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SERVING MANITOBA FARMERS SINCE 1925 | Vol. 75, No. 30 | $1.75

July 27, 2017

Farm support programs undergo changes

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RAIN FLATTENS GRAIN

But some farm leaders say more is needed By Alex Binkley Co-operator contributor

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rowing Forward 2 will transform into the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) next year with some changes to the existing Business Risk Management (BRM) programs, the federal and provincial agriculture ministers agreed at their annual summer meeting July 19-21. The ministers also agreed to calls from farm groups for a full See Farm support on page 6 »

Southern Manitoba is among the few places on the Prairies to experience both heavy crops and heavy rains. Fields further west are withering under drought conditions. See pg. 3 for more information on Glacier FarmMedia’s director of weather and market information recent crop tour.   photo: jeannette greaves

PEDv crosses into south-central Manitoba

A finisher barn in the Altona/Gretna region was confirmed PEDv positive July 14 By Alexis Stockford Co-operator staff

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orcine epidemic diarrhea (PEDv) has been confirmed west of the Red River for the first time after a farm in the Altona/Gretna region tested positive for the virus July 14. Dr. Glen Duizer of Manitoba’s Chief Veterinary Office (CVO) said the barn was exposed after a shipment of pigs from a farm that was later confirmed PEDv positive. The shipped animals later tested positive for the virus. “It’s v e r y u n f o r t u n a t e,”

“It’s very unfortunate. This happens. You can test and test.” Andrew Dickson Manitoba Pork general manager

Manitoba Pork general manager Andrew Dickson said. “This happens. You can test and test.” Remedial measures are underway; operations within five kilometres have been notified and the site has been locked down, Dickson said. The western case adds a ninth

disease risk zone to the map. Five-kilometre buffer zones around infected farms have also clustered in the Steinbach area, near Niverville, St. Pierre-Jolys, and near the U.S.-Canada border south of Steinbach. As of July 19, a total of 59 PEDv cases have been reported in

Manitoba this year. An estimated 940,000 animals are under surveillance in disease risk areas, including 67,000 sows from 22 confirmed infected farms. Another 13 nurseries and 24 finisher operations are also fighting the virus. Cases jumped dramatically in mid-June, with 16 new cases identified in the ninth week of the outbreak.

Biosecurity Cleanup is underway on infected farms and tightened biosecurity is in place.

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