By Mark Beaven, Founder & President, EthoGuard Former member, Canadian National Critical Infrastructure Committee When most livestock and poultry producers think about on-farm risk they picture feed costs, weather, predators, or a routine disease outbreak. Few have agri-terrorism, the intentional introduction of a pathogen to animals or food — at the top of that list. That’s understandable: it’s rare. But rare doesn’t mean impossible, and the consequences of a deliberate intr

If today feels familiar, you’re not imagining it. One year ago..... almost to the day .... Ontario was hammered with extreme snowfall, and here we are again dealing with similar conditions. It feels a little like winter has its calendar bookmarked.   Since the storm, and the challenges for livestock and poultry producers, have made a comeback, we’re revisiting last year’s blog because it’s just as useful today as it was then. So grab a coffee, warm up for a minute, and take a

In the world of Canadian agriculture, few tools have proven as consistently valuable or as forward-thinking as Ontario’s Feather Board Command Centre (FBCC). Built on the need for fast, coordinated, and industry-wide disease response, the FBCC has grown into one of the most trusted and effective communication hubs in the province’s poultry sector. The Genesis of a Crucial Biosecurity Asset The FBCC was created by Ontario’s four feather boards, representing egg, broiler, turke

Each year, The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair brings together the very best of Canadian agriculture, not only in the show rings and in the barns, but also through world class education and knowledge sharing.   This year, we’re proud that EthoGuard President Mark Beaven will be speaking three times on the Growth Hub Stage, contributing to a conversation that matters deeply to our industry: farm health, disease prevention, and the science that underpins everyday biosecurity dec