I love bacon – in fact, I’m a fan of pork in general.
And especially right now, after hog farmers have taken a beating over the unfortunately named “swine flu” which was actually really H1N1 influenza, I’m supportive of any efforts to promote it and develop new market opportunities.
So I was intrigued when I stumbled across [...]

They’ve finally listened. Yesterday, the World Health Organization announced that they were re-naming what everyone’s been calling “swine flu” to H1N1 Influenza A.
Pandemic frenzy has taken hold as we grapple with this new flu that has emerged. It was quickly dubbed “swine flu” even though it really has nothing to do with pigs or pork [...]

Do we care if our meat is made in Canada?
It soon won’t matter, says a report by a Guelph-based agricultural think tank, because there may not be any.

An earlier post by Kelly talked about the changes in Slovak agriculture since the end of Communism almost 20 years ago. While many things have been positive, things don’t seem to be entirely rosy in the world of Slovak agriculture.
Several farmers and farm managers that we’ve met on our journey so far have talked to [...]

There’s a great series on the farm to fork journey of food currently running in the Kitchener Record. It’s a well-written, thoroughly researched set of articles that so far has covered produce, egg farming and pork production.
Reporter Luisa D’amato is going to great lengths to immerse herself in modern agriculture to follow our food from [...]

If producers don’t survive, the rest of the industry won’t either.
That’s the blunt message Canadian Pork Council president Clare Schlegel is hoping the government will hear loud and clear. The Canadian livestock industry has been battling an economic crisis since last summer, when Canada’s high-flying currency helped sink cattle and hog prices and drive up [...]