Agriculture News Archives

The Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) calls on all Manitobans to celebrate Manitoba Beef Week.

The Canadian Swine Health Board says seasonal flu vaccinations can protect both people and the pigs they work with from influenza.

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association has instructed lawyers to commence legal action against the Canadian Wheat Board and eight of its directors for their misuse of farmers’ money.

The Canadian Grain Commission reports upwards of 20 percent of the wheat crops grown in western Canada this year have been infected to some degree by ergot.

The Canadian Meat Council says with the recent ratification by the U.S. congress of a U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement its critical for Canada to work toward its own deal with that nation.

In the wake of the ratification of a U.S. free trade agreement with the Republic of Korea, Canada’s red meat industry is again urging Ottawa to resume negotiations aimed at securing a Canada-South Korea free trade agreement.

The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) today welcomed the release of the first annual Market Access Report, a review of the Government of Canada’s plans and actions in securing and building access to markets globally for Canadian agricultural goods.

The Canadian Swine Health Board is confident the placement of postdoctoral fellows at Canadian veterinary colleges will play a key role in helping reinvigorate the pool of researchers working on swine health issues.

The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board is confident a 560 million dollar restructuring plan announced by Maple Leaf Foods will benefit Canada’s pork producers but it’s disappointed with the closure of the company’s North Battleford bacon plant.

Manitoba’s pork producers are applauding a restructuring plan that will see Maple Leaf Foods invest 560 million dollars to upgrade and expand its value added processing capacity.