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The Chair of Manitoba Pork says restoring hog production to levels needed to supply the province’s pork processing plants will be among the sector’s priorities during 2018.

The Vice-President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute suggests the fate of the North American Free Trade Agreement will depend very much on the direction the United States chooses to go as a nation.

Organizers of the Brandon Hog and Livestock Show suggest the success of the 2017 edition indicates a bright future for hog production in Manitoba.

The Office of Manitoba’s Chief Veterinary Officer reports the province’s pork sector is well on its way toward getting PED out of Manitoba.

The judge of the 2017 Brandon Hog and Livestock Show Pork Quality Competition says colour, marbling and texture are the three big factors that influence the desirability of pork.

H@ms Marketing Services is recommending pork producers forward contract about a third of their production through the spring summer of 2018.

The President and CEO of the Prairie Swine Centre says the improving working conditions within the barn has become a priority of the pork sector as it strives to attract workers.

The Director of Risk Management with hams Marketing Services says lower than projected slaughter hog supplies have helped maintain steady live hog prices.

The Vice-President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute says increasingly vocal support from within the U.S. for retaining NAFTA will be crucial in determining the future of the agreement.

Farm Credit Canada will once again donate $50,000 from the FCC Expression Fund to encourage the use of Canada’s official languages in communities across the country.