Insights and Stories on Transmission

Canada’s mink farms brace for COVID

Nov. 26, 2020 at 8:18 pm CST

Canada’s 40 mink farms are operating under heightened biosecurity requirements after reports of COVID-19 jumping from humans to mink in Europe. Alan Herscovici, an industry spokesperson who operates the website Truthaboutfur.com, said early reports out of Denmark and other European countries gave Canadian producers some time to prepare. “These farms […]

Olymel’s Red Deer plant holds at one COVID case

Aug. 20, 2020 at 7:54 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Brandon pork plant’s exports to China suspended

Aug. 18, 2020 at 10:35 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Dutch to cull mink at farms hit by COVID-19 outbreak

Jun. 3, 2020 at 4:18 pm CDT

By Toby Sterling

Mink infected two humans with COVID-19, Dutch government says

May. 25, 2020 at 1:06 pm CDT

By Toby Sterling

Take extra steps to keep farm workers safe during COVID-19

Mar. 18, 2020 at 7:35 pm CDT

Farmers concerned about the spread of COVID-19 can learn from the hog sector on the matter of protecting themselves and their workers, says a leading expert on biosecurity in the pork industry. “This is the world of biosecurity that the swine industry deals with on a daily basis,” said Dr. […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Ford recalls 1.48 million pickups over transmissions

Feb. 13, 2019 at 1:15 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. said on Wednesday it was recalling about 1.48 million F-150 pickup trucks in North America due to a potential transmission downshift issue that could increase the risk of a crash. Ford said select 2011-2013 model year trucks with six-speed automatic transmission could experience […]

By Ben Klayman David Shepardson

Path of Manitoba PED infections tough to track

May. 26, 2017 at 4:14 pm CDT

Officials investigating a recent spate of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) cases in southeastern Manitoba hog barns aren’t yet seeing a clear picture of how the virus is spreading from site to site. The province’s chief veterinary officer on Thursday confirmed positive tests for PED at a finisher operation in the […]

By Staff

Ford recalls F-250s that could roll while in park

Apr. 1, 2017 at 3:56 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 52,600 F-250 pickup trucks sold in the U.S. and Canada because the vehicles could roll after the driver moves the automatic transmission lever into park position, the company said on Saturday. The recall, the third announced by Ford this […]

By Reuters