News - Agriculture

The Executive Director of the Canadian Pork Council suggests it’s important to ensure any changes to Canada’s pig code of practice are science based and actually improve animal care.

In the wake of last week’s U.S. election, the General Manager of Manitoba Pork is calling on the federal government to develop a national strategy for agriculture and food trade.

Animal health officials are responding to the first case of a pig in the United States testing positive for high path H5N1 avian influenza.

The Manitoba government is freezing the scheduled rental rate for agricultural Crown land (ACL) forage leases for the 2025 growing season to ensure ACL leases remain affordable for Manitoba cattle producers.

Manitoba Agriculture reports the yields and quality of the majority of this year’s crops are above the five-year average. Dennis Lange, a pulse and soybean specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and editor of the provincial crop report, says the harvest is sitting at 95 percent complete across the province.

Manitoba Agriculture reports, for the most part, this year’s harvest has gone smoothly and should wrap up over the next week or so.

The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) is advising pork producers to step up their focus on biosecurity heading into the fall manure application season.

Limited rainfall over the past week allowed the Manitoba harvest to move forward rapidly. Anne Kirk, a Cereal Crop Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, says a lack of precipitation allowed the harvest to move forward over the past week and farmers are now sitting at about 85 percent complete.

Limited rainfall over the past week allowed the harvest to jump ahead in Manitoba. Anne Kirk, a cereal crop specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, says very low amounts of precipitation allowed the harvest to move forward reaching 73 percent complete across the province.

Manitoba Agriculture reports intense rain slowed the harvest in much of Manitoba this past week. Dennis Lange, a pulse and soybean specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and editor of the provincial crop report, says rainfall interrupted the harvest.