News - Agriculture

Canadian business that have dealings with customers in the U.S. are being advised to pay close attention to changes on the trade front.

The Chair of Manitoba Pork suggests the Canadian and U.S. pork industries can best address the risks posed by swine disease and prepare for the potential introduction of a foreign animal disease outbreak by working together.

The Executive Director of Winter Cereals Canada reports the bulk of western Canada’s winter wheat crop is now moving into the livestock feed market.

The President of the Ag and Food Exchange is encouraging livestock producers to use the tools they have available to demonstrate the emphasis they place on animal welfare.

The Executive Director of Winter Cereals Canada reports the abundant snow cover this winter has been a big help in protecting the fall seeded cereal crops from winter kill.

The Manager of Quality Assurance and Animal Care Programs with Manitoba Pork says a successful transition from conventional to group sow housing requires the right facilities and the right people.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork says the deteriorating trade relationship between the United States and Mexico is of great concern to pork producers in both Canada and the United States.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork says the new provincial government’s approach to agriculture is cause for heightened optimism within Manitoba’s pork industry.

The Research Lead with Agri-Food Economic Systems suggests the volume of trade actions being contemplated by the United States could potentially overwhelm the Canadian government’s ability to react.

The Director of Risk Management with h@ms Marketing Services says, with expected higher than year ago slaughter hog numbers coming to market, attention is shifting to demand, especially export demand.