Hamburg | Reuters — The spread of African swine fever to Germany’s most important pig rearing region has dealt a serious blow to the sector with major markets such as […] Read more
Swine fever outbreak in Germany’s top pork state poses lasting threat
Risk seen for spread to neighbours Netherlands, France
Emergency planning summer focus for Ontario Pork
Ontario Pork offering help for producers to complete on-farm emergency plans
For Perth County-area pork producer Tanya Terpstra, completing the On-Farm Emergency Response Planning Guide for Ontario Pork at first “seemed like more paperwork.” But Terpstra, who operates a farrow to […] Read more
Addressing the potential impact of ASF
Progress being made on how the Canadian pork industry will handle the disease if it is found here
With African Swine Fever a step away from the North American doorstep, the Canadian Pork Council (CPC) launched a proactive initiative. Rene Roy, CPC’s first vice-chair, shared the four pillars […] Read more
Saskatchewan to license, limit wild boar farming
Moratorium placed on any new farms
Saskatchewan is tightening its rules on wild boar farming, including a moratorium on any new farms, in a renewed bid to keep the province’s feral pig population in check. The […] Read more
Preparing for African swine fever
Canada is developing a plan and producers urged to tighten biosecurity
African swine fever (ASF) has now been reported in 24 countries since first found in several Chinese locations in 2018. “This is very alarming,” Christa Arsenault, national ASF coordinator with […] Read more
Funding available for African swine fever prevention
Nearly $3 million in funding for three new initiatives to enhance biosecurity and support the provincial pork sector’s African swine fever (ASF) prevention and emergency preparedness efforts is being made […] Read more
Ontario moves to phase out wild boar farming
Province, feds fund swine fever defense plans
Hoping to improve its odds against African swine fever ever getting a toehold in Canada’s hog herds, Ontario plans to regulate Eurasian wild boar as an invasive species starting in […] Read more
Province invests in prevention, planning, and preparedness for African swine fever
The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing nearly $3 million in three new initiatives as part of a coordinated effort to enhance biosecurity and support the provincial pork sector’s […] Read more
U.S. puts up funds to prevent African swine fever
Haiti, Dominican Republic now 'countries of concern' on CFIA list
Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday pledged up to US$500 million to prevent the spread of the fatal pig virus African swine fever, after Haiti […] Read more
U.S. seeks to protect pork exports if African swine fever hits territories
The United States said Aug. 26 it is seeking to avoid disruptions to pork exports if the territories of Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands detect the fatal pig […] Read more