Keeping pace with the evolving animal health landscape
Be it AHEM project developments, partner successes, or the latest news, we are committed to sharing helpful information.
2022
- Best to plan now for animal disease outbreak – Western Producer
- Preparing for Emergencies in the Alberta’s Sheep Industry with Shauna Mellish – AHEM webinar with Alberta Lamb Producers
- Foot-and-mouth a ticking time bomb: Is Canada prepared? – Alberta Farmer Express (AHEM leads the FMD vaccine strategy working group)
- Cattle seeks FMD vaccine bank – Western Producer
- Dairy Farm Emergency Planning, Why and How – BC Holstein News Summer 2022 (Pages 32-33)
- Government of Canada supports the resiliency of the agriculture sector by increasing its capacity to face emergencies – Government of Canada
- RealAg Radio! Shauna Mellish, AHEM Outreach Specialist provides an overview of AHEM project (starts at about 6 minutes into the recording)
- Farmers’ place within ASF preparedness – Canadian Hog Journal
- Drought still top of mind for new CCA president – Western Producer (AHEM leads the FMD vaccine strategy working group)
- National body develops strategy to control wild pigs – The Western Producer
- Farmers’ place within ASF preparedness – Canadian Hog Journal
- Preparing for African Swine Fever, Canada is developing a plan and producers are urged to tighten biosecurity – AgCanada.com
- Livestock community gets equipped for a disease outbreak – Canadian Cattlemen
- Maritime AgCast Episode 34: Preparing for an Emergency
Host Brad McCallum, Agri-Commodity Management Association, chats with Dr. Wilma Schenkels, Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture, Dr. Andrew Morrison, Nova Scotia Department of Environment, and Todd Bergen-Henengouwen, Animal Health Emergency Management (AHEM) Project, discussing why an emergency preparedness plan is critical for the farm, as well as how to begin creating this plan
2021
- AHEM releases updated emergency preparedness handbooks – Alberta Beef Producers
- JOB POSTING – Workshop Facilitator / Outreach Specialist
- Opinion: Lessons the livestock industry can learn from COVID-19 – Canadian Cattlemen Magazine
- COVID-19 Confirms Relevance of Animal Health Emergency Management Resources
- Steps taken to mitigate disease emergencies – The Western Producer
2020
- Lessons the Canadian Dairy Industry Can Learn from COVID-19 – Milk Producers magazine
- Animal health emergencies share similarities with COVID – Western Producer
- Preparing for a foot-and-mouth outbreak – Canadian Cattlemen Magazine
- Preparing for a serious livestock disease outbreak – Canadian Cattlemen
- Grass Routes News – Alberta Beef Producers
- Animal Health Emergency Management during a Human Health Pandemic – NFAHW Council
- New transportation regulations in place – Alberta Beef Producers
- The Feed – Your ACFA News – Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association
- Event: Serious Animal Disease Emergencies – Government of Alberta
- Serious Animal Disease Emergencies Lunch-n-Learn – Banff Pork Seminar
2019
- AFAC Animal Health Emergency Management (AHEM) Project – How Does It Apply To Your Industry? – Rural Roots Canada
- ‘Not ready yet’ for disease disaster – Western Producer
- Workshops being organized to inform livestock farmers and organizations about disease outbreak responses – National News Watch
- Animal Health Emergency Management (AHEM) Project – How Does It Apply To Your Industry? – Alberta Farm Animal Care
- Producers need disease information – Western Producer
- Is your farm prepared for a disease emergency? – Western Producer
Earlier
- Enhancing the Capacity for Emergency Management in Canada’s Livestock & Poultry Industry – Ontario Livestock & Poultry Council Newsletter 2016
- Are feedlot operators prepared for an emergency? – Alberta Cattle Feeders Association 2016