The Rural Voice, 2005-07, Page 44News in Agriculture
Feds give money for cattle tag program
The Minister of Agriculture and slaughter and processing plants, sales
Agri -Food Canada Andy Mitchell barns, auction markets, stockyards,
has announced $1.8 million in veterinarians, universities, pathology
Government of Canada funding labs, mobile butchers and deadstock
towards the Canadian Radio operators have the necessary
Frequency Identification (CRFID) equipment to fully participate in
Reader Program. Canada's cattle tracking and tracing
The Canadian Radio Frequency initiatives.
Identification (CRFID) Reader "Enhancing our national tracking
Program will improve the tracking and tracing system will not only
and tracing of cattle beyond the farm strengthen Canada's competitive
gate using radio frequency advantage, but will further support
identification (RFID) reader our efforts to produce safe, high-
technology. The objective of the quality products" said Mitchell.
program is to ensure that industry Under the CRFID reader program,
stakeholders such as registered Agriculture and Agri -Food Canada
will provide funding assistance to
eligible applicants to purchase
approved RFID readers. These
readers will allow participants to
receive and transmit RFID tag
information to computer based
equipment which will enable
electronic transfer of cattle
identification information to the
Canadian Cattle Identification
Agency (CCIA) and Agri-Tracabilitie
Quebec (ATQ).
The Canadian Cattle industry is
currently accelerating the
development of a comprehensive
tracking and tracing system.°
Many groups back Gaunt's nomination
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of the National market.
Murray has also served agriculture
by his work on the Ontario Beef
Marketing Commission in 1984 and
the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture's Special Task Force
studying the effect of high interest
rates on farm families and what role
the Provincial Government should
play to lessen the impact. He also
wrote a history book on the first 25
years of the Ontario Broiler Hatching
Egg and Chick Commission.
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Mr. Gaunt has served rural
communities in other ways. As an
agriculture diploma graduate. Class
of '56A of the Ontario Agriculture
College, Murray has acted as a
volunteer fundraiser for the
University of Guelph. He served as a
Director and President on the Ontario
Agricultural Hall of Fame Board and
is a Director of Country Heritage
Park. In addition he has served on
boards and fundraised for the
Wingham and District Hospital
Foundation and several rural
organizations including the Federated
Women's Institutes of Ontario, the
Huron County United Vv'ay, the
Wingham Lion's Club and St.
Andrew's Presbyterian Church .
Mr. Gaunt has received
recognition awards for his writing
including twice receiving the Tom
Leach Gold Award from the
Canadian Farm Writers Federation.
Among his many honours Murray
Gaunt was the recipient of the
Queen's Guineas at the 1955 Royal
Winter Fair and was awarded
Ontario's Bicentennial Certificate of
Merit in recognition of his
contributions to agriculture and
related activities.
Sponsored: CKNX Radio - CKNX
Broadcasting Ltd., the Ontario
Broiler Hatching Egg &
Chick Commission and the Huron
East District Women's Institute.°