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Pork Council Raises Funds For Hungry

By Manitoba Pork Council May 21, 2009

Manitoba Pork Council (MPC) is pleased to present Food Cycle 2009, a major fundraising event with Winnipeg Harvest and the Manitoba Association of Food Banks. Harvest supporter and cyclist Ken Livingstone will cycle the winding route of the Trans Canada Trail from the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border through rural Manitoba and Winnipeg to the Manitoba-Ontario border. Food

Hogs, News

Swine Flu Spreads From People To Pigs

By Ron Friesen May 7, 2009

The discovery last weekend of the H1N1 Influenza A flu virus in an Alberta pig herd is the latest blow for Canada’s hog farmers already reeling from a barrage of bad news. The so-called swine flu spreading around the world had already disrupted markets and created a public image problem for pork producers, even though

Hogs, Opinion

Cause For Concern

By Laura Rance-Unger May 7, 2009

The last thing this province’s struggling hog sector needed was a global pandemic named after swine. Although the origins of the disease outbreak in Mexico have not at this time been traced back to pigs, the paranoia that has grown as it spreads human to human across the globe has been disastrous for the pork

Hogs, Livestock

Manitoba Pork Council Reduces Districts

By Ron Friesen April 23, 2009

As the number of hog producers in Manitoba shrinks, so does the number of Manitoba Pork Council regional districts. Pork council delegates at their recent annual meeting voted to reduce the number of districts to 11 from the current 14. The move reflects changing times in the industry, including a loss of producers. Attendance at

Hogs, News

COOL Challenge Could Come Soon: CPC

By Ron Friesen April 16, 2009

U. S. plants are “very cagey.” – FLORIAN POSSBERG, CPC A Wo r l d Trade Organization challenge to U. S. country-of-origin labelling is virtually certain and recent remarks by U. S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack may have speeded it up, industry insiders say. A letter from Vilsack to U. S. meat processors in January

Hogs, Livestock, News

Manitoba Pork Producers Ease Toward Sow Stall Ban

By Ron Friesen April 16, 2009

“We think this is something we can’t ignore.” – MIKE TEILLET, MPC The Manitoba Pork Council may be edging toward supporting the eventual elimination of gestation crates for pregnant sows. A proposed policy statement in a sustainable development strategy being developed by the council calls for more research on, and a possible switch to, alternative

Hogs, News

Manitoba Hog Producers Continue In Survival Mode

By Ron Friesen April 16, 2009

“We’ll make it through again.” – KARL KYNOCH, MPC There’s a long pause after Marg Rempel is asked how she managed to get through the last 12 months as a hog farmer. “I’m not even sure how to answer that question,” she finally says. Rempel is a survivor of what Manitoba hog producers like to

Hogs, News

Pork Producers Mull Ethanol And COOL Offset Subsidies

By Ron Friesen April 9, 2009

The Canadian Pork Council may ask Ottawa to reimburse hog producers for financial hurt caused by U. S. ethanol subsidies and country-of-origin labelling. The idea emerged from a CPC brainstorming session on how to help the country’s beleaguered producers. The CPC is looking for short-and long-term strategies to help hog farmers through their worst financial

Hogs, News

Non-BRM Agreement May Help With Manure Storages

By Ron Friesen April 9, 2009

Manitoba hog producers required to expand their manure storage facilities could get some financial help from a federal-provincial agreement signed last week. The $117.5 million Growing Forward agreement between Manitoba and Ottawa includes $18.8 million for eligible beneficial management practices (BMPs) involving water and nutrient management. That should include manure storages, although the available money

Hogs, Livestock, News

Winter Manure Spreading To End For Small Hog Farms

By Ron Friesen April 2, 2009

“They’re going out of their way to push the small guys out of business.” – ANDREW DICKSON, MPC A complete ban on spreading livestock manure on fields during the winter in Manitoba will take effect four years from now. The Manitoba government has proposed a regulation to ban winter spreading on all farms by 2013,

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Pork Council Raises Funds For Hungry

Swine Flu Spreads From People To Pigs

Cause For Concern

Manitoba Pork Council Reduces Districts

COOL Challenge Could Come Soon: CPC

Manitoba Pork Producers Ease Toward Sow Stall Ban

Manitoba Hog Producers Continue In Survival Mode

Pork Producers Mull Ethanol And COOL Offset Subsidies

Non-BRM Agreement May Help With Manure Storages

Winter Manure Spreading To End For Small Hog Farms

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