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OTTAWA, February 27 - The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) was pleased to hear the announcement by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food, Lawrence MacAulay, of the Starter Loan Program from Farm Credit Canada (FCC).

Animal Health students at the University of Alberta are reaching out to the Small Ruminant Community across Canada to encourage participation in a Q fever awareness survey.

There is a 2-day sheep shearing course coming up at Jim and Margaret Oosterhof’s farm near Lethbridge on March 22 & 23. For more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or call 403-317-0330.  Listen to the Call of the Land interview with Margaret Oosterhof (2:18 minutes) Feb 28, 2019.

The Government of Alberta is extending the deadline for farm workers to comply with new training requirements for commercial drivers until March 1, 2020.

The Government of Canada has released the final list of designated regions where livestock tax deferral has been authorized for 2018 due to drought conditions in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick.

Canadian Sheep Federation Press Release: Ottawa, ON – All tags approved in the Canadian Sheep Identification Program (CSIP) are subject to increased program fees, in keeping with the newly ratified agreement with Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA).

The recently released Feedlot Lamb Pathology Atlas provides a comprehensive guide to diagnosing common diseases of feedlot lambs.

As of December 1, 2018, livestock producers will need a veterinary prescription to access medically important antimicrobials.  Due to changes by Health Canada, these antimicrobials will no longer be sold at authorized medicine sales outlets (e.g. farm supply stores). Producers will only be able to access them through veterinary clinics, pharmacies or mixes in feed from commercial feed mills.

Zoetis Canada recently announced that Draxxin® (tulathromycin) Injectable Solution has been approved by Health Canada for the treatment of foot rot in sheep.