At the recent Annual General Meeting of Manitoba Pork some special awards were handed out during their banquet.

First was the acknowledgment presentation of one tonne of pork sausage to Samaritan House Ministries in Brandon.

Thea Dennis, Executive Director of Samaritan House, expressed her gratitude to Manitoba hog farmers for the donation, and noted that over the next six weeks this pork will support the unsupported, providing warm meals and filling young bellies.

Also presented during the evening were two Pork Industry Awards which Chair George Matheson handed out.

Tom Dooley, Partner, MLT Aikins LLP, received a 2018 Pork Industry Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the hog sector in Manitoba as legal counsel to Manitoba Pork for over 19 years, at all times with passion and integrity. Tom has represented numerous agricultural marketing boards, non-profit organizations, cooperatives and charities over the past 48 years, and the Manitoba hog sector was fortunate to have had his commitment and service.

The Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative (MLMMI) received a 2018 Pork Industry Award in recognition of outstanding work researching issues related to livestock manure.

Over nearly two decades, the Initiative managed and coordinated more than 90 research projects, amounting to an almost $9 million investment. The Initiative has now been folded into a broadly scoped research unit within the provincial government. •

— Supplied by MPC