Agriculture News Archives

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is now accepting nominations for the 2013 FCC Rosemary Davis Award, which recognizes and honours Canadian women for their leadership and commitment to agriculture.

Pork producers across Canada are being encouraged to provide their input to assist in an effort intended to come up with ideas for improving the standards, guidelines and codes that govern new swine barn construction.

The vice president of technical programs and marketing services with Canada Pork International says new free trade agreements are creating potential new destinations for Canadian pork.

The National Farm Animal Care Council anticipates release for public comment of a draft revised Pig Code of Practice will be delayed as the pork industry evaluates the potential economic impact of possible changes.

An assistant professor with the Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture reports the prospects of improving the productivity of swine barn workers by reducing their risk of injury is generating a lot of interest.

Potato farmers will be able to tap into new markets and increase their profitability with an investment from the Harper Government.

In just over six months, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has approved over 800 loans worth more than $187 million under the Young Farmer Loan launched in April by Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and FCC President and CEO Greg Stewart.

Researchers with the University of Manitoba hope to have new tools available in 2013 to assist pork producers planning the switch to group housing of sows choose the system that will best work for them.

Canada Pork International says pork processors capable of delivering the right quality and the right specifications into the right markets at the right value can capture substantial premiums.

The president of Paragon Economics suggests the key to restored profitability within the North American pork industry will be what happens with the weather and with next year’s crop.