Insights and Stories on Hogs

No changes seen to COOL in new U.S. Farm Bill

Jan. 28, 2014 at 5:49 pm CST

Canadian livestock groups’ hopes for change in the U.S. government’s mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) laws on meat now return to the World Trade Organization (WTO), as no such changes have shown up in the U.S. Congress’ proposed new Farm Bill. U.S. Senate and House negotiators on Monday announced a bipartisan […]

PED virus hits second SW Ont. hog farm

Jan. 27, 2014 at 2:44 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Olymel to run Coop federee’s hog farmer services

Jan. 26, 2014 at 4:52 am CST

Livestock price insurance pilot to cover West

Jan. 26, 2014 at 3:21 am CST

Piglet diarrhea virus confirmed on Ont. hog farm

Jan. 23, 2014 at 4:23 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Canada, Korea in ‘tremendous’ free trade talks: Ritz

Jan. 20, 2014 at 3:35 pm CST

Canada and South Korea are having “tremendous discussions” toward a free-trade agreement, said Canada’s Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz — a deal that could increase trade in meat and autos. Talks began in 2005, but were later hung up over disputes such as a delay in South Korea scrapping its ban […]

By Rod Nickel

Dutch farmer finds animal health and welfare go hand in hand

Jan. 17, 2014 at 1:40 pm CST

Some have described the Netherlands as a living laboratory for sustainable intensive livestock production. With 16.7 million people living with 11 million hogs, 80 million chickens and 400,000 cows in an area that is one-fifteenth the size of Manitoba, it is impossible for the animal industry to operate below the […]

By Laura Rance-Unger

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