AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoSupply Shock for Cattle: Alberta farmers are scrambling after a shortage of bovine colostrum—“gold in a bag”—threatening newborn calf survival when the first hours are everything. Food Safety: Canada’s CFIA has recalled organic microgreens (Kyan Culture and Farm Boy brands) in Ontario and Quebec over possible E. coli contamination; no illnesses reported yet. Prairie Weather Stress: A powerful southern Manitoba windstorm has kicked up dust and reduced visibility, renewing calls for shelterbelts and other wind-erosion tools. Farm Economics Pressure: Producers are also bracing for another season of high diesel and fertilizer costs, with global conflict adding more uncertainty to inputs and markets. Border Farming Spotlight: A 16-year-old from Ferozepur, Punjab, is set to raise issues for border farmers at an international human rights summit in Vancouver. Agri-Research & Welfare: Nebraska’s June 1–3 symposium will bring U.S. and Canadian researchers together on beef cattle welfare, aiming to bridge research and on-farm practice.
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