News - Agriculture

Manitoba Agriculture reports a lack of rain will reduce overall yields on the early season crops while the later season crops still have an opportunity to recover if we get rain.

4-H Canada is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 CIBC 4-H Post-Secondary Scholarships.

The Office of Manitoba’s Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed the first new case of PED in Manitoba in almost four weeks.

Manitoba Agriculture reports crop yields are shaping up to be average to above average with excellent quality.

The Director of Risk Management with h@ms Marketing Services says the normal gradual seasonal increase in hog supplies over the next three months can be expected to negatively impact live hog prices.

The National Pork Producers Council says maintaining zero tariffs on the movement of pork is the top priority of U.S. pork producers as the U.S., Canada and Mexico move to modernize NAFTA.

The Manitoba government and Manitoba 4-H Council have welcomed 19 Japanese students and their chaperones to learn about agriculture and local culture through an exchange program that has created opportunities for international education for 30 years.

The Chair of Manitoba Pork says, eradicating Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea from the province will be a challenge but he’s confident it can happen.

A new more virulent strain of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome has infected over a dozen swine farms in Manitoba over the past winter and into the spring and summer.

New tools being used in Manitoba appear to be helping bring the spread of PED in the province under control.