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Poultry farmers allowed late participation in AgriStability

Alberta Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Nate Horner has issued a statement on late participation in AgriStability for the 2022 year for poultry producers not currently signed up.

In response to the avian influenza outbreak in 2022, the Governments of Canada and Alberta have agreed to allow late participation and producers can reach out to Agriculture Financial Services Corporation to enroll by Feb. 28.

“Alberta’s producers have faced significant impacts, substantial losses, and a great deal of stress during the time,” says Horner in a news release.

He says in recognition of the potential for more infections as we move into spring, he will continue to work with the industry to identify any available tools and supports to mitigate avian influenza’s impacts.

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At a time when disease pressure continues to challenge pork production systems across the United States, vaccination remains one of the most valuable and heavily debated tools available to veterinarians and producers.

Speaking at the 2025 Four Star Pork Industry Conference in Muncie, Indiana, Dr. Daniel Gascho, veterinarian at Four Star Veterinary Service, encouraged the industry to return to fundamentals in how vaccines are selected, handled and administered across sow farms, gilt development units and grow-finish operations.

Gascho acknowledged at the outset that vaccination can quickly become a technical and sometimes tedious topic. But he said that real-world execution, not complex immunology, is where most vaccine failures occur.