Agriculture News Archives

The industry services coordinator with Manitoba Pork Council reports close to 100 percent of Manitoba’s pork producers have completed a detailed multi-purpose survey.

The director of risk management with h@ms Marketing Services is projecting sustained profitability within the Canadian hog industry for at least the next year.

The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network reports levels of strep suis infection within Canadian swine herds changed little from the first to the second quarter of 2013.

Manitoba Pork Council is hoping U.S. support for the World Trade Organization will influence the direction it moves on Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling.

The vice president of science and technology with the National Pork Board says lessons learned in dealing with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus will be valuable in designing strategies for dealing with other diseases.

Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives says considering this year’s slow start the province’s farmers are pleased with the progress of crop development so far.

The government of Canada has taken its case against U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling back to the World trade Organization.

The director of risk management with h@ms Marketing Services is confident lower feed costs will result in improved profitability within the Canadian pork industry well into 2014.

The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network reports pork producers that have remained diligent with biosecurity have been successful in keeping their farms free of Brachyspira.

Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) has selected four outstanding rural Manitoba students as recipients of the 2013 MBP Bursary.