The risk management director with h@ms is blaming recent declines in live hog prices on a larger than normal seasonal surge in hog supplies.
The George Morris Centre estimates Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome is costing the Canadian swine industry a minimum of 130 million dollars per year.
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association has written to Hon. Gerry Ritz, Federal Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board asking him to use his authority to instruct the CWB to stop interfering in the director elections.
The Manitoba Cattle Producers Association (MCPA) will hold its 32nd Annual General Meeting on Friday, November 5 and Saturday, November 6, 2010 in Brandon, Manitoba.
An analysis of the impacts of Porcine Circovirus Associated Disease has shown the experience has taught stakeholders within the Canadian pork industry and Canada’s public agencies to work together to address livestock diseases.
After a year of abnormal wet across most of the Prairies, nitrogen and sulphur levels in the soil may be lower than growers expect.
A veterinary advisor to the Canadian Swine Health Board says Canada’s response to a foreign animal disease scare in June sends a positive message to Canada’s trading partners.
In recognition of the delivery difficulties experienced by farmers due to wet weather and the late harvest, the CWB is taking steps to help meet farmers’ delivery needs.
The author of the Canadian Swine Health Board’s Biosecurity Users Guide says the new package will provide one stop shopping to help Canadian swine producers improve biosecurity on their farms.
Yestderday was World Pasta Day, but there is little rejoicing in western Canada, as there is very little pasta production occurring on the prairies.
