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HR Advisor - Client Services at Maple Leaf Foods in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Sow Breeding Technician at Vista Villa Farms Ltd. in Walton, Ontario, CanadaAbout Ontario's Pork Industry:
Ontario's pork industry makes a significant contribution to the province's economy with more than 35,000 jobs and billions of dollars in annual economic activity, including more than $250 million dollars in exports. The industry continues however to face a number of serious issues which arise from both inside and outside the industry.
Relationships within the supply chain are fragmented and at times adversarial. Individual stakeholders can not move the industry forward alone. OPIC aims to overcome these barriers to build a healthy future for all the players in Ontario's pork industry.
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Reports of PED in the U.S. Prompt Calls for Steped Up Biosecurity
Farmscape for May 23, 2013 Full Interview 5:29 Listen The Canadian Swine Health Board is advising Canadian pork producers to step up their focus on biosecurity in the wake of reports of possible outbreaks of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea in the... (Continue reading)
Canada targets U.S. products in COOL dispute, tightens food safety measures
Written on 20 May, 2013 at 6:15 in Canada East Swine News, Featured Canada West Swine News, Swine News | 0 Comments
Canada plans to develop a list of U.S. products it will target in retaliation for Washington’s country-of-origin labeling law and separately has announced stepped-up food safety protocols for that country’s meat processors. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz told reporters in a... (Continue reading)
National Sow Housing Conversion Project
There is substantial pressure for Canadian producers to convert to group sow housing systems. This is a daunting task for many, and due to the cost involved, it is imperative that those who are making the change do so based... (Continue reading)
Presentation for Waterloo-Wellington Home Economics Association
Written on 13 May, 2013 at 6:34 in Canada East Swine News | 0 Comments
On May 9th Ontario Pork’s Nutritionist, Andrea Villneff delivered a presentation to sixteen participants from the Waterloo Wellington Home Economics Association at the Ontario Pork office in Guelph. Andrea talked about current nutrition initiatives, such as our new line of... (Continue reading)
Maple Leaf’s surprising Q1 fall worries Wall Street
Written on 6 May, 2013 at 6:16 in Canada East Swine News, Canada West Swine News, Swine News | 0 Comments
Maple Leaf Foods executives and Wall Street analysts knew that at least the first half of 2013 would be challenging, but the company’s worse-than-expected profit plunge in the first quarter has at least one investor worried about its future growth... (Continue reading)
Canada’s Major Grocery Chains Pledge Action on Gestation Stalls By 2022
Written on 6 May, 2013 at 5:51 in Canada East Swine News, Canada West Swine News, Swine News | 0 Comments
Canada’s major grocery chains say they will move toward buying pork products from farms that use more humane practices. The move comes four months after a video showing disturbing images at a Manitoba pig farm was made public. Joining other... (Continue reading)
Research Shows Biofiltration Effective in Removing Airborne Contaminants from Swine Barns
Farmscape for May 2, 2013 Full Interview 12:03 Listen Research conducted by the Research and Development Institute for the Agri-Environment has shown biological filtration to be an effective option for removing various contaminants from the air of swine barns. As... (Continue reading)
Leading and Learning For swine producers, having a healthy herd is paramount to the bottom line
Written on 30 Apr, 2013 at 13:31 in Animal Health, Canada East Swine News, Featured Canada West Swine News | 0 Comments
Leading and Learning For swine producers, having a healthy herd is paramount to the bottom line. Working closely with our customers, Boehringer Ingelheim gains an understanding of the daily challenges they face and the evolving threats to their herds, such... (Continue reading)
Greg Stephen Joins Genex Ontario/HyporTeam
Genex Ontario is pleased to announce that Greg Stephen has joined the company as Territory Manager. Since graduating from Ontario Agricultural College, Greg has been employed in the feed industry. As Territory Manager, Greg will be providing sales and service... (Continue reading)
Including Spray Dried Animal Plasma in Weaned pig Diets Mitigates Negative Effects of Deoxynivalenol
Farmscape for April 29, 2013 Full Interview 5:53 Listen Research conducted by the Prairie Swine Centre has shown including spray dried animal plasma in the diets of newly weaned piglets to be an effective strategy for mitigating the negative effects... (Continue reading)
CSHB Initiatives Attract Interest of Producers of Other Livestock Species
Written on 22 Apr, 2013 at 5:40 in Canada East Swine News, Canada West Swine News, Swine News | 0 Comments
Farmscape for April 22, 2013 Full Interview 21:15 Listen The executive director of the Canadian Swine Health Board reports initiatives aimed at protecting the Canadian swine herd from disease are attracting the interest of those involved in the production of... (Continue reading)
Genesus Global Market Report, Canadian Hog Markets for the week of April 17th 2013
Canada Hog Markets COLLABORATION & COOPERATION IN THE TIME OF PRRS Bob Fraser – Sales & Service, Genesus Ontario bobfraser@execulink.com In several of our commentaries we have made much of the resilience and toughness of pork producers. As Jim Long... (Continue reading)
Novel swine feeding programs to enhance competitiveness and pork differentiation: The Canadian feed & pork value chain
Project leaders Ruurd Zijlstra, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta Kees de Lange, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Eduardo Beltranena, University of Alberta, Alberta Andrew Van Kessel, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Project objective To develop knowledge to... (Continue reading)
Recent Posts
- Reports of PED in the U.S. Prompt Calls for Steped Up Biosecurity
- Jim Long Pork Commentary, US Cash Hogs Continue to Push Higher, May 21st 2013
- John Bancroft from OMAFRA, Weekly Hog Market Facts, May 20th 2013
- Jim Long Pork Commentary, Crop Wildcard, May 13th 2013
- Farm Management Canada (FMC) Launches International Farm Management Competition
- Canada targets U.S. products in COOL dispute, tightens food safety measures
- Feeding Green to Save Green
- Ontario Pork Daily News Brief – May 14, 2013 Overview of the Canadian Ractopamine-Free Certification Program
- National Sow Housing Conversion Project
- 40th annual Ontario Pork Congress a pork celebration – and an education
- John Bancroft from OMAFRA, Weekly Hog Market Facts, May 13th 2013
- Younger Weaned Pigs Impacted More Severely by Post-Weaning E coli
- Presentation for Waterloo-Wellington Home Economics Association
- Broad Participation Encouraged During Pig Code of Practice Comment Period
- Ontario Pork Daily News Brief – May 8, 2013 Cooking Demonstration for Women Alive! Program
- Jim Long Pork Commentary, US Cash Lean Hog Price Higher, May 6th 2013
- Ontario Pork Daily News Brief – May 6, 2013 Ontario Pork Attends the Canadian Obesity Summit
- George Charbonneau from SouthWest Ontario Veterinary Services, Managing Pain in Pork Production :” Here Comes the Future!” May 6th 2013
- John Bancroft from OMAFRA, Weekly Hog Market Facts, May 6th 2013
- Maple Leaf’s surprising Q1 fall worries Wall Street
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