News - AgriStability

The Manitoba Pork Credit Corporation reports higher hog prices and lower feed costs have stimulated an increased interest among western Canadian pork producers in the Advance Payments Program.

In a meeting this week, Minister Ron Kostyshyn (MAFRI) told representatives of the Manitoba Pork Council (MPC) that the provincial government will not support the Hog Stabilization Program.

Changes to business risk management programs under the Growing Forward agreement signed Friday by the federal, provincial and territorial governments are not supported by Keystone Agricultural Producers.

Canada’s Agriculture Minister says Growing Forward 2 will continue to provide a full slate of business risk management programs while offering greater flexibility to tailor strategic initiatives to regional needs.

The Managing Director of the Alberta Pig Company encourages hog producers to adopt a margin based approach to managing the economic risks associated producing pork.

Application forms for the Advance Payments Program the western Canadian hog sector for the 2011-2012 production period are now available.

A Manitoba based livestock feed supplier says government programs and improved hog markets are allowing hog producers to bring outstanding feed accounts up to date.

The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board says the extended down-turn in Canada’s pork industry has eroded the ability of producers to access funding through federal support programs designed to assist them.

Manitoba Pork Council reports producer interest in a proposed AgriStability top-up program continues to build.

A Reston, Manitoba area grain and oilseed producer is calling on Canadian farmers and farm organizations to review and express their opinions on a proposed top up to the federal AgriStability program.