News - Agriculture

A Veterinary Pathologist with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine reports the seasonal flu started infecting swine operations earlier than normal this year.

The Director of Research and Development with Topigs Norsvin says animal behaviour is becoming increasingly important in swine breeding programs.

HAMS Marketing services says, despite unprecedented growth in North American hog production, there’s good potential for further upside movement on the 2020 hog market but prices will remain volatile.

The Manitoba government has announced the first dates for upcoming agricultural Crown land lease auctions.

Farm Credit Canada, along with its industry partners, participating schools and volunteers, have provided over 16 million meals for food banks and feeding programs nationwide, far surpassing this year’s goal for FCC Drive Away Hunger.

Research underway at institutions and on highways across eastern and western Canada will help swine transporters reduce the level of stress on pigs during transport.

The Animal Nutrition Association of Canada expects the first draft of planned modernized regulations governing the manufacture of feed in Canada to come out this coming winter.

The Swine Health Information Center says by stacking risk mitigation strategies pork producers can boost their defense against foreign animal disease.

Producers will be given the first right of renewal for existing leases on Crown lands as part of the Manitoba government’s continued support of multi-generational family farming.

A newly developed Foot and Mouth Disease assay can distinguish between the antibodies caused by immunization and those caused by actual disease.