News - Agriculture

A new Steinbach based education and training facility will offer swine farm workers a hands on opportunity to learn the veterinary procedures that will help them in their jobs.

The Chief Agricultural Economist with Farm Credit Canada encourages agriculture sector stakeholders to consider climate change as they formulate risk management strategies for 2020.

The National Pork Producers Council is raising concern over the potential confusion the naming convention being used by Impossible Foods for its plant based products designed to mimic real pork is likely to cause.

The Manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network says the number of cases of Clostridium septicum and Seneca Valley Virus reported in the second quarter of 2019 trailed off in the third quarter but Streptococcus zooepidemicus continued to linger.

The Chief Agricultural Economist with Farm Credit Canada is encouraging agriculture sector stakeholders to assess their exposure to risk and consider strategies to reduce those risks.

Canadian Farmers are being encouraged to begin planning to engage with the food consuming public during Canada’s Agriculture Day observance.

The Chair of Sask Pork says heading into 2020 biosecurity remains the top priority as pork producers consider the implications of African Swine Fever in Asia and Europe and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea in North America.

The Chair of Manitoba Pork says eradicating Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea and protecting herds from and preparing for African Swine Fever are priorities one and two entering 2020.

For 2020 the Chair of Manitoba Pork is looking forward to an end to the trade war between the United States and China that has depressed Canadian live hog prices.

Manitoba Beef Producers is busy planning for its key advocacy activities in 2020, as well as upcoming member and public engagement efforts.