Alberta Pork

• Alberta fights new labelling on ground meat

  The Alberta government is calling the new Health Canada labelling on ground meat “scientifically baseless” saying it will drive up prices and hurt producers.

  Consumer

  Jun 13, 2022
  
• Reducing interprovincial barriers could boost agriculture sector: report

  A report out of the University of Calgary suggests reducing interprovincial barriers would benefit the agriculture sector.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2021
  
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• Alberta pork producers to receive government funding due to Olymel backlog

  While the Olymel Red Deer facility was temporarily shuttered, producers were left without anywhere to send their product for processing.

  Economy

  Mar 9, 2021
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• Alberta pork industry sees market price drop amid COVID-19

  Alberta Pork is asking the provincial government to step in and help keep pork producers afloat.

  Consumer

  Apr 20, 2020
• Deadly pig virus that has killed millions of piglets in the U.S. detected in Alberta for the second time

  Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) causes severe diarrhea and death in suckling pigs and milder diarrhea in older pigs, according to the Alberta Government.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2019
• Alberta Pork says disease that kills piglets found in province for first time

  Alberta Pork says the disease affects pigs but poses no risk to human health and has not caused any food safety concerns.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2019
• Rob Breakenridge: Minister’s apology for ‘eat less meat’ tweet misses the mark

  It seemed to me – and to others – that it was a needless shot at Alberta’s beef, pork, and poultry industries.

  Jan 10, 2018
• Alberta beef and pork producers hope new deal with China will pay big dividends

  The increased access is expected to boost exports of pork products by $100 million over the next five years, and $125 million for beef producers over the same time frame.

  Economy

  Dec 11, 2017
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• Pork company Olymel takes over Alberta hog producer Pinnacle Farms

  Pinnacle, which employs 30 people, has been supplying finishing hogs to Olymel for more than four years.

  Money

  Nov 25, 2016