News - Manitoba Pork

The Manager of public relations and consumer marketing programs with Manitoba Pork, says participation in events like the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair provide a unique opportunity for pork producers to interact directly with the public.

The general manager of Manitoba Pork expects the fledgling Western Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network to be fully operational within a matter of months.

The general manager of Manitoba Pork says a new initiative under development in western Canada will allow veterinarians to share swine health information.

The general manager of Manitoba Pork reports the Manitoba government has agreed to relax restrictions on new hog barn construction in the province.

The chair of Manitoba Pork reports support in the U.S. for resolution of U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling to avoid retaliatory tariffs is building.

The chair of Manitoba Pork says swine health issues and the need to better control disease has emerged as a key issue during discussions with pork producers in Minnesota and Iowa.

The vice chair of Manitoba Pork says U. S. farmers are not yet fully aware of the impact retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. Mandatory COOL could have on them.

Swine health will be a key topic discussed later this month as a trade advocacy delegation representing Manitoba Pork travels to the U.S. Midwest.

The general manager of Manitoba Pork suggests pork producers on both sides of the Canada U.S. border will be hurt if Canada is forced to proceed with retaliatory tariffs in response to Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling.

The chair of Manitoba Pork says, despite record profits in 2014, the number of hogs produced within Manitoba, is still about a million hogs per year short of what the province’s packing plants need to maintain peak performance.