Goat biosecurity standard focuses on six areas Monday, April 1, 2013 by BETTER FARMING STAFFThe national biosecurity standard for Canadian goat farms, released last week by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), is the result of a collaboration that included input from Ontario Goat.Jennifer Haley, executive director of Ontario Goat, said they worked closely with the CFIA on the project. “Ontario Goat was very much involved in the development of this standard,” she said.While Haley doesn’t know how many of her members will adopt the biosecurity measures, she said, “The thing with the goat industry is they haven’t had a lot of resources so they are very eager for new things that can help them reduce costs.”According to a CFIA news release, the standard focuses on six areas to “minimize the risk of disease transmission on farm.” The areas are: sourcing and introducing animals; animal health; facility management; movement of people, vehicles and equipment; monitoring and record keeping; and communications and training.”Haley said her organization is preparing to mail out copies of the standard “to any of our licensed milk shippers and anybody else that we have contact information for . . . If we don’t know about them, we can’t get the standard to them but we will do our best to make sure that producers here in Ontario have a copy of it.”Ontario Goat is part of the Ontario Livestock Alliance, a partnership between Ontario Veal, Ontario Goat and Ontario Rabbit. BF Northumberland County sheep case returns to court in May Beef risk fund benefits expected soon
Stinger Spade Bits kit from Spyder Friday, September 20, 2024 By Braxteen Breen, Whether you are constructing/repairing fencing and other structures around the farm, you can get those tasks completed on the farm quickly with the Stinger Spade Bits kit from Spyder. The Spade Bits kit provides an economical solution for someone who wants to make... Read this article online
$18.4M Boost for Canadian Cereal Grain Innovation Thursday, September 19, 2024 Gate Project Receives Major Funding for Research Canada's position as a pioneer in cereal grain research is set to strengthen with the Gate Capital Campaign raising $18.4 million. This funding will support the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate) initiative, a project... Read this article online
BASF introduces Surtain herbicide for field corn growers Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Field corn growers in eastern Canada have a new crop protection product available to them. After about 10 years of research and trials, BASF has introduced Surtain, a residual herbicide for corn that combines PPO inhibitor saflufenacil (Group 14) and pyroxasulfone (Group 15) in a premix... Read this article online
We Didn’t Start the Fire! Impacts of Wildfire Smoke on Corn Monday, September 16, 2024 Assistant Professor of Corn Production at Purdue University’s College of Agriculture, Daniel Quinn, PhD. recently provided fascinating insights into the impacts of fire on major corn producing areas, many of which have been impacted by smoke from wildfires. Quinn was the keynote... Read this article online
New home for the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario Saturday, September 14, 2024 The Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO) has announced it has moved into its new office building in Ingersoll. Located at 274620 27th Line in Ingersoll, the new office will serve as the hub for CFFO’s ongoing efforts to advocate for and support Ontario’s Christian farmers.... Read this article online