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Audio Special: 2012 Manitoba Pork Council AGM

Arian de Bekker, a member of the Board of Directors of Canada Pork International, discusses the value of bilatereral free trade agreements and diversified export markets for Canadian pork.

Arian de Bekker




Bill Tentinger, the Presidentv of the Iowa Pork Producers Association, discusses the importance of pork producers becoming more involved in discussing agricultural issues with the general public.


Bill Tentinger




Miles Beaudin, the Manager of Quality Assurance ad Labor with Manitoba Pork Council, discusses the the value of needle-free injection within the swine industry and the level of producer interest in incentive to encourage uptake of the technology.


Miles Beaudin




Source: Farmscape.


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