The End is Near for Bovine Tuberculosis Investigation

The end is in sight for the bovine tuberculosis investigation across Western Canada.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced all quarantines related to the investigation have been lifted.

Karin Schmid with the Alberta Beef Producers says, there has been no additional cases of TB beyond the original six animals, but they have not been able to identify the source.

Schmid says, they are waiting on the final laboratory culture test results to conclude the investigation and confirm only six animals had bovine TB.

The CFIA will post an investigation summary on their website later this spring.

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One of Canada's Fasted Growing Manufactured Food Exports

Chocolate was ranked as one of Canada's 15 fastest growing manufactured food exports.

The rank comes from Farm Credit Canada's Trade Ranking Report for manufactured food, which was released last November.

Canada's chocolate exports in 2016 were valued at $1.5 billion U.S., with an annual average change of 8.5 per cent in growth from 2007 to 2016.

The report says, chocolate was among Canada's, and the World's, highest-valued food exports traded in 2016.

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Applications Now Open For Canadian Agricultural Partnership

The Federal Government is now accepting applications for the six programs being offered through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.

The Partnership is a five-year ,$3 billion, Federal-Provincial-Territorial agreement.

The Canadian Agricultural Partnership will focus on three key areas including growing trade and expanding markets, innovative and sustainable growth, and supporting diversity and a dynamic, evolving sector.

In addition, farmers will continue to have access to a suite of business risk management programs.

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