Stress in the Pork Industry to Be Addressed
CANADA - A Canmore, Alberta-based middle management coach is encouraging pork producers facing tough economic times to make a conscious effort to enhance their resilience, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Canada's Industry and Govt Unite to Make Food Safer
CANADA - Leaders across the Canadian food industry and government are coming together to share information and learn about emerging technologies and science, in order to produce safer food for Canadia...

Positive Aspects of Pork Production to be Highlighted
CANADA - Winnipeg-based Finer Feeds is encouraging a greater awareness of the positive aspects of swine production in western Canada, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Pork Commentary: National Pork Industry Conference Report
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Priorities for Addressing Swine Disease Identified
CANADA - The chair of the Canadian Swine Health Board is confident the newly created agency has a substantial role to play in the health of both the Canadian swine herd and the general public, writes Bruce...

Swine Health Forum to Deal with Emerging Diseases
CANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board is confident an international swine health conference slated for next month will help provide clearer direction for dealing with new and emerging diseases within...

Pork Commentary: World Pork Expo Report
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Food Recalls Heighten Demand for Traceability
CANADA - A Trace R&D 2009 organizing committee member says a recent series food recalls has heightened public awareness of the need to be able to trace food products back to the farm, writes Bruce Coc...

Update on Ontario Veterinary Surveillance Project
CANADA - Bob Friendship of the University of Guelph presented an update on the Ontario swine veterinary-based surveillance (OSVS) project at the 28th Centralia Swine Research Update on 28 January 2009...

SafePork Conference to be Held in Québec
CANADA - The 8th International Symposium on the Epidemiology and Control of Foodborne Pathogens in Pork will take place in Québec City from 30 September to 2 October 2009.

Producers Advised to Connect with Consumers
CANADA - A Washington based communications strategist is encouraging livestock producers to harness some of the same strategies used by animal rights activists to get their message out, writes Bruce C...

Regulatory Changes for Addressing Listeria Expected
CANADA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency expects final recommendations for regulatory changes that will reduce the risk of food becoming contaminated by listeria by the end of March, writes Bruce ...

Canada Eyes Pork Opportunities in Booming India
ONTARIO, CANADA - Canada Pork International (CPI), is pleased to have been invited to join the trade delegation that accompanied the Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Hon. Gerry Ritz,...

Pork Commentary: Minnesota Pork Congress Report
CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.

Pork Industry Gets Tentative 'Thumbs Up'
CANADA - Pork producers and their industry counterparts, looking nervously at the next few months, got a tentative thumbs-up from two market watchers on prospects for profitability on both sides of the...

Industries Seek Roadmap for Export Competitiveness
CANADA - If the Canadian pork industry wants to know where the US pork industry is going, watch the US dollar and the energy market, says a leading pork industry economist who spoke at the Banff Pork Seminar,...

Industry Should Seek 'Game-Changers'
CANADA - The pork industry must look for 'game-changers,' urged international agri-food leader, Brian Knudson, at the 2009 Banff Pork Seminar.

Industry Innovator Honoured at Banff Pork Seminar
CANADA - Ross Thurston of LWR Technologies was recognized for his efforts to improve water conservation and reduce emissions from pig farms at the 2009 Banff Pork Seminar, held on 20-23 January.

Industry Innovator Honoured at 2009 Banff Pork Seminar
CANADA - A Canadian pork industry innovator was recognized for his efforts to improve water conservation and reduce emissions from hog farms at the 2009 Banff Pork Seminar, held 20-23 January.

PIC Canada Sponsors Banff Pork Seminar
CANADA - For longtime sponsor PIC Canada, Banff Pork Seminar is all about the exposure. The Seminar takes place in 20-23 January 2009.

Livestock Producers Urged to Plan for FAD Outbreaks
ALBERTA - Canada will face a Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) outbreak in some form someday and a robust, tested and adequately resourced crisis management plan will be key to curbing its impact, says the...

Over $11,400 in Pork Donated for Underprivileged
ALBERTA - Alberta’s pork producers have donated just over $11,400 in pork products to help support the province’s underprivileged. The proceeds were raised at a silent auction during the banquet held at...

Alberta Pork AGM to Drive New Thinking
ALBERTA - Over the past year, the Alberta pork industry has been setting aggressive goals to become more responsive to what consumers are looking for both domestically and around the world.

Impacts of Gut Microflora and Probiotics
CANADA - More than 40 scientists and experts from different universities and research centers across North America and Europe gathered last month in Quebec City to participate in Institut Rosell-Lallemand’s...

Banff Pork Seminar to Focus on Cost Saving
CANADA - Officials of the 2009 Banff Pork Seminar are focusing on strategies to help hog producers cope with the current difficult economic situation, writes Bruce Cochrane.