full flavour of marbled pork and work is now underway to bring such products to the Ontario market.
At any given point, there are more animals on the move in Canada than most of us realize.
Food safety in Canada received a boost today with the announcement that an e.coli vaccine with the potential to reduce risk to human health has been approved for use in Canada.
The great European IFAJ adventure of 2008 started off with a bipartisan meeting of Canada and the United States in Paris.