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The Canadian Pork Council reports per animal unit payouts in the second round of tendering under the Canadian Hog Farm Transition Program will be very much in line with those accepted in the first round.

Farmers’ market sites in Manitoba will soon see upgrades supported by $45,000 in funding from the province, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Stan Struthers announced.

Manitoba Pork Council is applauding the launch of construction of the Bruce D Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre at the University of Manitoba’s National Centre for Livestock and the Environment.

The Government of Canada is investing in new environmentally friendly and more cost-efficient herbicide development so that pulse farmers can continue to succeed in markets around the world.

A Saskatchewan based low stress pig handling trainer says the techniques that save time when moving pigs also save a lot of frustration.

Prairie farmers who delivered malt barley under the Canadian Wheat Board’s CashPlus program are being shortchanged, says the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association.

In the absence of progress on the multilateral front, the Canadian Pork Council is applauding efforts by the federal government to establish bilateral free trade agreements.

The Canadian Pork Council says, with the slow progress in multilateral trade talks at the World Trade Organization, the establishment of individual bilateral trade agreements is crucial to the success of Canada’s pork industry.

Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture) Jean-Pierre Blackburn reported on his five-city, cross-Canada tour to meet with young farmers, agricultural academics and industry representatives and discuss farm succession issues.

A swine specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development says the consumer backlash that resulted from the H1N1 flu has eased but losses to the North American pork industry will be huge.