News - Agriculture

Keystone Agricultural Producers 2018 annual meeting will be taking place on Wednesday February 24 and 25, starting at 9am at the Delta Winnipeg.

The Director of Risk Management with h@ms Marketing Services warns the wild card when it comes to North American hog markets continues to be on the trade front.

Manitoba’s Minister of Agriculture is hopeful Canada will move forward with an 11 nation Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The Manitoba government has officially signed a multilateral agreement with the Government of Canada to implement a new five-year agricultural policy called the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.

A member of the Board of Directors of Manitoba Pork says pork producers in Manitoba and in Minnesota remain optimistic that a agreement will be reached that preserve the benefits that have resulted from the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Manitoba’s Minister of Agriculture says delegates who attended the 2018 Legislative Agriculture Chairs Summit are fully onside in their support for maintaining the benefits of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with Southwest Vet Services suggests the lessons learned in dealing with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea can be applied to other diseases that affect swine.

The Chair of the Banff Pork Seminar says the 2018 edition of the annual event was a tremendous success attracting a sold out audience.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork says elected U.S. state officials and agricultural leaders he has talked to want to see the North American Free Trade Agreement improved in a way that will increase the volumes of trade among the U.S. Canada and Mexico.

The Executive Director of the Canadian Pork Council says support among state agriculture and rural leaders for maintaining the North American Free Trade Agreement remains strong.