The director of veterinary services with the Progressive Group of Companies warns many pork producers forced to convert from stall housing of gestating sows to group housing will be forced out of business.
The president of paragon Economics suggests a return to the principle of substantial transformation as the most appropriate solution to the dispute over U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling.
The Office of the Chief Veterinarian for Manitoba and Manitoba Pork Council are finalizing an action plan to be implemented in the event Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea is identified in the province.
Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) welcomes the release of the renewed voluntary Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle published by the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC).
Canterra Seeds says seed supplies for Western Canada’s first fusarium resistant wheat will be broadly available next fall.
The chair of Manitoba Pork Council says activities offered by the University of Manitoba’s Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre have gone a long way toward dispelling the myths that surround the production of our food.
The chair of the National Farm Animal Care Council’s Pig Code Development Committee reports significant progress in the effort to finalize an updated Pig Code of Practice.
The general manager of the National Farm Animal Care Council says its Pig Code Development Committee remains committed to reaching consensus on a final updated Code of practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs in Canada.
Upon recommendation of the Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council (MCEC), the Farm Products Marketing Council is ending collection of the voluntary cattle enhancement levy effective Sept. 1.
The chair of Manitoba Pork Council says the prospects of increased grain production this year and improved hog futures prices have dramatically brightened the outlook for western Canadian pork producers.
