A series of over 100 videos and printed resources produced by the Canadian Pork Council is helping pork producers get a head start in training new swine barn workers. The initiative, under which the Canadian Pork Council, in collaboration with the provincial pork organizations including Sask Pork, producers and other pork sector experts from across Canada, developed over 100 training resources for swine farm stockpersons will be highlighted at Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium 2022.
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The Veterinary Counselor with the Canadian Pork Council said the threat of foreign animal disease introduction posed by wild pigs has stimulated interest in bringing their populations under control.
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The Veterinary Counselor with the Canadian Pork Council reports efforts on both sides of the Canada U.S. border to control wild pigs are showing success. As part of the Transboundary Feral Swine Summit, delegates discussed the damage being done and the risks posed by feral wild pigs and efforts to bring their populations under control.
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Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced the finalized Front-of-Package labelling regulations today, which are part of the Government of Canada’s Healthy Eating Strategy. In the finalized regulations, ground pork and ground beef are exempt from the requirement of having a front-of-package warning label.
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