News - Agriculture

The Chair of the National Pork Producers Council’s Trade Policy Committee says access to tariff free export markets has allowed the U.S. pork industry to move the United States from being a net importer of pork to the world’s largest pork exporter.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork says there appears to be a recognition within the Trump administration of the importance of trade for agriculture.

Pork producers attending World Pork Expo 2017 will have the opportunity to learn more about the various programs funded through the U.S. pork industry’s Pork Checkoff.

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.