Agriculture News Archives

A research nutritionist with the Prairie Swine Centre reports rising feed costs have prompted an increased reliance on the use of alternative feed ingredients such as dried distillers grains with solubles.

The president of the Canadian Pork Council is hoping the matter of free trade discussions involving Canada and the Republic of Korea won’t get pushed to the background by the federal election.

Elanco Animal Health reports a few simple changes can often go a long way toward reducing the stresses that can result in losses due to pigs becoming fatigued.

The chair of the Canadian Swine Health Board says early detection and quick response are key to limiting the losses that would be caused by an outbreak of foot and mouth disease.

A food safety scientist with the University of Manitoba is hopeful an additional $100,000 federal commitment to support the food inspection efforts of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will result in greater consistency among inspectors.

Canada’s agriculture minister fears key agricultural initiatives announced in Tuesday’s federal budget will be derailed by an untimely and unnecessary federal election.

The National Pork Producers Council is encouraging the U.S. government to consider freeing up Conservation Reserve Program acres for planting feed grains this spring to help ease an anticipated shortage.

Pork producers in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico are calling on governments to prioritize the use of grains for human and animal consumption.

The president of Canada Pork International warns the lack of a Canada-South Korea free trade agreement threatens to cost Canada a pork export market worth over 100 million dollars a year.

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