News - Agriculture

The coordinator of Squeal on Pigs Manitoba reports research over the past two years suggests the wild pig situation in western Canada is potentially much more controllable than other regions.

Pork producers are being encouraged to take advantage of the summer lull in disease transmission to take steps to enhance biosecurity.

Manitoba Agriculture reports the past week saw warmer temperatures which helped advance crop growth along with variable amounts of rainfall and hail in some regions.

North American pork producers are being encouraged to take every precaution and to focus on day-to-day biosecurity to keep disease causing organisms off the farm.

Manitoba Agriculture reports cool wet weather continued to delay crop develop development over the past week but warmer weather over the next few days is expected to help advance crop progress.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork is urging the federal government to take action to improve the regulatory competitiveness of Canadian agriculture both domestically and internationally.

Manitoba Agriculture reports, with recent rainfall events, precipitation accumulation in most areas of the province has exceeded 140 percent of normal since May 1.

A survey of swine caretakers suggests a variety of factors play a role in the consistency of compliance with day-to-day biosecurity protocols.

Manitoba Farmers say that they will be looking for warmer temperatures in July to give the warmer season crops a boost.

The governments of Canada and Manitoba have announced that they are investing in the revitalization of traditional food systems under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP).