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CCA Plays Pivotal Role
in Successful WTO COOL Case -
by
Gina Teel, CCA Communications Manager
On November 18, Canada's cattle industry received the good news
that the World Trade Organization (WTO) had ruled in favour of
Canada and Mexico's complaint against U.S. Country of Origin
Labelling (COOL). The ruling supports Canada's position that
provisions of COOL discriminate against live cattle and hogs
imported into the U.S. from Canada to the detriment of Canadian
cattle producers. ..
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Rotational Grazing: Good for the
Cows and Even Better for the Birds
- by Christine
Schmalz for the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association
The cheerful melody
and bright yellow and white markings of the Bobolink are a
friendly reminder of spring for many farmers. Returning annually
from their South American over-wintering site, this grassland
songbird has adapted to take full advantage of the meadows and
pastures provided by Ontario’s agricultural landscapes for
nesting and feeding their young. .....More
New Calculator Illustrates the
On-Farm Cost of Livestock Diseases - by Lilian Schaer
A new cost calculator model is now available to
help the livestock industry put a price tag on disease
outbreaks. The program, built in an Excel spreadsheet, will
calculate the financial impact of moderate or severe outbreaks
of specific diseases on beef, veal, sheep, goat and rabbit
farms. ...More
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