ABBOTSFORD – BC’s pork producers insist they are committed to high standards of care for livestock even in the face of a cash crunch. The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) has proposed amendments to the codes of practice for the care and handling of pigs. “It’s changing the way pigs are housed,” says Jack …
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China reopens meat markets
China is once again welcoming shipments of beef and pork from Canada. China halted imports in June, after discovering inauthentic export certificates in a meat shipment. The origin of the certificates and even the meat it was attached to remains unknown, but China’s need for meat has outweighed other considerations. China is the world’s largest …
Shrinking hog industry faces disease threats
ABBOTSFORD – There are reportedly over 1,000 hog producers in BC but only nine farms were represented at the BC Hog Marketing Commission and BC Pork Producers Association annual meetings in Abbotsford, April 3. Still, BCHMC and BCPPA general manager Christine Koch considers that an excellent turnout, noting there are only 15 producers registered with …