Feds invest in Ontario pork

January 25, 2010 by Food in Canada

The federal government has invested more than $2 million in a Southwestern Ontario pork processor. Conestoga Meat Packers is owned and supplied by a co-operative of 150 Southern Ontario family hog farmers. The federal government says the funding is to…

Feds invest further in hog industry initiative

April 9, 2009 by Food in Canada

The government of Canada is helping hog farmers by investing in an initiative to combat disease and provide stability for the sector. In March, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced the investment to develop and implement biosecurity best management practices, research…