hogs
Ontario pork producers opt for sow stalls
Hog farmers want clarity on pig handling standards
Ontario’s pig barns remain PED free
U.S. nixes October joint hog report
Statistics Canada cuts blamed
Farm product prices jump
But be prepared for a slowdown in the rate of increase for grain and oilseed crops, predicts ag economist
photo: Alfons Weersink
Pork industry committee to determine fate of funds
The group will determine how to spend nearly $300,000 to benefit the provincial industry
Maple Leaf revamp benefits farmers: market analyst
Ontario’s farmers will experience an indirect effect from recently announced changes at Maple Leaf Foods but it will be a good one, says Kevin Grier
Quebec producer heads national swine improvement centre
Lyse Grenier of the Beauce region of Quebec replaces outgoing chair John Gough at the Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement
Project aims to build swine nutrition awareness
Organizers say the program is intended to help swine producers fill a training gap