#FromtheField The first of corn #harvest14 started up in the neighborhood today.

Positive virus results confirmed in Manitoba herd

Sask Pork/Manitoba Pork) Our producer neighbours to the east of Saskatchewan are sending out caution after positive virus test results. Below is the producer alert sent out to Manitoba producers:

CN and CPKC rail strike likely delayed

Workers and employers can’t strike or lockout as the CIRB looks into maintenance activities

Ag in the House: May 6 – 10

Pierre Poilievre asked Prime Minister Trudeau about the carbon tax on May 8

When You See Blisters, Request Foreign Animal Disease Rule Out Testing

The manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is warning pork producers of the need to report pigs that display signs of having or having had blisters and request rule out testing for foreign animal disease.

Pork Producers Encouraged to Pay Particular Attention to Biosecurity Heading into Spring and Summer

The Director of Swine Health with Manitoba Pork is advising pork producers to be paying particular attention to biosecurity at high traffic areas heading into the spring and summer.