Truckers travelling across the four western provinces will face consistent operating rules when using trailer units, which will lower hauling costs and increase efficiency within the industry.
The chair Karl Kynoch is encouraging pork industry stakeholders to review proposed changes to Canada’s Health of Animals regulations and express any concerns those changes might raise.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says input from pork industry stakeholders on proposed amendments to the federal Health of Animals Regulations will help ensure Canada’s proposed traceability system is cost effective.
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced that a producer check-off will be in place for August 1, 2012, to fund research, market development, and technical assistance for the western Canadian grain industry.
The Government of Canada is supporting chicken farmers by strengthening food safety systems on chicken farms across the country.
The U.S. based National Pork Producers Council is calling for greater harmonization of rules governing the U.S. and Canadian pork industries in several areas, including labelling.
New diagnostic tools developed by researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are helping the pork industry address a new strain of Brachyspira.
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced today that the first shipment of Canadian lambs successfully entered Vietnam.
A professor of veterinary medicine with the University of Minnesota says, despite continuing problems with the spread of PRRS, the North American pork industry is a lot better at managing the infection today.
The chair of the National Farm Animal Care Council’s Pig Code Development Committee says it’s important to strike the right balance as Canadian pork industry stakeholders revamp the Pig Code of Practice.
