Farm Business
The expression “location, location, location!” is well known in the real estate business, but in the chicken industry, allocation carries a similar weight. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The room went silent for a moment as Jan Shearer fought to keep his composure, unable to speak about the “caring and killing paradox.” Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Pullet Growers of Canada has been working hard to achieve marketing board status in order to give pullet growers a clear voice in the industry. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A new $10 million investment over five years for the Saskatchewan Lean Improvements in Manufacturing program has been announced to help value-added processors. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Poultry Industry Council and the University of Guelph's Poultry Club have launched a website focusing on potential careers within the turkey industry. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A researcher has released a report stating that if more consumers knew about hen housing, more would buy cage-free eggs. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Farm Management Canada has launched a competition to win an all-expense paid trip to the International Farm Management Congress in Poland in July 2013. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A new report on local food projects across Ontario has been completed by University of Guelph experts. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A survey conducted for the Egg Farmers of Canada shows that 82 per cent of Canadians polled are confident that their eggs are fresh and local. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A team of University of Guelph students won second place and the admiration of their competitors at a North American agricultural marketing contest. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Canadian and American delegates have been announced that will be attending the global 4-H Youth Ag-Summit in Calgary this August. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The details of the Growing Forward 2 program for the agricultural sector in Manitoba have been released. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Farm Credit Canada has released its Spring 2013 Farmland Values Report based on the second half of 2012 showing an average increase of 10 per cent. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
In the spring of 1989, I glanced at a job ad in The Globe and Mail for a communications person, and then I saw the word chicken. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Attendees of the Chicken Farmers of Canada (CFC) Annual General Meeting, which was held in mid-March, took a break to celebrate a milestone achievement. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Poultry farmers understand and adhere to strict standards when it comes to food safety, but surprisingly, there are still many who don’t realize that they must also adhere to standards of health and safety. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Producers are commonly asked if they are prepared to handle an emergency (such as a disease outbreak) on their farm. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The new Agriculture Awareness Initiative has officially launched as part of the Growing Forward 2 framework of programming. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Farm and Food Care Ontario has launched a new campaign focused on attracting and inspiring young farmers. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The B.C. government is investing $87,000 in the B.C. 4-H Council to encourage young British Columbians to experience and pursue a career in agriculture. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!