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?
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Cereals Canada and JRSL unite to advance the Gate facility vision Thursday, December 11, 2025 Cereals Canada and James Richardson & Sons, Limited (JRSL) have taken an important step forward in developing the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange, known as the Gate. Both organizations signed a Memorandum of Understanding through which Richardson Centre, a JRSL subsidiary, will... Read this article online
Kyle Larkin appointed president and CEO of Canadian Meat Council Thursday, December 11, 2025 The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) has a new president and CEO. On Dec. 9, the organization announced the appointment of Kyle Larkin to fill the position beginning Jan. 19, 2026. “Kyle’s experience leading a national organization and securing meaningful policy results will be invaluable... Read this article online
B.C. dairy testers on strike Thursday, December 11, 2025 A team of dairy testers in B.C. is on strike. Nine dairy production technicians working for dairy testing provider Lactanet have been on strike since Nov. 25, the B.C. General Employees’ Union, the union representing the workers, said in a statement. The workers collect milk samples... Read this article online
Animal Health Canada Shares 2030 Goals for Livestock Thursday, December 11, 2025 Animal Health Canada (AHC) has outlined five strategic goals it plans to accomplish by 2030 to protect and advance the health and welfare of farmed animals across the country. Working under its One Health and One Welfare approach, AHC aims to unite federal and provincial governments... Read this article online