Trichinosis case first in 30 years Thursday, October 10, 2013 A single case of trichinosis in a child who ate meat from a pig raised on his parents' Bruce County farm has highlighted just how rare this disease is.The Owen Sound Sun Times reports that the child contracted the disease in January on a non-commercial Mennonite farm where the pig was raised and slaughtered. No meat was sold into the food chain and the incident was mentioned in passing at the monthly public health board meeting. The child recovered without treatment.The newspaper quoted public health officer Hazel Lynn as reporting that the pig was free of trichinosis when it was purchased and likely contracted the disease from rats eating the food, which included table scraps. According to the article, trichinosis last broke out in pigs in Ontario in 1977, and the last human case from domestic pork in Canada was in 1980. The same story said that some people got sick after eating smoked wild boar meat in 1993.The article says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency tests about 18,000 market hogs annually and every three to five years another 16,000 sows are tested as part of a surveillance program. BP Japanese increase protein consumption with chicken Car maker jumps on the bacon bandwagon
Quebec Coroner Calls for Slurry Pit Safety Monday, September 8, 2025 A Quebec coroner is urging the province’s professional farmers association to increase awareness about the dangers of slurry pits, following a tragic incident that claimed the lives of two farmers in 2024. According to the Canadian Press based on a report by Coroner Nancy Bouchard, a... Read this article online
Canadian Pork Council Welcomes New Farm Support Monday, September 8, 2025 The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) has welcomed Prime Minister Mark Carney’s announcement of new support for agriculture producers facing increasing trade uncertainty. The decision recognizes the challenges that sectors like pork, canola, and seafood face when caught in global tariff... Read this article online
Is the 2025 U.S. Corn and Soybean Crop a Black Swan Event? Monday, September 8, 2025 On the weekly , Farms.com Risk Management Chief Commodity Strategist Moe Agostino and Commodity Strategist Abhinesh Gopal shared market insights for the week of September 1 to 5, 2025. Their discussion focused on Japan’s new U.S. trade deal, concerns about crop disease, and the... Read this article online
Canola sector unimpressed with federal support announcement Monday, September 8, 2025 Canada’s canola industry is displeased with the federal government’s recent announcements to support the sector. Prime Minister Carney announced $370 million in funding last week to introduce a new biofuel production incentive to support canola growers as they feel the effects of China’s... Read this article online
Two-pass Weed Control Critical in Managing Herbicide-Resistant Waterhemp in Ontario Monday, September 8, 2025 Dr. Peter Sikkema of the University of Guelph recently shared insights into the growing challenge of multiple herbicide-resistant water hemp at the 2025 Great Ontario Yield Tour final event in Woodstock Ontario. Dr. Sikkema research highlights both the biology of the weed and practical... Read this article online