News - Agriculture

The Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services says the need for effective risk management strategies will be especially important as we move into 2022. Despite significant volatility over the course of 2021 due to uncertainty over the pandemic, hog prices were generally quite good but profitability was reduced as a result of record high feed prices.

Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) economics team has been studying their charts to forecast what’s in store for Canada’s agriculture and food industry. As a result, five charts have been identified to watch for in 2022.

The Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services says the impact of the global pandemic on pork processing capacity is one of the biggest factors driving hog markets. In late 2021 slaughter hog production dropped, resulting in a decline in hog numbers and triggering a significant reduction of pork stocks, stimulating higher pork cut-out values.

Assiniboine Community College is announcing a new partnership with the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) to deliver a tuition-free Agriculture Equipment Operator program to meet a labour market need.

Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are examining the effect of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) on reproduction in an effort to identify strategies to keep sows from infecting their offspring.

Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) has released six recommendations to address key issues facing Manitoba’s agriculture industry as the Government of Manitoba develops Budget 2022. The budget recommendations address economic competitiveness, the environment, labour and public trust.

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center reports an increase in porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) in grow-finish operations since September resulted in an increase in outbreaks in breeding herds last month.

The president of Truck Wash Technologies says animal welfare is the primary motivation behind efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of equipment and strategies designed to clean and disinfect swine transport vehicles.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork warns the labor shortage that’s limiting the agriculture sector’s growth potential has been worsened by the effects of the global pandemic. Manitoba Pork General Manager Cam Dahl says we’re seeing rural populations diminish so there’s fewer people available to work on farms.

A partner with Polar Pork Farms suggests, despite feed costs that are more than double those of one year ago, the outlook for North American pork producers for 2022 looks encouraging. The global supply of pork is expected to be down in 2022.