Whew!!!! Olymel pork plant strike ends Monday, April 6, 2015 by BETTER FARMING STAFFThe two-week-long strike by workers at the Olymel plant in Vallée-Jonction Quebec is over and slaughter of pigs there is expected to be ramped up over the next week, says Patrick O’Neil, division manager for the marketing division of Ontario Pork.According to a statement issued by Olymel’s president Rejean Nadeau on Saturday, a six-year agreement with workers was reached on April 1. The plant remained closed Monday because of the Easter holiday in Quebec.The Vallée-Jonction plant, with a two-shift capacity of 35,000 hogs a week, is critical to Ontario pork producers who ship about 23,000 hogs there every week. To this point, the marketing division has been shipping a few pigs to other plants in Quebec, but mostly to the United States. BF Ontario veterinarians skeptical of product billed as a cure for PED Why do Danish pig farms out-produce Ontario's?
October ag minister roundup Monday, October 20, 2025 Farms.com is again scouring social media and online activity to see what Canada’s ministers of agriculture are doing to support farmers and the industry overall. Beginning with federal Minister Heath MacDonald, he and some of his provincial counterparts recently returned from four days of... Read this article online
Out of Feed, Out of Luck: The Real Cost of Feed Delivery Failures in Swine Operations By Casey L. Bradley, Ph.D. – Animistic Monday, October 20, 2025 From Science to the Barn: What We Know About Feed Gaps Whether you’re managing a 2,400-head finishing barn or a 6,000-sow farrow-to-wean, the assumption is that if the bin has feed, the pigs are eating. But what if they’re not? Feed outages—defined as either full-blown empty feeders or... Read this article online
Open Trade Between Canada and the U.S. Key to Agricultural Stability Monday, October 20, 2025 Florian Possberg, a partner with Polar Pork Farms, is emphasizing the importance of maintaining open, two-way agricultural trade across the Canada–U.S. border to ensure ongoing economic stability for North American agriculture. Last month, the Office of the United States Trade... Read this article online
Public Outreach Efforts Strengthen Awareness of Wild Pig Threats in Manitoba Monday, October 20, 2025 Efforts to raise public awareness about the dangers of wild pigs in Manitoba are proving successful, according to Dr. Wayne Lees, Coordinator of Squeal on Pigs Manitoba. Wild pigs pose a significant environmental and agricultural risk—destroying landscapes, competing with native species... Read this article online
Ontario Hog Market Trends (Week Ending Oct. 10, 2025) Monday, October 20, 2025 Compiled by Jaydee Smith, OMAFRA Swine Specialist Ontario hog prices continued to soften heading into mid-October. The 100% Base Formula Price averaged $254.09/ckg, down from $262.21 the previous week — marking the lowest level in five weeks. Despite this dip, prices remain well above... Read this article online