Idaho 'ag gag' law overturned Sunday, October 4, 2015 The ruling by a U.S. federal judge allowing the secret filming of animal abuse at agricultural facilities is causing shock waves around the globe.Judge B. Lynn Winmill found Idaho's so-called "ag gag" law violated the First Amendment of the American Constitution. so it will likely apply to other state laws as well. It was aimed at spying on Idaho's US$2.5 billion dairy industry after farmers complained a 2012 Mercy For Animals video unfairly hurt their business.A similar law has been introduced into Australia's federal Parliament, according to the Sydney Herald newspaper. The Aussie attorney-general's office was reviewing the ruling. Australian animal rights groups claim "spying" is necessary. One example they cite is a story about a whistleblower who told The Daily Advertiser that 500 pigs died when a cooling system failed at a piggery in Grong Grong on a hot February weekend. BF Hydro supplements Welsh farm incomes An action plan for Lyme disease
Drew Spoelstra re-elected OFA president Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Drew Spoelstra has been re-elected to a second one-year term as president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA). Spoelstra is a dairy and crop farmer from Binbrook in the southeast corner of the city of Hamilton, Ontario. He has been on the OFA board as the director,... Read this article online
The Southwestern Ontario Pork Conference is coming! Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Coming this February 19, 2025, it’s the 61st annual , held at the Ridgetown Campus of the University of Guelph. This year’s conference is “,” with new ideas in competitiveness, benchmarking, and so much more! “It’s all about keeping the producers informed in a social... Read this article online
Growing technology for growing food Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Keeping abreast of new technologies and utilizing them can help propel Canadian agriculture’s status within the global market. Photo: Scharfsinn86/iStock/Getty Images Plus photo Farmers know that new technologies could make life on the farm more efficient and hopefully provide better... Read this article online
Topigs Norsvin Canada names new Business Development Representative Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Topigs Norsvin Canada Inc. has announced the appointment of Pieter Van Den Boogaard as a Business Development Representative with its Eastern Canada Business Development Team. Topigs Norsvin Canada is a leading swine genetics supplier in North America. Van Den Boogaard grew up on a... Read this article online
Alveo Technologies enters agreement with CDC Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Alveo Technologies, Inc.—a leader in molecular sensing and diagnostics with its proprietary IntelliSense molecular detection technology—has announced it received an agreement issued by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on a competitive basis to develop a... Read this article online