Agriculture News Archives

Improvements planned for the Neepawa, Manitoba based Hylife Foods hog slaughtering plant will allow expanded slaughter capacity and additional value added processing.

The Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) is calling on the Government of Manitoba to eliminate the $2 per head check-off collected on sales of Manitoba cattle that is currently going to the Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council (MCEC).

Keystone Agricultural Producers is voicing its concerns over provisions contained in the recently passed “Save Lake Winnipeg Act” and the impact it will have on agriculture.

Manitoba’s red meat industry will benefit thanks to a federal investment to upgrade a Neepawa hog processing plant.

Practical advice to help pork producers improve productivity and increase profits is the focus of the Prairie Swine Centre’s just released 2010 annual report.

Voting packages are now being mailed to farmers eligible to vote in a producer plebiscite on the future of the CWB.

The National Pork Board’s Vice President of Science and Technology is confident the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s reduction in the recommended end point cooking temperature for pork will improve consumer satisfaction and lead to increased sales of pork.

The sign-up window for the CWB’s FlexPro pricing option will be extended by six months, the CWB announced today, providing more choice and flexibility for farmers who use this popular program.

The Canadian Association of Swine Veterinarians suggests efforts aimed at controlling PRRS have raised the level of awareness among producers of the importance of this disease and of practices that will help avoid its spread.

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association is disappointed the Canadian Wheat Board is pressing ahead with a producer vote in a vain attempt to preserve its monopoly over prairie wheat and barley growers.