News - Agriculture

Manitoba Pork is applauding federal efforts to African Swine Fever out of Canada. The introduction of African Swine Fever into Canada would put over 100 thousand jobs in jeopardy and could cost the Canadian economy 24 billion dollars.

The Manitoba government marked Agriculture Awareness Day at an event highlighting local initiatives and expertise related to animal and plant proteins.

KAP has long called for highspeed internet access in rural communities – and the new budget promised to add new money to existing investments to make this happen, says Bill Campbell, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers.

Swine nutritionists from across Canada are working to reduce feed costs, improve feed efficiency and reduce wasted nutrients in ways that will benefit the environment.

The Canadian Pork Council is applauding the Federal Government’s stepped up efforts to keep African Swine Fever out of Canada.

The 15th annual Discover Agriculture in the City happens this Saturday, March 16, at The Forks Market from 10am until 4pm – an event that opens up the world of agriculture to consumers with informative displays, hands-on fun, trivia contests, giveaways and recipes – and it’s all free.

The Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services says futures markets have shown improvement in spite of substantially higher than expected live hog numbers.

The CEO of the Canadian Center for Swine Improvement says, as new technologies designed to improve production efficiency become more widely adopted, they tend to become much more affordable.

The President of Keystone Agricultural Producers says the most significant benefit of the Manitoba Government’s just released 2019 provincial budget is the reduction of the provincial sales.

The National Farm Animal Care Council has kicked off the process of updating the 2001 Recommended Code of Practice for the care and handling of farm animals: Transportation.