Save Lake Winnipeg Act Threatens Supply of Hogs for Processing

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Farmscape for December 8, 2011 (Episode 4027)

Manitoba Pork Council warns provincial environmental legislation adopted earlier this year is putting the supply of hogs for the province’s pork processors at risk which, in turn threatens the viability of hog farmers.

Provisions contained in the Save Lake Winnipeg Act, which was passed in June, require new or expanding swine farms to adopt costly technologies such as solid-liquid manure separation or anaerobic digestion in order to qualify for a building permit.

Read more at http://swineweb.com/save-lake-winnipeg-act-threatens-supply-of-hogs-for-processing/
 
 
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