Agriculture News Archives

A researcher with the Prairie Swine Centre says one of the biggest challenges in converting to loose sow house has been familiarizing the animals with the use of electronic sow feeding systems.

The chair of Sask Pork is warning Saskatchewan’s pork producers to be prepared for reduced profitability as pork production expands in response to record profits this past summer.

A veterinary pathologist with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine says the level of interest in the use of oral fluids testing to detect infections in the swine herd is building.

Manitoba livestock producers facing the extraordinary costs of having to buy and move feed for the winter months following an extremely wet growing season will receive forage shortfall assistance, thanks to a new AgriRecovery initiative.

Manitoba’s chief veterinary officer reports Manitoba hog farms infected with PED are making good progress in getting rid of the infection.

The U.S. based National Pork Producers Council is calling on Congress to bring Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling into compliance with its international trade obligations before the World Trade Organization grants Canada and Mexico the authority to impose retaliatory tariffs on products imported from the U.S.

The director of risk management with h@ms Marketing Services warns continued profitability within the North American pork industry is likely to trigger an expansion of production.

Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship advises soil temperatures have not yet reached the freezing point, so the winter nutrient application ban has been delayed until Nov. 12.

The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network is encouraging pork producers and the public to get their flu shots to help limit any spread of influenza.

Research being conducted on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc is expected to boost the productive performance of baby pigs by increasing the volume and quality of the milk produced by their mothers.