The first ever international forum on African Swine Fever (ASF) wrapped up in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 1. Over 150 leaders and decision makers from government and industry from 15 countries shared their expertise, engaged in productive discussions, and contributed to developing strategies to address ASF, which is a serious animal disease impacting swine
With the lifting of U.S. tariffs on imported Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum and the resulting retaliatory, tariffs the National Pork Producers Council is shifting its focus to the ratification of the USMCA and seeing the end of the U.S. trade war with China.
The United States has lifted duties imposed last year on
As of Wednesday, May 24, 2019, Manitoba Pork said there are ten cases of the PED virus confirmed in 2019, all in the southeast region.
Jenelle Hamblin, MPC’s Manager of Swine Health Programs, said they have some suspicions of some spring manure application of previously positive operations close by some of the barns that have
Manitoba Pork’s 54th Annual General Meeting and Banquet took place on April 11, 2019, at the Fairmont in Winnipeg. There are so many things that people interested in the pork industry should take note. Halting the spread of African Swine Fever is in the top of minds nationally and provincially. Virtually every speaker addressed
Wild pigs are an invasive species that cause native habitat damage, put native wildlife species at risk, cause damage to farmland and other property, and act as potential carriers of the disease. The Manitoba Pork Council wants producers and the general public to report all sightings of wild pigs by calling the local Sustainable
The suspension of two Canadian processing plants from shipping to China is a costly reminder of the need to be vigilant in preparing paperwork, says a spokesperson for the Canadian Pork Council.
Gary Stordy, Canadian Pork Council’s director of government and corporate affairs, confirmed recently that officials discovered errors in the labelling on two
In an interview at the recent annual meeting of the Manitoba Pork Council, Mark Fynn, Manager, Quality Assurance and Animal Care Programs describe a new prototype of a disease response trailer.
“We recognized the need for a trailer to help us deal with disease situations in the province, especially when we look at the
Canada, United States agree on application of zones to allow safe trade in the event of an African swine fever outbreak
Recently Canada’s Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), Dr. Jaspinder Komal, working in collaboration with the United States’ CVO, Dr. Jack Shere, issued the following statement:
We are pleased to announce that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
A conference call with Alberta pork producers in mid-May confirms that there have been no further cases of porcine epidemic diarrhea discovered since the initial outbreak earlier this year. Starting in January, the virus was first found within a herd north of Calgary, with further discoveries made on three more farms. The second
Various headlines tried to describe how the founding hog farmers sold their stake to Asian interests for half a billion dollars. A Manitoba success story started by four hog farmers from southeastern Manitoba with headquarters in the town of La Broqueire, MB east of Steinbach sold for half a billion dollars to interests in
