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Disease affecting U.S. dairy cows re-identified as bird flu

WEBPosted Mar. 26th, 2024 by Jeff Melchior. (John Greig photo) A wild waterfowl-borne disease creating milk production problems in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico dairy herds has …

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Wider bird flu spread raises concern for humans, animal health …

WEBParis | Reuters—The spread of bird flu to an increasing number of species and its widening geographic reach have raised the risks of humans being infected by the …

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Elanco to become No. 2 in animal health with Bayer deal

WEBReuters — Elanco Animal Health agreed to buy Bayer’s veterinary drugs unit on Tuesday in a cash and stock deal valued at US$7.6 billion (C$10 billion), creating …

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Multi-million-dollar fund greenlights soil health projects

WEBEight soil health projects across Canada will be getting a multi-million-dollar boost in private funding over the next five years. The Weston Family Foundation — the …

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Seed treatment Guide

WEBVibrant roots pull in more nutrients. Vibrance® Maxx provides early-season disease control of Fusarium and Pythium, and best-in-class Rhizoctonia control. The Rooting Power™ …

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Animal pharma firm Merial formally joins Boehringer

WEBGlobal pharma giants Sanofi and Boehringer Ingelheim have formally sealed their deal to merge Sanofi’s global animal health business, Merial, into Boehringer’s. …

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Health Canada launches food recall database

WEBHealth Canada has put up a new searchable database of food and children’s product recalls for Canadian consumers. The site, at www.healthycanadians.gc.ca, …

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Dairy farmers urged to be on lookout for U.S. disease

WEBPosted Mar. 25th, 2024 by Jeff Melchior. (MartineDoucet/E+/Getty Images) Canadian milk commissions are urging producers to be on the lookout for symptoms of an emerging …

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Beef sector calls for Health Canada label exception

WEBThe cattle sector is less than pleased by a Health Canada proposal that would put a ‘high saturated fat’ label on retail ground beef. The proposal is part of a suite …

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Feds lift ‘pause’ on increases in crop chemical MRLs

WEBAmong several other changes, a planned new package of federal regulatory amendments will put a gradual end to a “pause” imposed in August 2021 on such …

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Canadian milk samples test negative for bird flu

WEBIt’s so far, so good when it comes to Canada’s milk testing efforts against bird flu as all samples have tested negative thus far. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency …

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Vetoquinol to buy Bioniche animal health business

WEBOntario medical and veterinary drugmaker Bioniche Life Sciences has picked a suitor for the animal health portion of its business. Belleville-based Bioniche …

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Organic farmers invited to soil health benchmarking study

WEBOrganic farmers across the country are invited to measure the benefits of soil management practices on their farms as part of a study led by Prairie organic …

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Gene-edited crops clear CFIA's regulatory bar

WEBTaken with last year’s related updates by the federal health department to Canada’s Novel Food Regulations, CFIA’s new opinion opens the door for gene-edited …

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Glyphosate clears Health Canada re-evaluation

WEBCrop protection companies selling glyphosate have two years to make minor changes to parts of their product labels, as the 43-year-old herbicide formally clears …

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Health Canada to slap warning labels on sugary, salty and fatty foods

WEBOttawa | Reuters – Foods high in sugars, sodium and saturated fat will come with clear warning labels in Canada starting in 2026, the federal government said on …

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Seventeen U.S. states restrict cattle imports from avian flu-infected

WEBSeveral U.S. states have restricted cattle imports from states that have seen infections of avian influenza Type A H5N1 in dairy herds. According to the American …

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Feds appoint new deputy ag minister, CFIA chief

WEBCanada’s government has lined up a new federal deputy minister for agriculture and a new president for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, both to take …

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"Animal-free" milk gets green light in Canada

WEBPosted Feb. 5th, 2024 by Geralyn Wichers. (Artisteer/iStock/Getty Images) A company that makes “animal-free” milk and milk products has got the green light from Health Canada. …

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