The Canadian Pork Council is appealing for a timely government response to it’s proposed Strategic Transition Plan for the Canadian hog industry.
Canada’s pork producers are hoping for a timely response to the their request for government support for the implementation of a Canadian Hog Industry Strategic Transition Plan.
Canada’s agriculture minister is assuring hog producers existing programs will kick in and there will be cash going to the hog sector.
Faced with overwhelming and repeated challenges, the Canadian hog industry has prepared a comprehensive plan to guide the sector through the next 5 years.
A director on the Manitoba Farm Mediation Board says maintaining communications within the family and with creditors is key to dealing with the economic crisis being experienced on Manitoba hog farms.
Manitoba’s hog producers will now have access to a Targeted Advance Payment (TAP) under the AgriStability program, Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Gerry Ritz and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Rosann Wowchuk announced.
The Canadian Swine Health Board is applauding a federal initiative to help the hog industry defend itself against disease.
The Government of Canada is helping hog farmers by investing in an initiative to combat disease and provide stability for the sector.
The Government of Canada is extending its support for hog farmers who have downsized their herds to cope with tough economic times.
Saskatchewan’s agriculture minister has announced a 71 million dollar program to assist the province’s cattle and hog producers and called on the federal government to provide additional support.
