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Ontario Pork Producer Bill Wymenga receives the Brian Kennedy award from the Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement

Former Canadian Pork Council Director and Ontario producer Bill Wymenga was presented with the Brian Kennedy award by the Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement (CCSI) during the association’s annual general meeting in Ottawa last week.

2018 Shakespeare Swine Seminar

The annual Shakespeare Swine Seminar for producers and allied industry personnel will be held at the Stratford Festival Inn on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 in Stratford, Ontario.

9/19/2018 3:30 PM - 8:30 PM 0 Comments

Mental Health Resource Guide

Ontario Pork and OPIC have created a discrete pocket-sized guide of Ontario's mental health resources. If you'd like a stack to keep on hand, we'd be happy to send you some. The guide is also available online here. If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs immediate assistance, call 911.

July 30, 2018 0 Comments

Hog industry applauds new investment in research

Over the next 5 years, up to $18.5 million dollars will be invested by the federal government and industry partners in research to further the development of the Canadian pork industry. Swine Innovation Porc and the Canadian Pork Council (CPC) welcomed Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC), Lawrence MacAulay’s announcement this morning, highlighting that up to...

July 5, 2018 0 Comments

Ontario Swine Health and Safety Seminars

Coldstream Community Center - August 21, 2018 Who should attend? Farm managers, Barn managers, barn employees Resources Provided: Ontario Pork Emergency Response binders, Employee Posting Requirements, regulatory updates.

8/21/2018 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 0 Comments

Brent Robinson Re-elected Chair of CCSI

The Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement (CCSI) held their annual general meeting in Ottawa, Ontario on July 5, 2018. A new Executive Committee was elected, with Brent Robinson appointed to a second term as Chair of CCSI.

July 5, 2018 0 Comments

Launch of CTV Fields to Forks video

CTV’s Fields to Forks campaign shines a spotlight this summer on Ontario’s dynamic pork community. Sponsored by Ontario Pork Congress (OPC) and Ontario Pork to celebrate the 45th anniversary of OPC, the video highlights a global industry that reaches far beyond the farm.

June 4, 2018 0 Comments