“CFIA’s proposed animal identification and livestock traceability regulatory amendments may require all livestock operations to have a valid PID and use it to report animal movement data to the Canadian Livestock Tracking System (CLTS) database.” For more information, please click the following link to read the article in the Canadian Cattlemen Association: http://mailchi.mp/cattle/cca-action-news-ezouu7j6jl-248165#four
Category Archives: Industry News & Events
Canadian Sheep Federation is excited to announce the Fresh Canadian Lamb website is back up and running! Here you can find loads of information on products, cutting charts, recipes and labels. Check it out at: http://www.freshcanadianlamb.ca
Memorial University’s Safety Net Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Research have created a short online survey. They are gathering information regarding tractor safety and producers within Atlantic Canada. To participate in this survey, please see the below link: http://survey.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9vP6ffENadG5SoB ….
Please keep a look-out for this Tractor Safety Survey from Memorial University’s SafetyNet Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Research. This is being distributed shortly within Atlantic Canada.
There will be lots to learn at the 2018 Maritime Beef Conference across various livestock sectors. Get your tickets today so you don’t miss out on the featured speaker Dr. Temple Grandin!
For those interested in the 2018 Maritime Beef Conference, further information is provided below.
Below are flyers of two courses being offered at Dalhousie Agricultural Campus in the New Year. These are: (1) LeadAtlantic and (2) Meat Cutting. Please contact the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture (NSFA) for more information. Ad_LeadAtlantic (new window) Ad_MeatCourses (new window)
Material at the Maritime Beef Conference may not be specifically sheep related, but everyone can learn something from keynote speaker Temple Grandin! She will be speaking multiple times through the two day event. Get your tickets today so you don’t miss out!
The Purebred Sheep Producers’ Association of Nova Scotia have postponed their Annual General Meeting scheduled for December 9, 2017. The meeting will now be held on Saturday January 6, 2018 starting at 11:00 am at the Ruminant Animal Centre (RAC) on the Dalhousie Faculty of Agriculture Campus in Bible Hill (39 Farmstead Rd). This will […]
Pink Ketchum Kurl-Lock #3 tag (OVI-07-01) revoked from CSIP effective immediately Ottawa, ON (November 23, 2017) – Earlier today, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency officially revoked the Ketchum Kurl-Lock #3 tag (OVI-07-01) with published updates to the list of animal indicators approved under the Livestock Identification and Traceability (TRACE) program. In a news release issued […]