Source: William DeKay, Producer.com, March 14, 2019 It’s important to consider the people and the facilities as well as the animals when developing an on-farm program A strong offence is an effective defence to stop the spread of infectious diseases in horses, says a leading veterinarian, and that includes an on-farm biosecurity program. Brandy Burgess… Continue reading Biosecurity plan: one program doesn’t fit all
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Top Notch Farming
Over the past year, we’ve been hearing the term “biosecurity” in regard to various pests in the agriculture industry. Lately, we’ve been hearing more about biosecurity, specifically for Clubroot. In 2017, Clubroot was positively identified and confirmed in less than 10 commercial canola fields in Saskatchewan in Crop Districts 9A and 9B. This disease is… Continue reading Top Notch Farming
Biosecurity on Grain Farms
By John Ippolito, Regional Crops Specialist, Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Services, Kindersley Biosecurity Biosecurity practices have been common on intensive livestock operations for a long time. Biosecurity on a grain farm is a relatively new concept for many mainly as a result of grain farming not being conducted in confined spaces and being more difficult to… Continue reading Biosecurity on Grain Farms