News - Agriculture

Canadians are being encouraged to consume a balance of vegetables, fruits, whole grains and lean proteins to ensure a healthy diet.

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Centre reports substantial progress was made during the past year in the development of strategies to combat the spread of swine diseases.

The Vice-President Technical Services and Marketing Programs with Canada Pork International says Canada is positioned to become the number one supplier of chilled pork to Japan in the coming year.

Feed additives are showing potential for reducing the risk of viral transmission through feed ingredients. The Swine Health Information Center in partnership with the Pipestone Applied Research Group, South Dakota State University and Kansas State University has been exploring the prospects of using feed additives to reduce the risk of transmitting viruses through feed.

The Canadian Meat Council is welcoming the historic coming into force of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, administered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, came into force Tuesday.

The Chief Agricultural economist with Farm Credit Canada says, despite anticipated tighter profit margins on agricultural commodities, the outlook for Canadian agriculture in 2019 looks positive.

The Canadian pork sector is encouraging Canadian Border Services to get more detector dogs and to provide more information to travelers about the risks of bringing meat into the country.

A Senior Strategic Advisor with Maximus Systems says real time analysis of data is allowing pork producers to make much more effective use of that data.

A University of Manitoba Masters Student says alternatives to antibiotics offer livestock producers an opportunity to improve animal health at a time when consumers are increasingly concerned with what’s in their food.

The Manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network says biosecurity remains number one defense in controlling the spread of PED, Influenza and other diseases.