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About Us/Contribute to this blog. An egg farmer examines hen housing. March 10, 2016. By Farm and Food Care. By Ian McKillop, egg farmer and vice chairman of Farm and Food Care Canada. In the 1960’s, conventional cages became popular, providing a healthier and safer environment for hens and the farmers caring for them. So in 1967, my parents built a new barn with conventional cages. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Posted in Animal care.
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About Us/Contribute to this blog. A turkey farmer’s voice: How much do you want to know about turkey farming? October 24, 2016. By Farm and Food Care Ontario. By Clair Doan, turkey farmer. Photo credit: Clair Doan. The reality is the entire meat sector suffers from a similar crisis their business of transforming a living animal into food, which for most part, people, is not a nice process to watch! His response was simple, that we value animal welfare from farm to plate and that their facility employs th...
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About Us/Contribute to this blog. A turkey farmer’s voice: How much do you want to know about turkey farming? October 24, 2016. By Farm and Food Care Ontario. By Clair Doan, turkey farmer. Photo credit: Clair Doan. The reality is the entire meat sector suffers from a similar crisis their business of transforming a living animal into food, which for most part, people, is not a nice process to watch! His response was simple, that we value animal welfare from farm to plate and that their facility employs th...
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About Us/Contribute to this blog. Family Egg farmers featured in 2016 farm calendar. April 5, 2016. By Farm and Food Care Ontario. By: Matt McIntosh for Farm and Food Care Ontario. Warkworth) Ian and Sara Laver are not only proud parents and business owners; they’re also models calendar models that is. With sponsorship from Burnbrae Farms Ltd., Ian, Sara and two of their children (four-year old Jacob and two year-old Amelia) appear on the month of April in the 2016 Faces of Farming calendar. Click to ema...
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About Us/Contribute to this blog. Blogger Spotlight: Adrienne Ivey’s View From the Ranch Porch. April 7, 2016. By Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan. We’re putting the spotlight on Canadian farmer bloggers. Each month, we feature a different farmer blogger to uncover a bit about life behind the blog and on their family farm. Meet Adrienne Ivey of Evergreen Cattle Co., located near Ituna, Saskatchewan. She blogs at. You can also find her on Twitter. When and why did you start blogging? Our cattle are intensi...
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About Us/Contribute to this blog. Animal Care Specialists Focus on Care in Transport. September 30, 2016. By Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan. By Jennifer Woods, animal care specialist. Bison are loaded and headed to the U.S. Photo credit: Robert Johnson. Animals arriving at slaughter plants and departing or arriving at feedlots are audited to insure animal welfare standards are being met. Loads are also regularly inspected by CFIA for compliance to our animal transportation regulations. All of the major ...
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About Us/Contribute to this blog. Farming is Big Business with a Big Heart. November 1, 2016. By Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan. By Serra McSymytz, Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan. Throughout October, we have been celebrating Agriculture Month in Saskatchewan, a province whose primary goods-producing sector is agriculture. The theme Our Food Has a Story. Here’s an alarming statistic: there are 60% fewer farmers in Canada today than in 1901 and 548% more people to feed. Thankfully, we are fortunate enoug...
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About Us/Contribute to this blog. Farming is Big Business with a Big Heart. November 1, 2016. By Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan. By Serra McSymytz, Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan. Throughout October, we have been celebrating Agriculture Month in Saskatchewan, a province whose primary goods-producing sector is agriculture. The theme Our Food Has a Story. Here’s an alarming statistic: there are 60% fewer farmers in Canada today than in 1901 and 548% more people to feed. Thankfully, we are fortunate enoug...
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About Us/Contribute to this blog. The Real Dirt on the Codes of Practice. August 14, 2015. By Farm and Food Care Ontario. By Kristen Kelderman, Farm and Food Care’s Farm Animal Care Coordinator. As Canadians, we are very fortunate to have many privileges that others do not. Our great nation boasts the luxuries of real maple syrup, moose sightings, caffeinated beverages from Tim Hortons and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to name a few. So what are these Codes? Many countries have standards and rules ar...
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About Us/Contribute to this blog. Yes, There’s an App for Farm Animal Care. June 1, 2016. By Farm and Food Care Ontario. By Kristen Kelderman, Farm Animal Care Coordinator, Farm and Food Care. The days of carrying a notepad around the farm still exist, but there’s a new kid in the barn and field that carries a lot more functionality than a farmer’s well-worn pad of paper. Why would you text anyone? If I want something I’m going to pick up the phone and talk to a person. Who needs texting? Usually he has ...