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Jamesway launches online parts website

Hundreds of Jamesway parts are now online and can be easily accessed from a computer, handheld device or tablet.


Service fee increases expected for animal health products

Proposed service fee increases for veterinary drugs will create serious consequences, says a new report from Agri-Food Economic Systems.


Bayer partners with The Do More Agriculture Foundation

Bayer has partnered with the Do More Agriculture Foundation – a not-for-profit organization focused on raising awareness and promoting mental well-being for farmers in Canada.
 
 
Feature articles 
 
Consumer conversation

CFC seeks to empower brands to resist activists

Last year the industry saw an irksome trend endure. Global food companies, in response to pressure from deceptive activist groups, continued to roll out different poultry welfare policies. In my last conversation with outgoing Chicken Farmers of Canada executive director Mike Dungate before he moved on, I asked him to weigh in on these developments. » Read more
 
Chickens in the greenhouse

On-farm avian influenza test in the works

There is currently no commercial, on-farm detection technique for poultry diseases like avian influenza (AI). University of Guelph engineering professor and Bionano Laboratory director Suresh Neethirajan is working on a solution that he estimates is about 18 months away from commercialization: an on-farm diagnostic tool that can quickly and easily identify the presence of AI using only a droplet of blood or small litter sample. » Read more
 
 
Events 
 

Canada's Farm Progress Show

June 20 - 22
Regina, Sask.
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PIC Health Day

June 20
Stratford, Ont.
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2018 Hatchery-Breeder Clinic

July 10 - 11
Nashville, Tenn.
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