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PED can spread quickly throughout an operation once it breaches a barn’s biosecurity.

PED hits ‘outbreak’ territory

While cases remain low, a wide geographic spread and lack of answers on the investigation front have taken PED concern up a level

By Alexis Stockford November 22, 2021

[UPDATED: Nov. 23, 2021] Manitoba is now looking at another outbreak year on PED. As of Nov. 19, the province had reported 11 cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea. Cases have been creeping upward since late October, including two nursery barns and one farrow to finish operation. While older animals often recover from illness, the viral

“At this time, no link has been established between the two cases.” – Manitoba Pork Council.

News

Second case of PED confirmed

Manitoba’s immaculate 2021 record is a thing of the past with its second case

By Alexis Stockford November 12, 2021

The pork industry has confirmed the year’s second case of PED (porcine epidemic diarrhea) in a finisher barn in southeast Manitoba. The case was confirmed Oct. 29. The Manitoba Pork Council (MPC) said both the year’s first case — detected in a sow barn near Blumenort Oct. 25 — and the more recent case are

The Manitoba government said it wrote the law based on national biosecurity standards.

Livestock, News

Will Bill 62 have unintended consequences?

For farmers looking for consumer trust, some studies, experts, suggest ‘ag-gag’ laws are counterproductive

By Geralyn Wichers June 17, 2021

A new provincial law to keep trespassers out of barns and animal rights advocates away from transport trucks may do that — but it may also erode public trust in farming practices. “The public wants to know what it is that farmers are trying to hide,” Jodi Lazare told the Co-operator. Lazare teaches law at

The pork sector was among those applauding the passage of the new legislation.

Livestock, News, Other

Ag leaders pleased on passage of anti-trespassing laws

Strong opposition highlights the need for more conversations around biosecurity and farming practices

By Geralyn Wichers June 11, 2021

Agriculture leaders say they’re pleased to see two biosecurity and anti-trespassing bills pass into law. Manitoba Pork general manager Cam Dahl thanked the province for “helping producers protect their biosecurity as well as help them protect their workers and their families on the farm.” “These bills go a long ways to helping with those efforts,” he told the

Some areas of Western Canada might already be past the point where “pig free” is even possible, says a University of Saskatchewan researcher.

Farmit Manitoba

Losing the war with wild boar

Forget eradication. For some parts of Manitoba it’s now a containment game

By Alexis Stockford March 31, 2021

It’s time to up our efforts in the battle against wild pigs, according to a leading voice in the field. Ryan Brook of the University of Saskatchewan has spent years studying the rise of the invasive species in Western Canada, and has also spent years raising the alarm. He has watched as sounders — the

The threat of disease outbreaks is why we are seeing provincial governments across the country pass legislation that imposes penalties for those who trespass onto farm operations.

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: COVID-19 pandemic – lessons to keep

Most of us can’t wait to turn the page on the pandemic, but we’ve also learned a lot

By Cam Dahl March 29, 2021

As we approach the one-year anniversary of pandemic lockdowns, COVID-19 fatigue has set in for most. We want to see our families again. We want to have a barbecue with our neighbours. We want to be able to meet a group of friends at a restaurant. While we don’t want to talk about positives coming

“We view this as really positive for producers’ protection with regards to trespassing.” – Bill Campbell, KAP.

News, Other

Public, KAP support largely behind trespassing bills

Biosecurity bill carries potential concerns from animal welfare advocates about ‘ag gag’ laws

By Geralyn Wichers March 19, 2021

The leader of Keystone Agricultural Producers says the recently released bills on trespassing and farm security address most of their concerns. “As an organization we are very pleased that they have been able to move forward with some of the suggestions that were presented by our organization,” said KAP president Bill Campbell. “We view this as really positive for

File photo of a farmed mink. (Konstantin Sokolov/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock

Canada’s mink farms brace for COVID

Producers have had time to increase biosecurity efforts at the farm level

By GFM Network News, Gord Gilmour November 27, 2020

Canada’s 40 mink farms are operating under heightened biosecurity requirements after reports of COVID-19 jumping from humans to mink in Europe. Alan Herscovici, an industry spokesperson who operates the website Truthaboutfur.com, said early reports out of Denmark and other European countries gave Canadian producers some time to prepare. “These farms have always had a certain

This video posted on YouTube shows animal activists entering a turkey barn at the Jumbo Valley Hutterite Colony on Labour Day. The protesters, who had been dropped off by buses, arrived early in the morning before workers from the colony were on site.

News, Other

Province asking people to weigh in on trespassing, biosecurity laws

The province is also considering laws to deter metal theft through more record-keeping

By Geralyn Wichers September 14, 2020

The province is asking Manitobans if it should follow the other Prairie provinces in updating laws to clarify landowners’ rights on trespassers and enforcing biosecurity, as well as deterring metal theft. “I think what we need is clarity around what is trespassing and how it can be enforced,” Minister of Justice Cliff Cullen said. Why

People enter Smithfield Foods through a screening tent on April 16, in Sioux Falls, S.D. The plant is currently closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, sending shock waves through the hog sector.

Markets, News

Weanling barns wrestle with market free fall

U.S. market disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic has sent the swine weanling market diving

By Alexis Stockford April 23, 2020

One of Manitoba’s top livestock exports is in a tight spot after market implications of COVID-19 sent the swine market for weanlings into a tailspin. Hams Marketing put average ISO wean price at US$7.38 as of April 17, a dramatic drop from the end of January, when the company estimated average ISO wean price at

Daily Network News

USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals

China urges hog producers to manage output, vows timely reserve adjustments

Farm Credit Canada offers aid to farmers, companies affected by Iran war price spikes

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