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.» Read more...
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
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