3+ hour, 9+ min ago  (108+ words) Ontario Farmer The Canadian Food Inspection Agency reported there have been 19 outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the first five months of this year. One of them was in Amherstburg Township, Ont. , in February. There were five cases of…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (108+ words) Ontario Farmer The National Farm Products Council has approved changes to egg levies in four provinces. Ontario's levy is now 44. 45 cents a dozen, Quebec's 48. 05, New Brunswick's 51. 55 and Alberta 51. 05. The national agency increased its levy by six cents a dozen in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (184+ words) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it is planning to conduct a small, carefully controlled trial of a vaccine to counter highly-pathogenic avian influenza. Migrating birds have been responsible for hundreds of outbreaks among commercial and backyard poultry flocks leading…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (142+ words) Ontario Farmer The National Farm Products Council has approved a request from the Egg Farmers of Canada to hike its levies by six cents a dozen effective April 19. The agency told the council it needs the increase because markets have…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago  (315+ words) Ontario Farmer The Canadian Poultry Research Council (CPRC) marks 25 years of building critical capacity for made-in-Canada poultry research. CPRC was established in 2001 to provide a coordinated and collaborative approach to address national poultry research concerns, supported by five national poultry…...