News - Manitoba Pork

The Future of PED Working Group, set up in response to a major outbreak in 2021-2022, to look at PED management strategies including what was working and what needed to change, has created a PED elimination plan for Manitoba.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork is encouraging pork producers to shift their perspectives and look at themselves as producers of food rather than as producers of commodities.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork suggests it’s up to farmers to ensure the public is aware of what it takes to maintain a sustainable food supply.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork suggests those in agriculture need to work together to dispel the myths surrounding modern agriculture. Cam Dahl, the General Manager of Manitoba Pork, says that while people trust farmers, they don’t necessarily understand or trust what they do.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork suggests representative of the Canadian and U.S. pork sectors need to be working together when it comes to communicating with governments and with consumers.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork suggests building and maintaining relationships with farmers in other countries is one of the most important responsibilities of Canadian agricultural representatives.

Manitoba Pork, in partnership with the federal and provincial governments, has launched its Squeal on Pigs campaign, an initiative designed to build public awareness of the damage done and risks posed by wild pigs and encourage the public to report sightings or evidence of wild pigs.

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork says the combined effects of African Swine Fever and COVID, last year’s drought and now the invasion of Ukraine have created an almost perfect economic storm for pork producers.

The impact of COVID-19 and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea on Manitoba’s pork sector has prompted the creation of a working to group to look for possible solutions.

The Manager of Swine Health with Manitoba Pork says, despite declining case numbers, continued strict biosecurity remains key to containing the province’s most recent Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea outbreak. Since October 64 cases of PED have been confirmed in Manitoba.