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?
Canadian Swine Researchers Face November 13 Deadline for Up to $150,000 in Research Funding Thursday, November 5, 2026 Swine Innovation Porc is seeking research proposals focused on animal health, biosecurity, production efficiency, sustainability and pork quality, with funding available for projects addressing key challenges facing Canada’s pork industry. Canadian swine researchers have until November 13... Read this article online
Canadian Pork Research Enters New Phase with More Flexible Funding for Industry Priorities Thursday, November 5, 2026 Canada’s pork industry is strengthening its approach to research and innovation through a funding model designed to address both long-term industry priorities and emerging challenges facing producers. Swine Innovation Porc (SIP), the national organization coordinating research for... Read this article online
Exploring grape pomace’s potential as pork sausage preservative Thursday, November 5, 2026 Scientists at Iowa State University are studying grape pomace as an alternative preservative for pork breakfast sausage. The U.S. sausage market exceeds $7.5 billion. Processed meats often use synthetic ingredients to maintain overall quality, stability and safety. However, consumer... Read this article online
Pork producers applaud long-awaited EPA data decision Thursday, November 5, 2026 For more than 20 years, hog and other livestock farmers have lived with uncertainty over what new federal permitting or reporting requirements could result from an emissions study conducted nearly two decades ago. In a regulatory win for pork producers and other farmers, the Environmental... Read this article online
Ag in the House: Oct. 26 – 30 Thursday, November 5, 2026 On Oct. 26, Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald fielded a question from a fellow Liberal MP about how the federal government is supporting food security across Canada. Chi Nguyen, the Ontario MP for Spadina—Harbourfront, asked the minister to share how the government is going to invest... Read this article online