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The dairy industry on Prince Edward Island is taking precautions as cases of avian influenza linked to dairy cows are reported south of the border. Milk from P.E.I. is also being tested by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, part of a national program to watch for the H5N1 virus.
Some farmers on P.E.I. are still cleaning up and rebuilding what they lost more than three months after post-tropical storm Fiona left the Island battered and bruised.
Damages from Hurricanes Fiona and Ian are wide-ranging and long-lasting. Now, producers battered by wild winds and floods attempt to recover after the storms.
The Canadian Dairy Commission is recommending an 8.4 per cent increase — the highest ever — in farm-gate milk prices next year, and the people who milk the cows on P.E.I. say it will only partly cover their fast-rising costs.
Posted: Mar 02, 2021 6:20 PM MT | Last Updated: March 7 Why Canadian butter is now staying hard at room temperature CBC News Calgary1 month ago 3:28Canadian butter has become world news since Calgary's own Julie Van Rosendaal broke the story. Turns out it's all to do with diet. And now, some are calling for a clamp down on dairy feed regulations.3:28