The Open Farm Day Coordinator with the Manitoba Association of Agricultural Societies says the annual Open Farm Celebration in Manitoba is all about giving the public a chance to learn more about where their food comes from.
The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says early awareness of pending disease threats is the key to being prepared.
Thirty-seven Manitoba farms will open their doors to the public this Sunday as part of the province’s annual “Open Farm Day” celebration.
Members of the public will have the opportunity learn about Manitoba’s hog industry and how food gets from the farm to their plates as the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre observes Open Farm Day in Manitoba.
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development reports the planting fall rye and winter wheat is now underway in the Central and Eastern regions of the province.
Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development reports recent rains have delayed the completion of harvest and impacted the quality of crops still in the fields.
Scientists working on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc are exploring new feed processing methods designed to improve the nutritional value of rations fed to newly weaned pigs.
The University of Manitoba’s Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre will observe Open Farm Day in Manitoba with a host of special activities.
The executive director of Winter Cereals Canada is hoping to see the number of acres planted this year to winter wheat double that of the past couple of years.
The executive director of the U.S. based Swine Health Information Centre is advising pork producers to be on the watch for signs of Seneca Valley Virus.
