News - Manitoba Pork

U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling is expected to be among the key issues discussed next week when representatives of Manitoba Pork travel to Des Moines, Iowa to take part in World Pork Expo.

The chair of Manitoba Pork blames provincial government regulations for a shortage of hogs that has forced Manitoba’s largest pork processing plant to reduce its processing schedule.

Manitoba Pork reports the French version of a new series of videos, designed to help teach swine barn workers the principles of low stress pig handling techniques, is now available.

The Manager of Consumer Marketing and Community Relations Programs with Manitoba Pork is confident a new exhibit at the Manitoba Museum will help get the general public more involved in addressing the environmental problems being faced by Lake Winnipeg.

The manager of quality assurance and labour with Manitoba Pork says, as the result of increased competition for labour, the province’s pork industry has become increasingly dependent on foreign workers.

The general manager of Manitoba Pork Council is encouraging truckers returning to Manitoba after delivering pigs to U.S. packing plants to have their trucks and trailers washed and disinfected at accredited truck wash stations in Manitoba.

The chair of the Ontario Swine Health Advisory Board is calling for a national strategy to work with USDA and other U.S. agencies to close the portal through which swine diseases are able to enter North America.

The chair of Manitoba Pork Council applauds the federal government for its efforts in reaching a free trade agreement with South Korea.

The Office of Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) has confirmed the province’s first case of the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) virus on a farm in southeast Manitoba, based on a positive test result from the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease.

Manitoba Pork Council is encouraging its members to step up their focus on biosecurity after a suspect case of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea was identified on a wean to finish farm in the province.