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Farmers for Free Trade is encouraging the President to avoid repeating history by moving to bring an end to the expanding global trade war.

The Executive Director of the Canadian Pork Council says the new Canadian Pork Excellence program provides a framework that consumers can trust.

H@ms Marketing Services reports improved pork demand in regions South Korea and South America have helped offset lower movements of U.S. pork into China and Mexico.

Lab scale research suggests the foot health of loose housed gestating sows can be better maintained by covering concrete floors with rubberized coatings.

Manitoba’s Premier says he will continue to oppose the imposition of a federally imposed carbon tax.

The Manager of Manitoba Hog Grading says the Prairie Livestock Expo Pork Quality Competition allows the pork sector to showcase the product it provides to the consumer.

Manitoba’s Premier says investments in environmental infrastructure will benefit both the environment and the economy.

Manitoba Pork says the broader the level of producer participation in the Manitoba Coordinated Disease Response, the more effective the tool will be.

The President of Global AgriTrends expects trade with China to remain the centre of focus for the U.S. throughout 2019. “Trump, Trade and Global Pork” was discussed last week as part of Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium 2018.

At Keystone Agricultural Producers recent fall advisory council meeting, KAP members discussed the “brutal” harvest conditions that resulted in reduced quality and yields, and left some crops still in the fields.