Pork

• Maple Leaf Foods signs deal to buy 4 pig farms in Saskatchewan

  Maple Leaf Foods says the deal is part of its plan to grow production at its pork processing plant in Brandon, Man.

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2021
  
• U.S. Olympian Shelby Houlihan blames ‘burrito’ for positive drug test

  The U.S. Olympic runner tested positive for nandrolone, a banned steroid, in late 2020.

  Trending

  Jun 15, 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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• Fists and pig guts fly as Taiwan politicians fight over pork imports

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

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  Nov 27, 2020
• Canada’s meat-and-potato problem: Coronavirus pandemic hits the food supply chain

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

  Politics

  Apr 26, 2020
• 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
• Coronavirus: Manitoba farmers taking one day at a time as planting season looms

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

  Apr 15, 2020
• No concern of local shortage of meat during coronavirus pandemic, says Pork Manitoba

  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.

  Consumer

  Apr 14, 2020
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• Province looks to grow Manitoba’s protein sector

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

  Jan 22, 2020
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• U of S researchers tackling African swine fever

  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.

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2020