News - Agriculture

Manitoba Agriculture reports the recent spread of PED in southeast Manitoba is shaping up to be multifactorial. Since April 29, 2017, ten swine farms in southeastern Manitoba have broken with PED.

Researchers with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada are setting the stage for what may be a new entry into the Canadian-grown “super” food market.

The CEO of Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement suggests, as new technologies designed to help Canadian pork producers maintain their competitive edge become more widely adopted, their costs will come down while the benefits they provide will increase.

The Chair of the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board is encouraging pork producers in Saskatchewan to maintain their focus on biosecurity in response to a new wave of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea infections in southeastern Manitoba.

Manitoba Pork is encouraging the province’s pork producers to re-evaluate and step up biosecurity in the wake of the latest confirmed cased of PED.

The Manager of PigTrace Canada says efforts are underway to increase the value of swine movement data available to pork producers who have access to it.

The Manager of the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre says information provided during the centre’s school tours has become much more focused on what the students are learning about food through the media.

Manitoba Pork is encouraging pork producers and their service providers to step up their attention to biosecurity in the wake of the latest confirmed case of PED.

Minister of Transport, the Hon. Marc Garneau, supported by the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Hon. Lawrence MacAulay introduced transportation legislation that will improve the industry’s ability to consistently and reliably meet customer demands.

The Hanover Agricultural Society is kicking off a season full of fun with their annual three-day spring rodeo, taking place May 26 to 28, 2017.