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
As I am typing this note on a dreary Friday afternoon, we are getting some much-needed rain. Many of the guys have seeding complete in other areas of Western Canada, however, close to here there are lots of acres to go.
I was able to listen in to the teleconference at
