News - Manitoba Pork

The Manager of Sustainable Development Programs with Manitoba Pork reports there’s interest in building new hog barns coming in from right across the province.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork reports the province’s pork industry is seeing the first signs of a rebound in the number of hogs available for processing.

Manitoba Pork expects pilot testing and final revisions to Canadian Pork Excellence to be completed in time for the first official validations by January of next year.

The Chair of Manitoba Pork says pork producers on both sides of the Canada U.S. border recognize the value of trade and value the essence of free trade.

The Chair of Manitoba Pork suggests the Canadian and U.S. pork industries can best address the risks posed by swine disease and prepare for the potential introduction of a foreign animal disease outbreak by working together.

The Manager of Quality Assurance and Animal Care Programs with Manitoba Pork says a successful transition from conventional to group sow housing requires the right facilities and the right people.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork says the new provincial government’s approach to agriculture is cause for heightened optimism within Manitoba’s pork industry.

The Vice-Chair of Manitoba Pork is encouraging those who have concerns with NAFTA to look at the benefits the agreement has created for agriculture and follow that lead.

The Chair of Manitoba Pork says, in the event the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement collapses, Canada will be in a strong position to move forward with trade deals with individual countries.

The Chair of Manitoba Pork says the Donald Trump presidency and trade were the foremost issues discussed during this week’s trade mission to the Minnesota Pork Congress in Minneapolis.