Jeff Melchior

1 week ago | agcanada.com | Jeff Melchior

A new bee health tool has the g0-ahead be sold in Canada. ApiSave Health, the brainchild of ApiSave Bee Health Sciences out of Port Coquitlam, B.C., has gotten Health Canada’s approval as a veterinary health product (VHP). The key ingredient of the product, a hops-based organic plant extract, has been added to Health Canada’s list of permitted substances.

1 week ago | producer.com | Jeff Melchior

Glacier FarmMedia – Managing replacement heifers is often challenging, but maybe more so today in a market boasting record prices for heifers and calves and all other cattle classifications. One question cow-calf producers are asking is, “should I separate calves for replacement heifer development or sell them at a premium?” In either case, opportunity costs rear their head.

1 week ago | manitobacooperator.ca | Jeff Melchior

Heifers give beef producers an interesting conundrum this year. With the market flying high, they could always plan to sell those cattle at a premium. If the market stays high though, it might be a good time to finally expand the herd, and the farmer might see value in retaining females to that end, particularly if they’ve got their herd genetics keyed in.

2 weeks ago | agcanada.com | Jeff Melchior

The company behind a methane emission inhibiting livestock vaccine has been selected as a finalist at a pitch night celebrating animal health, nutrition and technology. New Zealand ag biotech company Lucidome Bio was chosen as one of 14 global finalists to pitch at the Animal Health, Nutrition and Technology Innovation USA event in Boston. Why it matters: the Canadian beef and dairy industries have pledged to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

2 weeks ago | manitobacooperator.ca | Jeff Melchior

Humans need bees, but the bees are in trouble. So says Russ Crawford, vice-president of business development with ApiSave Bee Health Sciences. The United States, for example, posted serious bee losses this spring. Survey results shared by the Honey Bee Health Coalition noted that, of the 702 beekeepers canvassed, mid-sized operations (50 to 500 colonies) averaged 54 per cent colony loss from June 2024 to February 2025. Commercial operations (over 500 colonies) reported 62 per cent loss on average.