Agriculture News Archives

The Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium says each of the 6.6 million inhabitants of the lake Winnipeg water shed have a role to play in improving water quality in the lake.

After consulting with the Manitoba Cattle Producer’s Association and the Manitoba Forage Seed Association, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Stan Struthers announced the province will continue to monitor the ongoing livestock feed situation and engage federal counterparts in order to develop appropriate programming for producers affected by excess moisture.

A University of Manitoba soil scientist suggests adopting sound nutrient management principles would be more effective than the province’s moratorium on hog industry expansion for addressing water quality concerns in Lake Winnipeg.

Wheat futures markets rallied in August to their highest levels since 2008, after posting their largest monthly percentage gains since 1959 in July.

Manitoba’s pork producers are calling on the provincial government to adopt a science based approach to efforts to curb water quality problems on lake Winnipeg.

A wheat breeder with the University of Manitoba reports early indications are that the incidence of fusarium head blight has been particularly high this year.

The Canadian Pork Council reports demand for the new PigTrace Canada ear tags has increased since June when the format for the tags was changed.

Researchers with the Prairie Swine Centre hope learn why, when given the choice, some gestating sows will spend the majority of their time in stalls while others will be in the free access area most of the time.

The Canadian Pork Council hopes to replace imported pork on the plates of Canadian consumers with Canadian pork through the creation of a new national pork market development organization.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture reports tightened live hog supplies have resulted in improved prices and restored the profitability of most western Canadian pork producers.