News - Agriculture

The chair of the Banff Pork Seminar Organizing Committee says the Banff Pork Seminar has evolved into a meeting of global significance.

The Chair of Manitoba Pork says ensuring consumers are aware of the issues surrounding the production of the food they eat will be a high priority for Manitoba’s pork industry in 2017.

Canadian agriculture benefited from a relatively low dollar throughout 2016 and this trend is expected to continue into 2017, according to J.P. Gervais, Farm Credit Canada’s chief agricultural economist.

The Director of Risk Management with h@ms Marketing Services credits the efforts of U.S. pork processors and producers for maintaining a smooth flow of hogs moving to slaughter during the holiday season.

The 2017 Banff Pork Seminar kicks off Tuesday, January 10, at the Banff Springs Hotel. The theme for this year’s event is “Innovative and Sustainable Solutions for an Evolving Industry.

The Director of Risk Management with h@ms Marketing Services says a counter seasonal rally in live hog prices late in the fourth quarter of 2016 suggests the market may have turned a corner.

A Senior Geneticist with Fast Genetics says the cost of genetic evaluation has fallen to a level that makes the technology practical for every selection candidate.

A researcher with the University of Manitoba says several compounds are showing potential as alternatives to in-feed antibiotics to help improve the health of pigs and stimulate growth.

Governments have invested more than $365,000 in five new research projects in Manitoba including one intended to help reduce the risk of a common, costly and potentially fatal infection in dairy cattle.

The Chair of Manitoba Pork says improving biosecurity will be among the pork industry’s top priorities during 2017.