'Pocket pigs' pose problems Sunday, February 6, 2011 "Pocket pigs" got a big boost last year in Britain when celebrity guests, including soccer star David Beckham and his glamorous wife Victoria, went home from the Golden Globe movie awards with miniature pot-bellied pigs in their goodie bags. The pigs, which cost £3,000 to buy, were compliments of the owner of Patty's Royal Dandie Miniature Pet Pig. It was a good publicity stunt. By early December British authorities were warning of dangers involved in buying these pigs as pets for children. The pigs can carry and pass on the skin condition erysipeloid and the bacterium Streptococcus suis, which can lead to illness, including meningitis and deafness in humans. The micro pigs have been bred down to size, only 28 grams at birth. They still weigh as much as 29 kilograms and 35 centimetres in height when fully grown. They can live to be 18 years old. BP Manitoba producers sink under an increasing burden of regulation Worldwide hog production shrinks and Smithfield rocks
Keep Pulse Crops Export Ready Avoid Glufosinate-Ammonium Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Pulse growers are being urged to avoid using glufosinate-ammonium on pulse crops due to concerns about pesticide residue limits in international markets. Keep it Clean warns that using the herbicide could create challenges for Canadian pulse exports and increase the risk of trade... Read this article online
FCC Offers Financial Relief to Prairie Farmers Hit by Flooding Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is providing financial assistance to customers in Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan who are dealing with flooding and weather-related delays that have disrupted field operations. The organization is offering a range of relief measures to help producers manage... Read this article online
Farm Management Canada launches Canada’s Young Farmers Wednesday, July 15, 2026 A new resource is available to help young Canadian farmers. At its annual general meeting, Farm Management Canada (FMC), with the help of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), Farm Credit Canada (FCC), and other industry stakeholders over the last two years, launched Canada’s... Read this article online
Manitoba Crops Advance Rapidly as Warm Weather Boosts Yield Potential and Forage Production Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Manitoba farmers are seeing crops advance quickly across much of the province as above-normal temperatures continue to drive development in cereals, oilseeds, soybeans, and forage crops, according to the July 14 Crop Report. The latest provincial crop update shows generally favourable... Read this article online
Minister MacDonald sets the stage ahead of NPF meetings Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Heath MacDonald spoke with Farms.com from Halifax, N.S. on Wednesday ahead of meetings with provincial and territorial counterparts, and industry stakeholders. The meetings, which wrap up Friday, are part of the process to develop the next policy... Read this article online