News - Agriculture

Manitoba Pork says the quicker information on new Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea outbreaks is shared, the more effective the response will be.

Manitoba Pork reports the effort to rid the province of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea continues to make progress.

Manitoba Agriculture’s Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation would like to notify livestock producers about an upcoming change to the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program.

Farm Credit Canada suggests, over the long term, the fundamentals of supply and demand tend to be the primary factor that will influence profitability on the farm.

The Human Resources and Training Coordinator with Manitoba Pork says the growing lack of available farm workers threatens to take a huge bite out of Canada’s economy.

The Director of Risk Management with h@ms Marketing Services says the latest developments on the international trade front come as good news for Canadian pork producers.

Health Canada is advising animal owners, who have not already done so, to establish a veterinary-client relationship.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork suggests Canada’s implementation of the Comprehensive Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership offers the market assurance necessary for the pork sector to justify long term investments.

Manitoba pork producers welcomed the news that Bill C-79, the implementing legislation for the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), received Royal Assent in the Parliament of Canada.

Manitoba Agriculture reports the 2018 harvest has turned out to be about average in terms of both crop quality and yields.