Sask Pork expects between 80 and 85 swine operations across Canada to participate in the Western Canada PRRS-Free Herd Certification Pilot Project.
The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board has officially launched its PRRS-Free Herd Certification website.
The general manager of Sask Pork is confident a program being developed to address market volatility will allow pork producers to make more effective use of hedging to lock in future hog prices.
The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board hopes to begin testing swine herds in western Canada for PRRS-Free Herd Certification within the next few months.
The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board is advising swine producers to approach biosecurity from two levels in order to guard against any risk of allowing the virus causes foot and mouth disease to enter their farms.
The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board is applauding news of the sale and planned re-opening of the Moose Jaw Pork Packers pork processing facility at Moose Jaw.
The general manager of the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board says the organization’s newly installed board of directors will be focusing on a several key objectives over the next year.
Sask Pork is applauding a new provincial assistance program for Saskatchewan pork and beef producers.
