'Pocket pigs' pose problems Sunday, February 6, 2011 "Pocket pigs" got a big boost last year in Britain when celebrity guests, including soccer star David Beckham and his glamorous wife Victoria, went home from the Golden Globe movie awards with miniature pot-bellied pigs in their goodie bags. The pigs, which cost £3,000 to buy, were compliments of the owner of Patty's Royal Dandie Miniature Pet Pig. It was a good publicity stunt. By early December British authorities were warning of dangers involved in buying these pigs as pets for children. The pigs can carry and pass on the skin condition erysipeloid and the bacterium Streptococcus suis, which can lead to illness, including meningitis and deafness in humans. The micro pigs have been bred down to size, only 28 grams at birth. They still weigh as much as 29 kilograms and 35 centimetres in height when fully grown. They can live to be 18 years old. BP Manitoba producers sink under an increasing burden of regulation Worldwide hog production shrinks and Smithfield rocks
Markets Slip as Corn Hits New Lows While Wheat Shows Strength Wednesday, June 17, 2026 On the latest episode of the Ag Commodity Corner+ Podcast titled, Farms.com Risk Management Chief Commodity Strategist Moe Agostino and Commodity Strategist Abhinesh Gopal discussed key developments in global commodity markets in detail. They started the podcast by explaining how corn... Read this article online
Ottawa unveils National Food Security Strategy Wednesday, June 17, 2026 The federal government is looking to support producers and lower grocery costs for Canadians through its National Food Security Strategy. The strategy announced on June 11 commits at least $3 billion over 10 years to address multiple areas of Canada’s food supply chain. Here’s how the... Read this article online
Canadian Food Security Plan Boosts Ag Sector Growth Tuesday, June 16, 2026 The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) has welcomed the federal government’s newly announced National Food Security Strategy, highlighting its renewed commitment to strengthening Canada’s agri-food sector through investments that support competitiveness, affordability, and long-term... Read this article online
Western Farm Weather Alert: Heat, Storms, and Unpredictable El Niño Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Farmers across the west, in both the United States and Canada could be facing an unpredictable and potentially challenging stretch of weather as summer approaches, according to the latest released June 15 by Nutrien’s Eric Snodgrass. The report points to a developing weather pattern... Read this article online
What Can Canadian Canola Growers Learn from the Decline of Rapeseed Oil in the United Kingdom Tuesday, June 16, 2026 The Farms.com team recently attended the Cereals Show in the United Kingdom. This year, the show was held in the Cotswolds at Diddly Squat Farm (owned by Jeremy Clarkson, from Clarkson’s Farms). We were intrigued to learn about the dramatic decline of the rapeseed sector. The United... Read this article online