Pork highlighted at Queens Park lunch Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Photo above: Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty talks to reporters and television cameras after serving pork to Queen's Park staff and MPPs today. The Premier invited Ontario Pork to arrange for the meal in Queen's Park after a similar event was put on by the Canadian Pork Council in Ottawa last week. Photo above: Liberal Agriculture Minister Leona Dombrowsky, left, serves pork to Ernie Hardeman, former Progressive Conservative minister of agriculture, in the Government Caucus Room in the Provincial Legislature. Dombrowsky said the invitation by the Premier was an endorsement of the safety of pork and a reminder of the importance of the industry in Ontario. Behind the Lines - Better Pork June 2009 Pork lunch on Parliament Hill
Connecting The Dots Between Tail Lesions, Teeth Clipping and Carcass Condemnations, by Melanie Boucher, DVM Southwest Ontario Veterinary Service Monday, November 25, 2024 Osteomyelitis is the medical term for the presence of an abscess (pus) in bone. Osteomyelitis is often related to bacterial infections that are initially established within superficial lesions that subsequently invade adjacent tissues or travel to internal organs or tissues via the blood... Read this article online
Canadian Pork Council and Canadian Meat Council support Minister MacAulay’s China visit, discussions Monday, November 25, 2024 The Minister of Agriculture’s visit to China last week is an important step in improving relations with the People’s Republic of China, and both the Canadian Meat Council and the Canadian Pork Council were pleased to join him for the trip. The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of... Read this article online
The case of the mysterious cabbage dump Monday, November 25, 2024 According to an article from www.PelhamToday.ca, someone dumped a load of cabbage on the property of Wilowhead Family Farm in Elora, Ontario. The cabbages were all cut in half—and no, the farm nor its neighbours were expecting a delivery. Checking security cameras, the farm... Read this article online
Ag mentioned in Manitoba throne speech Friday, November 22, 2024 Manitoba’s ag sector received multiple mentions during the Nov. 19 throne speech. During Lieutenant Governor Anita Neville’s remarks, she highlighted the government’s plans for Winnipeg. “Our new vision for downtown Winnipeg includes Manitoba’s agricultural sector,” she said. “The new... Read this article online
AEM adds two ag equipment innovators to its Hall of Fame Friday, November 22, 2024 At the recently held Annual Conference of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), Roy Applequist and Al McQuinn—two innovators in the agricultural equipment industry—were formally inducted into the association’s . The AEM is North America’s premier trade organization... Read this article online