Canada

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• While the U.S. livestock traceability effort struggles to connect the dots, Jeff Clark, manager of PigTrace Canada, tells Bruce Cochrane the traceability program north of the border hopes to garner international market share while providing additional animal health benefits.

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• Bruce Cochrane reports on the recent announcement that Manitoba's government plans to enhance agricultural insurance programs including all peril mortality insurance for the hog sector.

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• Bruce Cochrane talks with Brian Sullivan, the director of the Canadian Center For Swine Improvement on government funding to improve pork marbling and further differentiate the Canadian product.

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• Bruce Cochrane of Farmscape.ca talks with Jurgen Preugschas, president of the Canadian Pork Council, about outcomes of recent programs the Canadian government has extended to the industry.

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• Conversation with Prairie Swine Centre President Lee Whittington as we look at research projects, producer attitudes and new areas of interest for the industry.

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• Canada has launched a WTO claim against the U.S. Mandatory Country Of Origin Labeling Law (MCOOL). Today's program features thoughts from both sides of the dispute.
• Gerry Ritz, Ag Minister for the Canadian Government talks with Bruce Cochrane.
• National Pork Producers Council's Nick Giordano provides the U.S. perspective.

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• Farmscape.ca's Bruce Cochrane provides a pair of conversations to bring you up to date on the Canadian Herd Buyout. Here are the what's, why's and where's from north of the border.

SwineCast 0415 Show Notes:

• Conversation with NPPC Board Member and CEO of Iowa Select Farms, Dr Howard Hill discusses status and learnings from the recent H1N1 calamity
• Bruce Cochrane shares a conversation with the Chairman of the Canadian Pork Producers on what they're doing to recover from the flu

SwineCast 0375 Show Notes:

• Canadian correspondent Bruce Cochrane logs in with interviews from Banff.  Peace Pork's Rocky Morrell shares his thoughts on managing for profitable production.
• Jerry Bouma of Toma and Bouma Consulting looks at the future of the Canadian industry and significant changes that will need to be made

SwineCast 0325 Show Notes:

• Manitoba Pork expects production to shift to western Canada
• AVMA testifies no additional antibiotic regulation is needed
• Dr Trevor Smith at Univ of Guelph says current testing may under-report vomitoxin contamination... and you may pay the price