By: Leslie Ballentine, Farming and Food Commentator
There’s lots of talk on the need for science-based policy decisions by politicians at all levels of government. No more so than at the municipal level. The City of Toronto is a prime example of local politicians over-riding both science and experience in making decisions about animals.
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Posted by FFC on November 28th, 2011 :: Filed under
Activism,
Animal care,
RegulationsTags ::
activists,
animals,
regulation
By: Leslie Ballentine, Farm and Food Commentator
There is a common saying among vegetarians that “If slaughterhouses had glass walls everyone would be a vegetarian”. Having been to all types of meat plants I disagree. And so did one of North America’s largest processing companies.
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Posted by FFC on November 21st, 2011 :: Filed under
animal handling,
Beef cattle,
Consumers,
Education and public awareness,
Meat/slaughter plants,
Media,
VegetarianTags ::
animal welfare,
animals,
Consumers,
food safety,
meat,
Media,
Vegetarian
Guest blog, by: James Bosma, Dairy Farmer and Agriculture Advocate.
Factory versus Family farming has come to the forefront of discussion as of late. But what defines a family farm?
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Posted by FFC on November 14th, 2011 :: Filed under
Education and public awareness,
Family vs factory farming,
Sustainability of the family farmTags ::
agriculture,
Canada,
farm,
Farmers
By Patricia Grotenhuis, Lifelong farmer and agricultural advocate
Fall is a great time to be on the farm. The smells, the colours and the activity of harvest and preparing the seed bed for the winter make every day different.
After months of work, it is finally time to harvest the crops. The animals born during the winter and spring months are also either ready to be sold, or are strong and hardy for winter. Everyone waits expectantly for that first frost (now past) that signals the end of the growing season and the start of harvest. It also serves as a friendly reminder from Mother Nature to begin readying barns for winter.
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Posted by FFC on November 9th, 2011 :: Filed under
Animal care,
Canada,
Farm life,
Harvest,
Sustainability of the family farm,
Weather,
winterTags ::
agriculture,
animal care,
farm,
Farmers,
harvest,
weather
By Leslie Ballentine, Farming and food commentator
Turning chicken feathers into ‘green’ plastic is not a new idea. Government and university scientists in the U.S. first began serious research into the possibility years ago. The goal for researchers and plastic manufacturers has been to develop a substitute for petroleum in some plastic products. This year, some technical hurdles have been over-come and this bio-degradable plastic is now being produced commercially.
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Posted by FFC on November 7th, 2011 :: Filed under
animal by-products,
Chickens,
Environment,
Innovation and technology,
PETA,
ResearchTags ::
environment,
Poultry,
Research,
sustainability,
technology
Guest blog by: Gene Gregory, President United Egg Producers
I know that many in agriculture have similar thoughts on the attacks upon our businesses and modern agriculture but sometimes I just can’t take anymore of it. Here are some of my thoughts:
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Posted by FFC on November 1st, 2011 :: Filed under
Consumers,
Economics,
Education and public awareness,
Food safety,
Misconceptions,
Speaking outTags ::
agriculture,
Consumers,
Farmers,
food,
food safety
