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Financially Strapped Hog Farmers Seeking Tax Relief

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Manitoba’s financially stressed hog farmers are asking the provincial government for tax relief as barns shut down and producers leave the industry at an accelerating rate. The Manitoba Pork Council wants the province to waive municipal taxes on hog barns this year, saying many producers just can’t afford to pay. MPC made its appeal in
Hogs, News

Hog Transition Tender Delayed

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“A lot of the barns that take this will never open up again.” – KARL KYNOCH, MPC Hog producers have had to wait an extra week to learn if they qualify for the $75-million Hog Farm Transition Program. The first tender for the federal program was originally scheduled for October 28. But the Canadian Pork
Hogs, Opinion

Letters – for Oct. 29, 2009

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Consumer and producer disconnect growing While I appreciate and share Laura Rance’s concern for the world’s needy “Stuffed and starved,” Manitoba Co-operator Oct. 15, 2009, I can’t help but feel her editorial is, in itself, a prime example of the growing consumer/ producer disconnect that Rance refers to and which many fellow producers wish to
Hogs, Livestock, News

Manure Management Initiative Expands Its Board

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The Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative (“Manure Initiative”) board of directors recently welcomed seven new members to the board. “Since its inception, the Manure Initiative has made every effort to form a board with a good cross-section of government (Agriculture, Conservation), academic (University of Manitoba), and agri-industry (Manitoba Pork Council, Maple Leaf Foods) expertise,” it
Hogs

Early Interest In Hog Transition Program Heavy – for Oct. 8, 2009

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Afederal government program to help hog producers leave the industry could risk running out of money before serving all applicants. The $75 million in the program may not be enough to meet the demand at the rate inquiries are going, said Karl Kynoch, Manitoba Pork Council chairman. The early response to the long-awaited program announced
Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Hog Producers Remember Departing Premier For Bill 17

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“I know my friends in the hog industry don’t agree with me.” – GARY DOER He reduced education taxes on farmland. He doubled agriculture spending during his 10 years in office. But many Manitoba farmers will remember Premier Gary Doer for one thing: Bill 17. The famous (or infamous) bill, passed exactly one year ago,
Hogs, News

Closing A Barn: Things To Remember

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The upcoming federal hog aid program, which allows producers to mothball their barns for three years, raises some interesting questions, such as: If producers in Manitoba’s hog moratorium area decide to mothball their barns for the required three years, can they reopen them? Do barns still have to contain a few pigs to qualify for
Hogs, News

Hog Loan Guarantee Program Expected

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Canada’s hog farmers will soon learn the terms of a federal loan guarantee program to help them through their worst financial crisis in recent memory. Ottawa will launch the program in late September or early October, according to government officials. The government will guarantee long-term loans to hog producers, up to a yet-to-be-determined point, to
Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Poultry

Planning For A Possible Pandemic

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“Obviously, human health is first and the animals second, but we would do our utmost to ensure that the animals are looked after so there are no animal welfare issues.” – SHEILA MOWAT Cows won’t get the flu, but a lot of farmers might. If even half of what public health officials are saying, both
Cereals, Hogs, Opinion

Letters – for Aug. 27, 2009

CWB promotion waste of farmers’ money Having been in the business world for over a decade before entering farming, we found our best advertisement didn’t cost us a cent. Simply, do a better job than your competition, be fair and honest, and business took care of itself. The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) does the exact

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