BSE aid helps some more than others

When Saskatchewan beef producer Eugene Embree calculated his share of a billion dollar BSE support program, he soon realized he was entitled to less than $1,000. The euphoria of prime minister Paul Martin's announcement to bail out livestock producers hurt in the BSE crisis was soon tempered with reality as livestock producers counted their inventory and did some math.

Source: Western Producer
calendar icon 16 April 2004
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