Fighting tapeworm in backyard pigs Tuesday, April 2, 2013 A bursary awarded to Ellen Hughes, a student at Britain's Cambridge University, is aimed at improving the management of backyard pigs in Ghana and other sub-Saharan countries.Pigs don't grow as well as they could when they are infected with the pig tapeworm Taenia solium Cysticercosis. Human hosts do even worse. The tapeworm is known to spread Neurocysticercosis, a major cause of epilepsy in the sub-Sahara. This so-called "acquired" epilepsy shows up more often in the developed world because of immigration.Humans are the only host known to harbour the adult tapeworm. Both pigs and humans can harbour the larvae or cysticerci. Vegetarians and other non-pork eaters can acquire the disease through fecal contamination of their food. The tiny embryos travel through the blood stream to muscles and brain, where they can grow to be a centimetre in size, causing epileptic seizures in 85 per cent of patients where the disease has been identified. BP The ractopamine-free market European stall crackdown takes its time
Funding available to support local BC agriculture Friday, January 10, 2025 The B.C. government is setting aside money for a program to support local farmers and processors. $2 million is available for the Buy BC Partnership Program. This marketing program focuses on building consumer awareness, demand and sales of local products. Eligibility requirements... Read this article online
Better Farming Ontario January 2025 issue available online Friday, January 10, 2025 Regular letter delivery may be returning to normal at Canada Post, but magazine delivery is still lagging significantly behind. Based on these Canada Post delays, once again the Ontario Federation of Agriculture has agreed to share the digital version of the January 2025 issue of... Read this article online
Canada capping Agri-Food Pilot applications in 2025 Friday, January 10, 2025 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is making changes to the Agri-Food Pilot program for 2025. On Jan. 3, the ministry announced it is capping the number of accepted applications at 1,010. Of that number, IRCC will accept up to 1,000 online applications and 10 submitted... Read this article online
Safe snow removal for farm and barn roofs Thursday, January 9, 2025 Managing snow on your farm or barn roof during winter is crucial to prevent damage and ensure safety. Heavy snow and ice accumulation can strain structures, risking costly repairs. Here’s a concise guide to safely handle roof snow removal - Monitor Snow Accumulation - Remove snow... Read this article online
A look back at ag under the Trudeau Liberals Thursday, January 9, 2025 With Prime Minister Trudeau’s resignation announcement, Farms.com connected with Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute, about how the federal Liberals under Trudeau viewed the ag sector. The federal Liberals were always going to struggle to connect... Read this article online