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Private Members Bill C-234 Not as positive as it seems H2 - corn dried in commercial elevators is not eligible for the proposed carbon tax exemption

How corn is dried could impact a proposed carbon tax exemption.

Researchers Work to Replace Antibiotics with Probiotics in Treating Diarrhea in Post Weaned Pigs

A multi-institutional team of scientists is conducting research aimed at replacing antibiotics with probiotic bacteria to combat diarrhea in nursery pigs.

Protect your pigs from African Swine Fever

Do you raise pigs? African swine fever (ASF) is a viral infection that has a very high probability of death for pigs and it is getting closer to North America.

Final speaker in rural history winter series online on March 29

The Rural History Roundtable is a speaker series that has been in operation since 2002

Proposal to amend the Health of Animals ID and Traceability Regs

Livestock traceability in Canada consists of three pillars: identification of animals; animal movement reporting; and premises identification