Alberta’s vigilance over biosecurity has protected its pork market, but producers and transporters still can’t let their guard down.
When porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) hit Canada last year, most of the cases occurred in Ontario, with a few in Quebec, Manitoba and PEI. But it has yet to spread across the Alberta boundary.
“It’s really you
There was a time when farmers, ag suppliers, processors, it didn’t really matter who and what, weren’t that keen on showing the public what and how they produce their food. Why, because they had refined their business, shop, barn or feedlot, and / or feedlot, or the like.
Today the pendulum keeps swinging in the
Jeff Clark, the manager of PigTrace Canada, says fines for failing to report movements of live hogs could come into effect as early as later this year.
Rolf Penner, a grain, special crops, and hog farmer at Morris, MB, isn’t surprised. When the pork industry introduced the program and made it mandatory, Penner then wasn’t
Nobody wants to get into a shouting match, but you do have to speak to be heard. The Canadian pork industry is falling behind its nay-sayers in public perception, and producers need to get back in the game soon, says Brent Moen, chairman of the Western Hog Exchange (WHE). Moen, who received the Elanco
Alfred Wahl, who received the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Pork Congress, has been involved with improving pig breeds in Canada for his entire career. His work in Canada has led to exporting swine genetics around the world, where success can turn suddenly into failure at the drop of a reputation.
Wahl, who
Cautious optimism” was the summary of producers’ attitudes at the 2015 Alberta Pork Congress in Red Deer. Board vice-president Kurt Preugschas said that was his feedback after the first day of the “super-busy” event.
“Over the years this has become a smaller event,” he said, noting that the shift away from small family operations has
While Mexico and Canada wrangle with the United States on M-COOL through the World Trade Organization, the U.S. passes the Trade Promotion Authority where it appears all farm commodity groups are falling over each other in happiness and appeasement.
Why not fix one before going on to another says one industry and trade observer. That
Scott Peters, chair of Manitoba Pork’s public relations committee says a recent visit by staff of the U.S. Senate and House Agriculture Committees provided an opportunity to showcase agriculture in the province and discuss key issues.
On June 30, Manitoba Pork hosted a tour organized by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, in partnership with the Canadian
The M-COOL battle rages as two different bills reached the United States Senate floor late July. Legislation introduced on July 24 by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., would repeal country of origin labeling requirements for beef, pork and poultry and stave off trade retaliation from Canada and Mexico, a move hailed by
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As I am typing this I am reminded how big the country of Canada is and how in it the weather varies. The county that I live in has filed for disaster relief because of drought, many close by are in the same boat. But when speaking to a fellow from Manitoba yesterday
