By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Monday, April 24, 2023

Apr 24, 2023 | 4:09 PM

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has revoked three primary control zones for the highly contagious avian flu in B.C.

CFIA said this happens when post-outbreak surveillance is completed, and no further cases of avian influenza are detected.

The agency’s website showed the number of birds that have been impacted in the province was 3,657,000.

CFIA said while the virus affects birds, there is no evidence it can be passed to humans who consume poultry products.

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education

Auditor finds non-compliance with international trip, credit card and expense claims at Northlands College

2h ago

Court proceedings

Drugs and weapons bust in Stanley Mission, results in two year sentence

21h ago

health care

La Loche recipient of new portable blood analyzer, printer kit

23h ago

Protein Industries Canada (PIC) and a university in the Netherlands will work together on plant-based foods.

Wageningen University and Research (WUR) and PIC entered into an agreement to work on solutions on the pressing issues of climate and human health.

Representatives of PIC met with President Sjoukje Heimovaara of WUR in Vancouver last week. Heimovaara was in Canada as part of a trade mission with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation.

She said both Canada and The Netherlands have a significant agricultural sector, which could contribute to a more plant-based future.

“Food systems have a considerable impact on the planet, which implies this is also where solutions can be found. Our current system depletes our natural resources, and the increasing demand for animal-sourced foods exacerbates this problem,” she said. “Furthermore, proteins are not equitably shared. Over-consumption co-exists with scarcity. We need a transition towards a sustainable, equitable and balanced food system.”

The first steps in exploring more cooperation have already been taken. In February 2023, The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, the Southern Agriculture and Horticulture Organization, WUR, Larive International B.V., and Next Food Collective launched a master plan for protein transition in The Netherlands.

The initiative aims to launch work in early 2024. Protein Industries Canada is one of the 86 participating partners.

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The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) is searching for its next president and CEO.

Current president, Jim Everson, announced his departure earlier this month, and will continue in the role until a replacement is found.

Everson joined the CCC as president in April 2017, and previously served as vice president, government relations with the CCC from 2008 to 2015.

The executive committee of the CCC board has selected HR Resolve to lead the recruitment effort, which is now underway.

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