Better Pork Magazine Archive August 2013 Pain Relief and the Pig Code: Tighter rules are on the way for processing baby pigs and older ones too October 2013 June 2013
Senior government adviser 'astonished' at Ministers' failure to act swiftly Wednesday, November 26, 2025 A senior advisor to the Scottish Government has said he was ‘astonished’ at Ministers’ failure to act swiftly on clear warnings that the Covid virus was ‘vastly more dangerous’ to the elderly and the vulnerable. Professor Mark Woolhouse, who was a member of the Scottish Covid-19 Advisory... Read this article online
Some U.S. processors shun Canadian pigs ahead of country of origin labelling enforcement Tuesday, November 25, 2025 A Manitoba pork marketer says some U.S. processors have shut their doors to Canadian pigs as enforcement of U.S. voluntary country of origin labelling (vCOOL) looms. “It’s very impactful,” said Lorne Voth, president of ProLine Pork Marketing. “We get more and more guys that are... Read this article online
Recall petition against Alberta ag minister gathering signatures Tuesday, November 25, 2025 An effort to recall Alberta’s agriculture and irrigation minister is in the fifth stage of the seven-stage process. As of Nov. 25, 2025, organizers in Minister RJ Sigurdson’s riding of Highwood have 90 days – until Monday, February 3, 2026 – to collect the required number of signatures –... Read this article online
Canada adopts ePhytos for grain shipments to Mexico Tuesday, November 25, 2025 Canada is doing away with some paper documents related to ag exports to Mexico. Since Nov. 3, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has replaced paper phytosanitary certificates with electronic ones (ePhytos) for grain and related products heading to Mexico. These certificates... Read this article online
Ag in the House: Nov. 17 – 21 Monday, November 24, 2025 On Nov. 17, Conservative MPs wanted answers from the government about its continued application of industrial carbon pricing. “Do members know what farmers do? They produce the food that we put on our tables. There is nothing in the budget to give Canadians a bit of breathing room,” said... Read this article online