The Canadian hog and pork industry has a vital interest in improved export access and not falling behind other countries that have been aggressively pursuing regional trade agreements, such as the US and Chile, Schlegel said. and other exporters in important foreign markets, Schlegel warned in a recent news release. These trade agreements are crucial in opening up further market access opportunities for Canada, Schlegel said. While these deals are definitely a step in the right direction,...

The government, he said, is "in the process" of calculating the total costs to farmers, and only expects a "full picture" of the disease by the end of the year. While international organizations have praised the government s overall response, the initial slow reaction has already caused thousands of small farmers to lose their entire pig population. The Georgian government is scrambling to control the region s first outbreak of African swine fever, a deadly DNA virus. Even with an...

More than 4,800 claims have been filed against the federal government during the past six years alleging that a child contracted autism as a result of a vaccine. The test case addresses the theory that the cause of autism is the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine in combination with other vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal. Lawyers for the parents are expected to present their expert testimony during the first week of the hearing. He said that parents of children with autism...

Email Story Print Story News New confinement facility opens near Mediapolis By Connie Street of the Muscatine Journal MEDIAPOLIS, Iowa About 200 people with an interest in agriculture attended an open house hidden behind a field of tall corn Thursday afternoon. Email Story Print Story News New confinement facility opens near Mediapolis By Connie Street of the Muscatine Journal MEDIAPOLIS, Iowa About 200 people with an interest in agriculture attended an open house hidden behind a field of...

On the sidelines of the meeting of the central bankers at the Bank of International Settlements, held over the weekend, in Basel, Switzerland, the People's Bank of China Governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, told the press that the central bank does not exclude the possibility of raising interest rates again. Output of electricity, gas and water showed an annual growth of 3. On the sidelines of the meeting of the central bankers at the Bank of International Settlements, held over the weekend, in...