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
Nutrien Rewards Prairie Farm Champions Thursday, January 15, 2026 NutrienLtd. has announced the winners of the second Hometown Yield Challenge, a program created to encourage strong crop production while giving back to rural communities. The challenge was open to farmers in Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan and focused on both yield performance and... Read this article online
Syngenta brings Elatus Era fungicide to lentil growers Thursday, January 15, 2026 Canadian lentil farmers have a new fungicide available to them this growing season through Syngenta’s Elatus Era. “This represents an evolution in our lentil disease protection from what we currently have on the market as Elatus,” Carolyn Wilson, technical lead for fungicides with... Read this article online
Canola industry says reopening Chinese market a priority Thursday, January 15, 2026 The Canola Council of Canada wants the prime minister’s trip to China to be a successful one. “We have been clear that this is a political issue that requires a political solution, to be resolved at the highest levels between our two governments. With this in mind, we are encouraged by... Read this article online
SPG Funds New Prairie Weed Research Program Wednesday, January 14, 2026 Saskatchewan Pulse Growers has announced major funding for a new research program to address herbicide resistant weeds that threaten crop production across the Prairies. The program is supported through Saskatchewan’s Strategic Research Initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agriculture... Read this article online
Saskatchewan Pulse Research Gets Major Boost Wednesday, January 14, 2026 Saskatchewan Pulse Growers has announced major new funding to support pulse crop research across the province. Through co-funding with Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund, more than four million dollars will be invested in research that strengthens the pulse industry and supports... Read this article online