News - Agriculture

A research Scientist with the Prairie Swine Centre says understanding the behavioral motivations of the sow will enhance success in group housing systems.

Early indications are that Canada’s Agriculture Day observance was once again a great success.

The Swine Health Information Center has become of a member of Canada’s Coordinated African Swine Fever Research Working Group.

Manitoba’s Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development says the province’s top priority in developing plans for responding to African Swine Fever is preparing to address the financial impact of the infection.

The Manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network says good communication and extensive collaboration have helped the swine sector keep on top of Strep zoo.

The Chief Agricultural Economist with Farm Credit Canada is advising Canadian agriculture sector stakeholders to pay close attention to developments on the global trade front during 2020.

An Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Pathology with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine reports patterns of seasonal flu this past fall and winter have been similar to what is usually seen.

Keystone Agricultural Producers announced that Manitoba producers will have paid almost $1.7 million in carbon tax related to the cost of drying grain on their corn alone by the time this harvest season ends.

The Manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network suggests the stress of long transit, mixing, and long waits at assembly yards or slaughter plants may be among the aggravating factors that have led to sudden death linked to Sreptecoccus zooepidemicus.

A multidisciplinary team of Scientists working on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc is set to launch an economic and environmental survey of Canadian pork producers.