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Tuesday, December 02, 2008
TOPIGS Canada Purchases Maple Leaf Agri-FarmsCANADA - TOPIGS Canada Inc. has announced that it has completed the purchase of the swine genetics business operations and assets from Maple Leaf Agri-Farms.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Maple Leaf Challenges COOL LegislationCANADA - Maple Leaf Consumer Foods says U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling has impacted the ability of Canadian processors to compete in the U.S. retail market and needs to be challenged, writes...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
IBM Track Manitoba Meat with Digital PassportMANITOBA - A new food traceability system in Manitoba was shown to work after a test tracked food from farm to fork.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Pork Commentary: Pendulum is SwingingCANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Monday, November 10, 2008
EmbryoGENE Network Uses Hypor HerdCANADA - Hypor is pleased to announce its participation in the NSERC EmbryoGENE Research Network, whose goal is to develop diagnostic tools for evaluating embryonic development in pigs and cattle. The...
Friday, October 17, 2008
Pork Commentary: Road Trip to Russia - ContinuationCANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Pork Commentary: Hogs and Pigs Report Confirms LiquidationCANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Pork Commentary: Hog Prices Stay StrongCANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Pork Commentary: The Most Volatile Time Ever?CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Pork Commentary: Hog Prices CollapseCANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Pork Commentary: Market Inventory Down 12%CANADA - This week's North American Pork Commentary from Jim Long.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Maple Leaf Ventures into Pork ProcessingTORONTO - Maple Leaf Foods has announced that it has begun the formal process of selling its Ontario pork processing business located in Burlington, Ontario.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Manitoba Government Provides Cash for Processing Culled Breeding SwineCANADA - Manitoba's agriculture minister has announced her province will help cover the cost of processing the pork from hogs slaughtered as part of the Federal Cull Breeding Swine Program, writes Bruce...
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Maple Leaf Closes Plant in Expansion PlansTORONTO - Canadian pig meat processing company Maple Leaf Foods is to go ahead with its double-shift programme at the value-added cut operations at its Brandon, Manitoba pork processing plant.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Wastewater Treatment Upgrades Clears Path for Expansion PlansCANADA - An agreement on wastewater treatment involving Maple Leaf Consumer Foods and three levels of government has cleared the way for Maple Leaf to move to a full second shift at its Brandon pork processing...
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Hytek Kicks off Modernization of Springhill Farms Hog Slaughtering PlantCANADA - Hytek Limited has kicked off a two year project to upgrade and modernize its Springhill Farms hog slaughtering plant at Neepawa, Manitoba to accommodate expanded value-added processing, writes...
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Sale of Springhill Farms Welcomed by Pork Producers and Municipal LeadersCANADA - News that Hytek has agreed to purchase Springhill Farms is being greeted by pork producers and municipal leaders with enthusiasm and excitement.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Engineering Firm Calls for Public Policies that Support Anaerobic DigestionCANADA - A Manitoba based engineering firm is calling for public policies that will support the development of technologies that can convert livestock manure into electrical energy, writes Bruce Cochr...
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Maple Leaf Announces Closure of Winnipeg Primary Pork Processing PlantCANADA - Maple Leaf has announced it will close its primary pork processing operation on Marion Street in Winnipeg in October as part of its effort to centralize its primary pork processing operations...
Friday, June 01, 2007
Another closure for Maple LeafCANADA - Maple Leaf Foods Inc. has said it plans to shut down a pork processing plant in Toronto at the end of October, affecting about 100 jobs and resulting in a pre-tax charge of about $5-million.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Water Considerations Key For Intenstive Hog OperationsCANADA - Water is an important nutrient. It helps produce new tissue in growth and pregnancy and compensates for losses through respiration, evaporation and elimination of waste.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
New Technology Accelerates Genetic Improvement in SwineCANADA - A geneticist with PIC says new tools and technologies introduced over the past ten to 20 years have dramatically accelerated the rates of genetic improvement in breeding stock for swine, writes...
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Recent Developments in Genetic Improvements in PigsCANADA - Bruce Cochrane, Farmscape online and Dr. Dave McLaren, PIC, Global Genetic Development Director, discuss recent developments in genetic improvements in pigs. Report from the Manitoba Swine S...
Friday, July 14, 2006
Sperm Sexing Technology Agreement SignedTORONTO - Several companies providing artificial insemination to the dairy, beef and swine industries, including some of the world's largest, have signed licensing term sheets with Toronto-based Microbix...
Friday, September 09, 2005
CAPS raises stink over pork processing facility in GlanbrookCANADA - Eleanor Giacomazza is fighting for her home. A member of the Citizens Against Pig Slaughterhouses (CAPS), the retired teacher is afraid if Maple Leaf Foods is allowed to build a pork processing...
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