News - Pork Producers

The chair of the Canadian Pork Council is encouraging pork producers across Canada to take the time to impress upon candidates running in the federal election the importance of Canada’s participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The chair of Manitoba Pork says key issues pork producers would like discussed during the federal election campaign include improvements to business risk management programs, completion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and access to labour.

The executive director of the U.S. based Swine Health Information Centre is advising pork producers to be on the watch for signs of Seneca Valley Virus.

Higher U.S. hog supplies, increased feed costs and improved domestic demand for pork are among the key factors influencing the profitability of Canadian pork producers.

The chair of the Canadian Pork Council is encouraging individual pork producers to discuss issues of key importance to their industry with candidates running in the 2015 federal election.

Research conducted on behalf of Manitoba Pork indicates that the majority of the public feel pork producers adhere to the highest environmental and animal care standards and should be allowed to build new hog barns.

The chief veterinarian with the National Pork Producers Council says legislative changes in the level of access by pork producers to antibiotics will have the largest impact on smaller operators.

Research planned to begin this summer will assist pork producers, manure applicators and land owners in optimizing the use of phosphorus contained in two cell earthen manure storages.

A series of feeding trials planned for the Prairie Swine Centre will demonstrate to pork producers how feed can be used more efficiently.

The president of the National Pork Producers Council says the U.S. Pork Industry is on side with regulatory changes to antibiotic use in pork production.