Agriculture News Archives

The Manitoba Pork Credit Corporation estimates pork producers can save as much as two and a half dollars per pig on input costs over the production cycle by taking advantage of loans offered under the Advance Payments Program.

Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives reports, for the most part, cereal crop yields across the province this year have been excellent.

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) will provide $80,000 through the FCC AgriSpirit Fund to 10 community groups in Manitoba to support capital projects that will help improve quality of life for rural residents.

The Canadian Swine Health Board suggests open communication and cooperation among North American pork industry stakeholders is key to gaining control of an outbreak of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea.

Canterra Seeds expects a new variety of winter wheat, scheduled for broad-scale introduction in the fall of 2014, to be particularly popular in areas of western Canada most susceptible to Fusarium Head Blight.

On September 8, 2013, Oakbank RCMP were contacted by the Winnipeg Police Service and advised they had received a report that a 15-year-old female of Winnipeg had been sexually assaulted near Oakbank, Manitoba.

New workshops will be held this fall to help livestock producers, trappers and hunters work together to better protect livestock from wildlife.

Manitobans are reminded they will have the opportunity to get a first-hand look at agriculture this weekend as part of the fourth annual Open Farm Day on Sunday, Sept. 15.

The chair of the Canadian Swine Health Board warns, as the weather turns colder and the risk of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea entering Canada increases, adherence to strict biosecurity protocols will become even more critical.

The Manitoba Pork Credit Corporation reports higher hog prices and lower feed costs have stimulated an increased interest among western Canadian pork producers in the Advance Payments Program.