Alberta Pork Closes Calgary Consumer Services Office After Twenty Years in Operation
(8/20/2010)
Edmonton, AB [August 20, 2010] - Over the last few years Canada’s pork producers have incurred a sharp economic decline that has reduced the number of producers in Alberta to approximately 380 and has reduced the number of pigs to less than 3 million...
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Residual HFTP Funds Allocation Underway
(7/26/2010)
Ottawa, ON [July  21, 2010] – The process of allocating residual funds of the Hog Farm Transition Program to producers who bid in the fourth tender but were unsuccessful continues.
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The Canadian pork industry is pleased with Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s commitment to protecting the health of Canadian livestock
(7/22/2010)
Ottawa, Ont. [June 23, 2010] Canadian pork producers welcome the news that the restrictions have been lifted on an Alberta slaughter faculty.
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Results of fourth and final hog tender released
(7/22/2010)
Ottawa, ON [March 16, 2010] – The fourth and final tender of the Hog Farm Transition Program (HFTP) was held Wednesday, March 10, 2010 and preliminary results have been approved by the Program Administrator and an independent third party scrutinizer.
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Sturgeon Valley Pork Launches New Website
(3/29/2010)
We at Sturgeon Valley Pork, are proud to announce the launch of our new website.  WWW.STURGEONVALLEYPORK.COM
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Hog Loan Extensions Welcomed by Canadian Pork Council
(8/6/2010)
Ottawa, Ont. [August 6, 2010] The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) is confident that today’s announcement by the Minister of Agriculture, Gerry Ritz and Minister of State for Agriculture, Jean-Pierre Blackburn, will go a long way to help Canada’s recovering livestock sector...
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***Unofficial Information - Updates to Follow***
(8/6/2010)
Please find below unofficial information on the stay of default announced on August 6, 2009.  We will forward to you any additional information as it becomes available.
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Risk based compliance program
(6/7/2010)
In 2006 the Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) adopted the Risk Management Framework, which is designed to balance environmental risk with appropriate mitigation measures.
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NRCB Leak Detection Program
(6/7/2010)
Click here to view the NRCB Leak Detection Program Fact Sheet
Click here to view the NRCB website for more information on the NRCB Leak Detection Program
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Other Canadian Links
(2/22/2010)
Prairie Swine Center Links & Search Engine
  
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Farm to Fork® Radio
(8/26/2010)
Alberta Pork Closes Calgary Consumer Services Office
Difficult times require difficult decisions. As we all know the pork industry has been battered for four years by a perfect storm and while there are signs of better times ahead, Alberta Pork's Executive Director, Darcy Fitzgerald, says they were faced with the tough choice of closing their Calgary office.
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Industry Events
(7/26/2010)
Red Deer Swine Technology Workshop
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Capri Hotel and Convention Center
Red Deer, AB
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