News - Manitoba Pork

The Director of Swine Health with Manitoba Pork says lessons learned from the province’s 2021-2022 Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea outbreak are helping pork producers prepare for the next potential outbreak.

Manitoba’s pork producers are calling on the federal government to replace its policy of taxing farmers to stimulate decreased fossil fuel use with one where incentives are offered to stimulate the adoption of environmentally sustainable practices and technologies.

The Director of Swine Health with Manitoba Pork credits a coordinated response from all pork sectors stakeholders for the elimination of PED from the province.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork suggests, not only has the federal carbon tax been completely ineffective in reducing fossil fuel use, it has actually made it harder for farmers to afford the adoption of new innovations.

Manitoba Pork, on behalf of hog farmers across the province, has made a strong commitment to the future of agriculture through a gift of $75,000 over the next three years to Agriculture in the Classroom-Manitoba (AITC-M).

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork is encouraging farmers to ask the right questions of government. Manitoba Pork General Manager Cam Dahl says the provincial and federal governments need to be fighting to make sure our trade corridors, whether to the U.S. or around the world, are not arbitrarily being closed.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork is encouraging governments to shift their perspectives and adopt policies that support and encourage the contributions made by agriculture to the economy.

An analysis of the economic contributions of Manitoba’s pork sector shows the majority of agricultural and processing jobs in Manitoba are related to pork production.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork is calling on Canadian farmers and consumers to encourage the senators that represent them to support Bill C-234. Bill C-234, a private member’s bill that will create specific exemptions for farmers to Canada’s carbon pricing scheme has passed in the House of Commons and will now move to Senate.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork is calling on governments to adopt an incentive rather than regulatory based approach to achieving environmental targets and sustainability goals.