Trade and biosecurity concerns led discussion at Manitoba Pork’s AGM, with CUSMA, tariffs, African swine fever preparedness and wild pig control all in focus.
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Tariffs, biosecurity lead discussion at Manitoba Pork AGM
Trade and biosecurity concerns led discussion at Manitoba Pork’s AGM, with CUSMA, tariffs, African swine fever preparedness and wild pig…
Federal government funds Quebec organic fertilizer company
Québec-based Solugen, which makes organic nitrogen fertilizer from hog manure, has recieved $20 million in federal funding.
Scientists discover cause of pig ear necrosis
A University of Saskatchewan team, through years of research, has discovered new information about pig ear necrosis and what hog…
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Manitoba Pork Council pitches levy increase
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Manitoba Pork flags unresolved pork tariffs in China deal
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Tariffs, biosecurity lead discussion at Manitoba Pork AGM
Upcoming CUSMA review, rising tariff pressure, ongoing disease threats among key concerns for province’s export-dependent pork sector
Chinese pig farmers test fermented feeds as Beijing weans sector off U.S. soy
Chinese hog farmers are turning to fermented feeds and other avenues to save money and move away from U.S. soybeans.
Federal government funds Quebec organic fertilizer company
Québec-based Solugen, which makes organic nitrogen fertilizer from hog manure, has recieved $20 million in federal funding.
Scientists discover cause of pig ear necrosis
The research findings include development of a vaccine that will help producers control the disfiguring disease
A University of Saskatchewan team, through years of research, has discovered new information about pig ear necrosis and what hog farmers can do to control it.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were stronger on Friday, with positioning ahead of a major winter storm set to move through the United States providing support.
U.S. livestock: Cattle steady ahead of feed report
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange held close to unchanged on Thursday, with the bias lower in the most active months.
Manitoba Pork Council pitches levy increase
Manitoba’s pork producer group will gauge pig farmer response to levy increases at a special meeting in Portage la Prairie Feb. 12
Manitoba’s pork producer group will gauge farmer response to proposed hog and weanling levy increases Feb. 12.
U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drop Friday
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange fell from nearby highs Friday, with profit-taking to end the week weighing on values. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Manitoba Pork flags unresolved pork tariffs in China deal
Manitoba Pork says a Canada–China trade agreement is a positive step for agriculture, but leaves 25 per cent pork tariffs unresolved.
U.S. livestock: Cattle mostly lower Monday
Cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mostly lower Monday, seeing a modest correction to start the week after rising in early December. The February live cattle contract lost 0.475 cents per pound at 226.675 cents. Feeder cattle were down 2.875 cents in the March contract at 330.425 cents per pound. An estimated 600,000