News - Agriculture

The Chair of Sask Pork says the organization will be focusing on the value of hog manure as an organic fertilizer as it works to build the province’s hog production base.

The National Pork Producers Council says, in light of the incredible export opportunity resulting from reduced Chinese pork production due to African Swine Fever, the U.S. pork sector is anxious to see the restoration of more favorable access to that market for pork.

Manitoba Agriculture reports the first fields of fall rye and winter wheat are now being harvested in the very southern areas of the province.

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says population control is the best option for reducing the risk of disease transmission from feral pigs to commercial pigs.

A researcher with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine is confident a new approach to dealing with bacterial diarrhea in pigs can be applied to other pathogens.

An engineer with the Prairie Swine Centre says the materials from which swine transport trailers are made, the roughness of their surfaces and the presence of gaps, nooks and crannies will play a role in their cleanability.

The Swine Health Information Center says to better address the risk of imported soybean meal harboring African Swine Fever, we need to know more about the manufacturing process, improve tests for contamination and create an effective response plan.

A Professor with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine says the use of metagenomics in the diagnosis of veterinary diseases offers the potential to fill gaps that exist in currently used diagnostic approaches.

A combination of warmer temperatures and rain has given crops in Manitoba a good boost.

A new sensor designed to track parameters related to animal welfare during swine transport and monitor the trailer temperatures during disinfection are expected to be ready for use by 2020.