By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday January 12, 2022

Jan 12, 2022 | 12:24 PM

MELFORT, Sask. — China has suspended imports of Canadian beef following the discovery of an atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) on an Alberta farm last month.

The Chinese market is the Canadian beef industry’s third-largest export market, worth approximately $170 million each year.

The Philippines and South Korea have also halted imports of Canadian beef based on the discovery of the case.

The detection of the atypical case is Canada’s first case of BSE in six years. It has been reported six times in the U.S., most recently in 2018.

Unlike the classic BSE strain, atypical BSE poses no health risk to humans and is not transmissible.

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Applications for the G3 Grow Beyond Scholarship is open for applications from bright young Canadian students with a vision for the future of agriculture.

G3 launched the program in 2020 and awarded it again last year. The 2022 edition will again include six scholarships of $4,000 each for post secondary studies in any discipline, plus $1,000 for each of the winners’ high schools.

G3 presents the scholarship in partnership with Agriculture in the Classroom Canada. Applicants are required to submit a video essay describing their idea for innovation in agriculture and how their studies will help achieve it.

All the applicants’ videos will be posted on the scholarship website g3growbeyond.org where visitors can cast a vote for their favourite. Winners will be chosen based partially on votes received, and the decisions of a panel of judges.

The scholarship is available across Canada, except Québec.

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