A dramatic political display escalated quickly into a sloppy, slimy brawl in Taiwan's parliament amid a bitter dispute over U.S. pork imports.

Potato growers are the latest to push for help, asking Ottawa for "urgent required interventions" as demand for french fries has all but disappeared.

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

Farmers around Manitoba are making preparations for planting season as the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite pork plant closures across North America, the general manager of Manitoba Pork says so far there's no reason for concern about the pork supply in the province.

Manitoba has created a committee to help the province reach its goal of growing its protein sector.

One researcher said a vaccine would be developed and sent to China to inject pigs there where the fever has reportedly killed as much as 65 per cent of its swine herd.

The chairman of Manitoba Pork says it was a difficult year for pork production in the province.

In all of the celebrations, Scott Thompson writes, there has been little metion of the two Michaels still detained in a Chinese jail — Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig.

It is the latest sign of easing tensions before a new round of talks aimed at curbing a bruising trade war.