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Letters – for Jul. 9, 2009

Move in new livestock direction Governments have once again chosen political expediency over science. They are doling out another $37 million to the hog industry. Why? Because, in the words of the minister of agriculture, “the false connection to the H1N1 flu,” is unjustly damaging the industry. She makes no mention of how she reached
Hogs, Livestock, Poultry

Russia Partly Lifts Ban On Canadian Pork

SASKATOON/REUTERS Russia has partly lifted its ban on Canadian pork, easing one of the major trade impediments that have been straining Canada’s pork industry since the outbreak of H1N1 flu in April. Russia has lifted its ban on imports of pork from the province of Quebec, Canada’s International Trade Minister Stockwell Day said July 3.
Hogs, Livestock

Russia Partly Lifts Pork Ban

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Russia has lifted its ban on imports of pork from Quebec effective June 30, International Trade Minister Stockwell Day said Friday. The ban remains in place on uncooked pork from Ontario. Day visited Russia in late June, and officials there initially refused to lift the bans because of their contention that the H1N1 virus is
Hogs, Opinion

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No one doubts the severity of the cash crunch burdening the current generation of hog producers in Manitoba. Watching one’s equity erode with each hog sold is not something we’d wish on anyone. Barns are being depopulated and producers are shutting the door. These investments were made in good faith, and while any investment is
Hogs, Livestock

Hog Producers Want Pork Profit-Sharing

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“A fundamental restructuring of our industry with shared accounting across the supply chain is imperative.” – JURGEN PREUGSCHAS, CPC CHAIRMAN Hog producers want a share of the money which other industry players – processors, food manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers – make from selling pork. The Canadian Pork Council is calling for a way to pass
Hogs, Livestock

U. S. Hog Industry Struggling

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Summer is usually a profitable time for America’s hog producers but this year swine flu, recession and high feed prices have even the largest farmers operating deep in the red and some smaller ones on the brink of bankruptcy. Before things get better, the weakest are expected to fail and even those who survive will
Hogs, Livestock

Sask. Crop Insurance Changes Welcome

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Saskatchewan Stock Growers president Calvin Knoss welcomed changes to that province’s crop insurance program in response to drought conditions in northwest and west-central Saskatchewan. “We appreciate the efforts of federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and our Saskatchewan minister, Bob Bjornerud, in moving these changes forward so quickly,” said Knoss. “The three measures announced today stand
Hogs, News

Pork Industry’s Chickens Come Home To Roost

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One by one, hog farmers trooped to the microphone, struggling with a balky sound system to tell stories of financial ruin and to appeal for government aid. “At least give us some dignity to retire after working for 45 years,” Menno Bergen pleaded with a speakers’ panel of politicians and industry officials. Bergen put his
Beef cattle, Hogs, Opinion

COOL — A Burdensome Reality

Testimony of J. Patrick Boyle, president and chief executive officer of the American Meat Institute, before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food June 18. American Meat Institute’s (AMI) 200 general members include some of the most well-known meat and poultry food manufacturers in the United States and Canada. Collectively, they produce
Hogs, Livestock, Opinion

Now What?

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Capacity of the Morris hall hosting the June 22 hog rally: 1,500 Number of Manitoba farms raising pigs in 2008: 910 Number of farms raising pigs in 2001: 1,710. Number of farms raising pigs in 1971: 14,200. Number of potential hog industry investors attending the government reception launching the Manitoba Pork Advantage, November, 1996: 600

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