The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board says fluctuations in the value of the Canadian dollar continue to influence returns to western Canadian pork producers.
The National Pork Producers Council is urging the U.S. government to ratify pending free trade agreements that have been negotiated with Panama, Columbia and South Korea.
Gowans Feed Consulting is encouraging pork producers to develop procurement and formulation strategies to accommodate variations in the quality of dried distillers grains with solubles.
Manitoba’s agriculture minister says society has a role to play in helping the province’s pork producers adjust to new environmental regulations.
A Saskatchewan based feed consultant says swine producers are shying away from dried distillers grains with solubles in favor of the more traditional locally produced feed ingredients to improve carcass quality.
Canadian pork producers now have more time to apply for government-backed long-term loans.
An Alberta based feed research scientist is advising pork producers to withdraw corn DDGS from grower finisher diets two to three weeks prior to marketing to preserve backfat hardness and belly quality.
The Chair of Manitoba Pork Council says tightening margins over the past 25 years have forced pork producers to cut production costs in every way they can.
Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives has launched a new program under Growing Forward which will help producers with the purchase of needless injectors.
