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Traceability initiatives announced

July 30, 2012

Staff / New regulations will soon make traceability mandatory for pigs, the federal government has announced. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is proposing regulations that would require custodians of pigs to identify all farmed pigs and farmed wild boars using approved methods and record and report all movements of pigs from birth or import, to

Hogs, News

Federal support for swine research

By null June 5, 2012

The federal government has invested $200,000 into two Manitoba Pork Council research projects exploring improved health in swine barns and field studies of using swine manure in crop production. The first investment of over $150,000 will test the effectiveness of an electrostatic space charge system (ESCS) to reduce and prevent the airborne transmission of porcine

Did you know?, Hogs, News, Oilseeds

Ag teams hammer up some hope

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 5, 2012

The Habitat for Humanity troops were at it again recently, this time enlisting the agricultural sector to help build storage sheds to provide storage for the Habitat homes that are built without garages. Nine agricultural companies supported the first annual Ag Shed Building Challenge, providing a total of 13 teams and 120 volunteers at the

Hogs, News

Agriculture gets little mention in new provincial budget

By Shannon VanRaes April 30, 2012

Gas taxes are up, riparian credit is gone  and nutrient management gets a 10 per cent  tax credit in Manitoba’s 2012 budget

Farm leaders were underwhelmed by the first budget from Manitoba’s former agriculture minister. “I was with other farm leaders afterwards and we really didn’t have much to talk about,” said Doug Chorney, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers. Finance Minister Stan Struthers’ budget included a top-up of $15 an acre for Excess Moisture Insurance but that

Hogs, Livestock, News

Pork producers explore ways to improve their public image

By Shannon VanRaes April 20, 2012

Pork producers want to “be part of the solution” but speakers at the Manitoba Pork Council’s annual meeting recently had trouble spelling out the problem. “My personal opinion… is that you do have a target on you. If there has ever been an industry targeted in Manitoba, it’s the pork industry,” Graham Starmer, president of

Hogs, Livestock, News

Trade deal with South Korea needed

By Shannon VanRaes April 20, 2012

Manitoba pork producers need to look beyond Canada’s southern border for export markets, according to Manitoba Pork Council chairman Karl Kynoch. Despite stabilization in Canadian exports to the United States, Manitoba’s U.S. pork exports have not returned to levels seen before country-of-origin labelling (COOL) came into effect, Kynoch said during the organization’s recent annual general

Hogs, Livestock, News

Pork council honours Rempel and Flaten

April 15, 2012

The Manitoba Pork Council has honoured Marg Rempel of Ste. Anne with its award of distinction in recognition of her outstanding contributions to agriculture through her passionate commitment and tireless efforts. “Her accomplishments and vast contributions have had far-reaching global impact, but perhaps it’s the motivation to her work that impresses most,” the council’s citation

Cereals, Hogs, Opinion

Letters, March 22, 2012

March 23, 2012

Taxpayers on the hook (again) When I first saw the article in newspapers about $4.5 million for Maple Leaf upgrades, my first thought was, is it election time again, and so soon? I do not understand why Minister Vic Toews, chastises the city of Winnipeg and the media reporting as to what and whose sewage

Hogs, Livestock, News, Other livestock

Strong prices boost sheep herd 5.7 per cent

By Daniel Winters March 14, 2012

The latest numbers released by Statistics Canada show that cattle, hog and sheep numbers in Manitoba have begun to recover after years of shrinking. Heifer retention up The province’s cattle herd was pegged at 1.165 million head, up 0.4 per cent from 1.16 million at the same time in 2011. Hogs seen stable Andrew Dickson,

Hogs, Livestock, News, Opinion

The economics of animal welfare

By Laura Rance-Unger March 5, 2012

Back in the early 1990s, when University of Manitoba animal scientist Laurie Connor first oversaw local research into hoop-housing systems for hogs, animal welfare wasn’t really even on the public radar. The key questions of the day were whether keeping pigs outdoors through a Prairie winter compromised production efficiency. Connor told a seminar last week

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle rally, hogs rise

Extreme heat can overcome honey bees’ ability to regulate hive temperature Arizona study shows

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat, corn end lower on broad commodities slump

Tag Archives Manitoba Pork Council

Traceability initiatives announced

Federal support for swine research

Ag teams hammer up some hope

Agriculture gets little mention in new provincial budget

Pork producers explore ways to improve their public image

Trade deal with South Korea needed

Pork council honours Rempel and Flaten

Letters, March 22, 2012

Strong prices boost sheep herd 5.7 per cent

The economics of animal welfare

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