News - Agriculture

A Consultant with the HR Basics says taking steps to ensure employees feel they are valued members of the team will go a long way to keeping turn over low on the farm.

The annual Discover Agriculture in the City will have a new twist this year when it comes to The Forks Market this Friday and Saturday, March 16 and 17, 2018.

Pilot testing of the Canadian pork sector’s new on farm food quality and animal care assurance program is now complete and the program has received its final approval.

Manitoba Pork says, if efforts to eliminate a Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea outbreak in southeastern Manitoba remain on track, the process will be complete by early spring.

The President of Keystone Agriculture Producers is encouraging governments to demonstrate support for action taken by agriculture to address climate change.

The Canadian Meat Council is confident the federal government’s stepped up commitment to food safety will help strengthen the Canadian red meat sector’s competitiveness in export markets.

During the month of March, over 5,300 Manitoba students will participate in Agriculture in the Classroom-Manitoba’s flagship program, Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month.

Just days before a federally imposed deadline, Manitoba has joined the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change.

A Veterinarian with Carthage Veterinary Services says a farm operation’s potential for success under a Raised Without Antibiotics program will depend very much on factors such as management and health status.

The Manager of Quality Assurance and Animal Care Programs with Manitoba Pork says the Canadian pork sector’s new food quality and animal care assurance program will be a key component of pork marketing efforts moving forward.