Insights and Stories on Livestock

Hog producers await China ruling on Paylean

Apr. 17, 2008 at 1:58 pm CDT

Canadian market access to China is expected to improve in the latter half of the year with Chinese officials expected to decide this summer whether or not to approve the use of the hog feed additive commonly marketed under the brand name Paylean, according to an Canadian pork industry official. […]

Federal cull breeding swine program begins

Apr. 16, 2008 at 3:21 pm CDT

By cpc-release

Weanling slaughter planned for Manitoba

Apr. 11, 2008 at 3:15 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Animal cruelty bill passes

Apr. 10, 2008 at 4:49 pm CDT

By FBC staff

AFBF urges help for U.S. pork producers

Apr. 10, 2008 at 10:02 am CDT

By FBC staff

Few surprises for farmers in Man. budget

Apr. 9, 2008 at 6:04 pm CDT

A pledge to fund sustainable farming practices is among little new for farmers in Manitoba’s provincial budget Wednesday. Finance Minister Greg Selinger referred to “a multi-year funding plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by supporting sustainable farm practices, trucking technologies, active transport initiatives and green heating technologies,” but a dollar […]

By FBC staff

Ont. facing up to 40 per cent fewer hog farms

Apr. 9, 2008 at 3:21 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Canadian hog producers will continue to liquidate their herds in the coming year with no apparent end in sight to soaring corn prices, according to industry sources. The release of the March 31 U.S. Department of Agriculture prospective plantings report confirmed what most people in the […]

By Alana Vannahme

Even more Canadian cattle being fed in U.S.

Apr. 9, 2008 at 3:13 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The high cost of weight gain in Canada, together with poor returns for finished cattle, have led to a steady stream of Canadian cattle moving to the U.S. for feeding, according to sources who expect the trend would continue unless something drastically changes in the market. […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Swine cull program starts April 14

Apr. 9, 2008 at 2:21 pm CDT

The national cull breeding swine program will start taking applications from hog producers on April 14. The Canadian Pork Council, which will administer the $50 million federal program, said in a release Wednesday that payments of $225 per breeding sow, boar or pregnant gilt, less the animal’s selling price, will […]

By FBC staff

Manitoba hog farmers get AgriStability TAP

Apr. 8, 2008 at 3:36 pm CDT

Manitoba’s beleaguered hog farmers will be offered early access to their expected AgriStability payout for 2008, under a Targeted Advance Payment (TAP) program announced Tuesday. Letters are in the mail to eligible Manitoba hog producers with information about the amount of their advance and how to receive a payment, the […]

By FBC staff