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A Canmore, Alberta based middle management coach is encouraging pork producers facing tough economic times to make a conscious effort to enhance their resilience.

Manitoba Pork Council is encouraging the province’s pork producers to take advantage of a new program which offers assistance for the purchase of a needless injector.

Canadian farmers produce the safest high-quality food in the world and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz led a mission to Japan to create new export opportunities by meeting with newly elected officials and kickstarting the Brand Canada Initiative in Japan with an initial investment of $1 million.

Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives has launched a new program under Growing Forward which will help producers with the purchase of needless injectors.

The Government of Canada is investing more than $5 million to improve the safety of farmers and farm workers by funding the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA).

A Saskatoon based livestock consultant reports nutritionists have been reformulating livestock rations in order to make the best advantage of an abundance of certain feed ingredients.

Farmers, agriculture students and academics from across the country will get an opportunity to discuss the key challenges facing young farmers and the future of agriculture through roundtable discussions with Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture) Jean-Pierre Blackburn over the next few weeks.

The first 10 million dollars have been allocated under the 75 million dollar Canadian Hog Farm Transition Program.

The Canadian Association of Swine Veterinarians reports random audits indicate 100 percent compliance with requirements of the Cull Breeding Swine Program.

The Canadian Pork Council is urging the federal government to make the ratification and implementation of a bilateral free trade agreement with Columbia a top priority.